For nearly as long as there have been human societies, there have been secret societies. And while some are devoted to the performance of good deeds and service, others have taken a decidedly more sinister bent. The one thing they all share is that none want outsiders knowing what goes on in their inner sanctums. Well, that's too bad, because this book blows the whistle on more than 150 of the world's most exclusive secret societies. And you won't have to know the special handshake or stealthily tap out a series of coded knocks to get in the door. Author Michael Benson kicks those locked doors right down, exposing underground groups from the Illuminati to the Chinese Triads to the New World Order.

In 'Inside Secret Societies', you'll get information on:

• The Freemasons - long considered the most mysterious of the major societies
• What really happens when the world's business elite meet for thier annual ultra-secret meeting at California's infamous Bohemian Grove
• The Lion's Club - using secrecy in the name of public service
• Why Yale's University's Skull & Bones is anything but a typical college fraternity
• The real purpose of the Committee of 300 - and their stunning links to the New World Order
• How India's oldest criminal society, the Thugees, drew a deadly connection between religion and murder
• The mysterious history of the Knights Templar and their arch-nemeses, the Assassins
• And much more...

Alphabetically listed from A-Z, the secret societies the world over are presented  in an encyclopedia format.

Introduction
Bibliography
Name Index

262 pages, 6 x 9, Paperback, Illustrated

Price - $14.95