The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories

by James McConnachie, Robin Tudge

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Covering everything from the suspicious deaths of Tutankhamun and Princess Diana to the Roswell, 9/11 and Arab Spring controversies, this guide sorts the myths from the realities, the allegations from the explanations and the paranoid from the probable.

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I read this on a whim, and was amazed at how much I learned. Partly, it was a great crash course in history (forcing me to go back and review a lot of history). But mostly, it was a great review of all the different theories surrounding historical events. In some cases, the author flat-out says that a theory is crazy and there's no way that could work because...
But he also has an interesting writing style that is well-matched for this kind of book. He'll start describing something, making me think "Wow, this is a far-out theory. How can anyone believe this?" And that will be the TRUE part. I need to read this one at least one more time after doing that history review. It is a very dense book, but a page-turner.
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A fascinating book writen by two Old Alleynians discussing (and debunking) many conspiracy theories from the death of Tutankhanmun to the iraq war.
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The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories
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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
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001.9Computer science, information & general worksComputer science, knowledge & systemsKnowledge and learning in generalAliens/UFOs
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