Everything you think you know is a lie. Or is it?
The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories is the definitive guide to the world's most controversial theories. With updated information on all the most infamous conspiracies, from phoney crucifixions to who really did kill JFK, this fully up-dated guide also covers the murders of Alexander Litvinenko and Benasir Bhutto, the London bombings and the Iraq War, as well as the inquest into Princess Diana’s death. The guide is a thoroughly researched exploration into this compulsive and, at times, amusing phenomenon, with fascinating discourse and a keen sense of the satirical. For both the believers and the cynics, The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories sorts the myths from the realities.
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What The Press Say
As you would expect with the Rough Guides, the book is easy to use, packed with detail and eminently readable, with illustrations throughout. JFK is elegantly and concisely dealt with in less than ten pages and it also takes in freemasonry, the deaths of Diana, John Lennon, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, Watergate, Roswell and the real reasons for the invasion of Iraq - Birmingham Evening MailUnusually intelligent and well-written and laced with black humour. - The Spectator Pretty much everything is here, from the wacky stuff to the machinations of global corporations and bodies like the CIA. - Fortean Times A readable, informative, level-headed look at over 80 of the best known and researched conspiracies. - Lobster Magazine Enlightening look at the shadowy world of the conspiracy theory. . . a succinct compilation of all the best in lunatic, eccentric and sometimes worryingly plausible schemes. - What’s On in London The inventiveness of Rough Guides is boundless. . . A snappy, thought-provoking book. - Nottingham Evening Post Top read of the fortnight. You’ll be ready to pick up a box-set of X-Files and spit at any official government explanation of just about anything. And that’s no bad thing in a healthy democracy. A recommended read, people. - Sunday Sport |