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Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons & the Great Pyramids

Jim Marrs

3.92 · Rating details · 1,583 ratings · 119 reviews

What connects the Great Pyramids, Masons & the Council on Foreign Relations? Journalist Jim Marrs examines the world's most closely guarded secrets, tracing the history of clandestine societies & the power they've wielded--from the ancient mysteries to modern conspiracy theories. He gives evidence that the movers & shakers of the world collude covertly to start What connects the Great Pyramids, Masons & the Council on Foreign Relations? Journalist Jim Marrs examines the world's most closely guarded secrets, tracing the history of clandestine societies & the power they've wielded--from the ancient mysteries to modern conspiracy theories. He gives evidence that the movers & shakers of the world collude covertly to start & stop wars, manipulate stock markets, maintain class distinctions & censor the news. Rule by Secrecy offers a worldview that may explain who we are, where we came from & where we're going.
A question of conspiracy; Rule by the few; A view from the few--
Modern secret societies. The Trilateral Commission; Council on Foreign Relations; Bilderbergers; Rockefellers; Morgans; Rothschilds; Secrets of money & the Federal Reserve System; Empire building; The Royal Institute of Internat'l Affairs: round tables; Rhodes & Ruskin; Skull & Bones; Tax-exempt foundations & alphabet agencies; It's news to us; Commentary
--The fingerprints of conspiracy. Report from Iron Mountain; Persian Gulf; Who pays the tab?; Vietnam; JFK opposed globalists; All the way with LBJ; Trading with the enemy; Korea; Rise of the Nazi cult; Theosophists, Thulists & other cultists; The Leader arrives; Hitler's support group; Hitler's fortune turns; Japan against the wall; WWII; Business as usual; WWI; A stimulus for war; The Russian Revolution; The rise of communism; Commentary
--Rebellion & revolution. War between the States; Secret society agitation; Preemptive strikes; The Anti-Masonic movement; The French Revolution; Jacobins & Jacobites; Sir Francis Bacon & the New Atlantis; The American Revolution; The Illuminati; Freemasonry; Count Saint-Germain & other magicians; Masonic plots; Freemasonry vs Christianity; Rosicrucians; Commentary
--Elder secret societies. Knights Templar; Assassins; Templar bankers & builders; Cathars; The Albigensian Crusade; The Templars' demise; The Priory of Sion; Merovingians; A far-reaching web; Commentary
--Ancient mysteries. The road to Rome; The Cabala; Ancient secrets & mysteries; Was there more to Moses?; All roads lead to Sumer; The Anunnaki; Floods & wars; Commentary ...more

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Sep 18, 2017 Leo . rated it it was amazing

I cannot say enough about the late great Jim Marrs. I have read a few of his books. Great legacy of books he graced us with. Lots of information of how the shadowy world works.

Religion could be Re-Legion. Return of Rome. Rising from the ashes. Like a Phoenix. What is considered pagan, by religion, was just culture. There was no religion in the ancient past, only culture. Now those ancient cultures have been hacked, as in severed, and now religion calls them cults. So culture became cult when rel ...more

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Nov 03, 2007 Nathan rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Mental patients, weary Oliver Stone fans.

Shelves: trust-no-one, humor

Let's get this out of the way, first. This book is Conspiracy Theory 101 from start to finish. It's also probably mostly bullshit. For that reason, it's hard to review or rate. Have you ever wondered "What secrets connect Egypt's Great Pyramids, the Freemasons, the Illuminati, and the Council on Foreign Relations?" Of course, you have. This question burns at the core of every sentient human being. I have to admit I'm torn between giving this book one star or five. As a thought exercise, it's fun Let's get this out of the way, first. This book is Conspiracy Theory 101 from start to finish. It's also probably mostly bullshit. For that reason, it's hard to review or rate. Have you ever wondered "What secrets connect Egypt's Great Pyramids, the Freemasons, the Illuminati, and the Council on Foreign Relations?" Of course, you have. This question burns at the core of every sentient human being. I have to admit I'm torn between giving this book one star or five. As a thought exercise, it's fun as hell, and there's undoubtedly some spooky, unexplainable things covered in Rule by Secrecy. But let's put Jim Marrs into perspective here. His website and his own other writings reveal he's a firm believer in a plot involving the US government to stage the 9/11 terror attacks. Tell me something, someone, please. If our government was competent enough to fake something like that, why couldn't they fake finding a nuclear bomb in Iraq, or even a dirty bomb, or hell even a bunch of blow darts tipped with Ebola? Something to justify it? You know, a couple of covert CIA agents plant a nuclear bomb in a bunker, and all of a sudden the war seems justified and everyone calms down. It'd certainly go a long way toward promoting this terrible conspiracy Marrs sees everywhere. God, it would have been so easy to pull off, and a brilliant (if totally amoral) tactical move. Certainly it would have been easier to keep quiet than the full conspiracy Marrs believes has been hidden from us. Which brings me back to Rule by Secrecy. The same people, Marrs believes, that rule the world and planned 9/11, are connected through the CIA, Johnson (who killed Kennedy), the Council on Foreign Relations, a few elite banking institutions and universities, the bloodline of Jesus, Templars, Nazis, the Russian Revolution, the American Civil War, the Vatican and oh, aliens. Who built and / or inspired the building of the Pyramids in Egypt. By Freemasons. Or something. I could add Papa Smurf to the list and it wouldn't be any less surreal or plausible. It's all far, far too complex. Nothing like this could ever be kept secret. Surely, even the evil overlords of this plot would be too fucking confused by their own conspiracy to ever get around to ruling the world. And these organizations he implicates can barely pave roads or overthrow third-world governments without a subsequent Senate investigation. Nevermind that many of his arguments are based on documents that are long since proven to be hoaxes or lies. He strings together bits of actual fact with fanciful storytelling to make it sound like the Bush family sold gas directly to the Nazis to fulfill an alien agenda as ancient as Christ. Rule by Secrecy is fun, but maybe not entirely... sane. Conspiracy theories like this are terrifying but comforting. They let us pretend there's something more than human hate and incompetence running the world. It's a lot more comforting to think LBJ was cunning enough to get away with killing Kennedy than to know how terrified and confused Johnson really was at the time. It's more comforting to think there's a conspiracy than to think nobody in the entire world really has a handle on things. Rule by Secrecy would make a great movie, but I don't know that it flies as research or a provable thesis. I do wonder, though, if Marrs isn't a disinformation agent working for some shadowy intelligence service. This kind of stuff is great for getting people to look in all the wrong directions. (That's why the CIA invented Scientology!) Now that would be a great fucking story.

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Nov 28, 2011 Linda Munro rated it really liked it

Have you ever wondered why so many conspiracy theories exist? Have you ever thought that there are more conspiracy theorists than knowledgable people in America? Have you ever complained that the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer? Have you ever heard the poor defend the wealthy and wonder why? Have you ever wondered if today's mindset was prevalent during the 1930's would we have nation highway systems or dams that power massive areas of the country?

Or.....

Are you making Have you ever wondered why so many conspiracy theories exist? Have you ever thought that there are more conspiracy theorists than knowledgable people in America? Have you ever complained that the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer? Have you ever heard the poor defend the wealthy and wonder why? Have you ever wondered if today's mindset was prevalent during the 1930's would we have nation highway systems or dams that power massive areas of the country?

Or.....

Are you making less than $100,000 annually yet you feel that the rich should not pay more taxes? Do you complain about things like food stamps and public welfare, even HEAP while you take the dependent examptions or claim child care expenses on your annual tax statement? Have you never realized that these tax exemptions are in reality 'public welfare' have you actually looked into how little someone is forced to live on if they have lost their jobs and run out of unemployment; without realizing your tax exemptions offer more than their annual income? Have you listened to Newt Gingrich complain that those participating in the occupy Wall Street protests are using parks and rest rooms that they didn't pay for, hmmmm, if you agree than something is wrong, taxes pay for these parks and restrooms!

Have you ever complained about your neighbor receiving foodstamps that he doesn't deserve because he makes so little in his annual income that he doesn't pay income tax, without thinking that if he owns a home he is paying local county and town taxes or when he shops he is paying sales tax? Have you ever complained that people expect too much without thinking that a first time elected official (Congress or Senate) starts with an annual salarry of $174,000 plus benefits and expenses, the same public officials that want to cut spending for the poor?

Or....

Are you a person who complains about anything that deals with the poor whicle claiming to be a Christian? Do you read the Bible and skim over the words that 10% of the crops are to be set aside for the poor?

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Are you simply a person who sits back and wonders where did this mindset come from?

Read this book, but don't stop there, read the books from the bibliography and do so with an open mind; stop accepting and start questioning! ...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Erik Graff rated it did not like it

Recommends it for: no one

Recommended to Erik by: no one

Shelves: history

I enjoyed Marrs' Alien Agenda. On the topic of UFOs there isn't much to go on except the body of literature on the subject and he gave a nicely written overview of much of that. This book, however, a book which amounts to a history of human life on the planet from the creation (by aliens) of homo sapiens sapiens to the present, does present a counterpoint to various disciplines and specialized fields which I've actually studied. Here, comparing Marrs' work to that of researchers and students of I enjoyed Marrs' Alien Agenda. On the topic of UFOs there isn't much to go on except the body of literature on the subject and he gave a nicely written overview of much of that. This book, however, a book which amounts to a history of human life on the planet from the creation (by aliens) of homo sapiens sapiens to the present, does present a counterpoint to various disciplines and specialized fields which I've actually studied. Here, comparing Marrs' work to that of researchers and students of the fields of history, theology, philosophy, biology etc., here Marrs fall far short of the materials he's attempting to handle.

I read a lot of weird stuff: books about UFOs, crytopzoology, parapsychology and alternative histories. Because of this I "get it" so far as the more historically remote sections of Rule by Secrecy go. I've read much of the stuff that Marrs picks up to generate his grand narrative. I could do the same thing, but I'd certainly not publish the result as nonfiction.

Of course there's a range between the certain, the credible and the incredible. On recent history Marrs often hits the nail on the head. Important decisions are often made with the intention of secrecy. We do live in a class-based society in which the economic extremes are growing more extreme. Global finance capital does in fact determine much about the perimeters within which we live. The media are manipulated in the interests those who own and finance them. On the more remote stuff, however, Marrs falls far short, his facile treatment of such matters as the biblical texts, Kabbalism, gnosticism, Platonic and Kantian philosophies and so on indicating that he's not very well read in these areas of study. Oh, he's read a book or two, often the older and more offbeat texts, but not the standard works that he's ostensibly up against. Yet, to his credit, he does cite his sources.

There may be some things to be gained for some in reading this book. His critique of modern capitalism ranges from the far right to the far left, showing aspects of a common analysis and critique of real problems. His arcane references may inspire further study of obscure, but often important, subjects. ...more

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Aug 12, 2008 Damon rated it it was amazing

If one tenth of the theories proposed in this book are true, the world I once knew is gone for good. Even if the other nine tenths are outright lies, they still make for some of the best stories I've ever heard. I recommend that every American at least read the section on the Federal Reserve. Then treat yourself to www.zeitgeistmovie.com. Sit back for two hours and prepare to have your awareness expanded. Go on. Try it. You deserve to know.

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May 01, 2011 Trekscribbler rated it it was amazing

The beauty of any book written by Jim Marrs is that, even at a hardcover price, it's well worth the investment. Marrs manages to pack his books (ALIEN AGENDA and RULE BY SECRECY, especially) full of facts, figures, analogies, and explanations coinciding with the central theme of his works ... that being the world is not quite what you've been raised to think it is.
RULE BY SECRECY starts extraordinarily academic; the money trail that Marrs investigates does weigh down the first quarter of the boo ...more

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Feb 13, 2011 Martin rated it it was amazing

I thought that this book was brilliant, though very controversial it gives an insight to how blind we can all be sometimes. Think about it, we as humans realized that we could manipulate each other thousands of years ago hence marking the beginning of Secret Societies.

I know it's what you choose to believe, but for those of you who are curious, look up the facts.

I'm not going to spoil the book for anyone who hasn't read it, but ill give you an example of what the surface is all about.

So, we hav ...more

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Jul 20, 2007 Steven Stark rated it really liked it

I almost forgot this one. Thanks, Nathan!

This book takes the concept of conspiracy theory to an entirely different plane of existence. It starts in the present day, Council on Forein Relations, Bilderburgers, Trilateral Commission, etc. and goes back through time, all the way back to Mesopotamian culture and ideas of aliens.

I have to admit that I really had to process this one for a couple of days. It tripped me out a little bit, but it's an entertaining read and Jim Marrs is a likable author w ...more

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Jan 28, 2018 D rated it it was ok

Spoiler alert. According to Marrs, the Secret of Secrets at the very top of the conspiratorial pyramid is the knowledge that humankind is not alone in the universe and nonhuman intelligences most probably had a hand in our creation. The final boss is a cabal of Ickean Lizardmen. For readers who are curious to find out more than what Rule by Secrecy has to offer, Marrs shills his own books within the text.

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Dec 13, 2008 Cwn_annwn_13 rated it really liked it

Shelves: on-my-shelf-home-library

Marrs gets through a little over half of this book doing a great job of exposing the new world order, reminding me of a newer up to date version of None Dare Call it Conspiracy by Gary Allen. He exposes the CFR, Trilateral Commision, Bilderbergers, the Federal Reserve, and that all roads lead to oligarchal business and banking families like the Rothschilds and Rockefellers. Marrs also shows the role that was played by these people in fomenting, funding and profiting from both sides of almost all Marrs gets through a little over half of this book doing a great job of exposing the new world order, reminding me of a newer up to date version of None Dare Call it Conspiracy by Gary Allen. He exposes the CFR, Trilateral Commision, Bilderbergers, the Federal Reserve, and that all roads lead to oligarchal business and banking families like the Rothschilds and Rockefellers. Marrs also shows the role that was played by these people in fomenting, funding and profiting from both sides of almost all major wars going back to the days of Napoleon. He does drop the ball when he briefly discusses "Nazi Occultism" and uses idiots like Trevor Ravenscroft and Peter Lavenda as sources.

From there he shows the role played by Masonic secret socieities in the French revolution, what is known about the Bavarian Illuminati and a few other secret societies. After that he goes into Knights Templar/Merovingian Bloodline/Priory of Scion territory, which while that stuff is interesting and should be studied, its all just conjecture. Actually those topics have became a whole genre onto themselves in recent years. Besides that I've always thought that Priory of Scion lists that the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail got ahold of were either an out and out hoax perpetrated by the authors of Holy Blood Holy Grail, or put out as intentional disinformation by somebody trying to mislead them and the public.

After the Merovingian stuff Marrs gets way out there by going into Sitchen/Von Daniken territory. Here is where Marrs really loses me. Maybe I missed something but is he claiming that this is the hidden knowledge that the secret societies of the world elites hold? That the true origins of the human race are that we are hybridized creations of aliens from another planet?! Hey I'm not an atheist and I believe in a lot of stuff that the average person would consider pretty far out but this is just a bit much even for me. I'm familar with Marrs work and he's a very well researched, down to earth guy normally so it really surprised me that he included this in Rule by Secrecy. Especially considering I've heard him on radio shows several times making fun of David Ickes wacky reptilian theories.

But that aside I'd still recomend reading this book, if not buying it if you can get it for cheap because whats good in this is great. Just take a few things, especially the last chapter, with a few thousand grains of salt. ...more

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Oct 08, 2015 ALLA BASIM rated it liked it

كتاب غريب حقا ، كل ما أتركه أعود إليه مجددا ، فصل كل الجماعات السرية وجمع كل النظريات التآمرية عبر التاريخ في سياق واحد عجيب ، لغته سلسلة و ممتعة ، وأسلوبه مثير ، إذا كنت ممن يؤمنون بنظرية المؤامرة فهذا الكتاب جنتك ، وإن كنت من رافضيها فهنا تطرح عليك الإشكالات المنطقية عبر حركة التاريخ ، الكتاب ملئ بالمعلومات غزير بالتحليل محشو بالتاريخ ، مئات البيانات التي تحتاج إلى توثيق و تحليل ، ما أدهشني حقا نظريته الأخيرة عن ما قبل الحضارة السومرية رغم غرابتها الشديدة و خيالها الجامح إلا أنها متماسكة تماسك ...more

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Jul 29, 2008 Azimah Othman rated it it was amazing

Another book that made my train journeys home from work seemed so much shorter.

One of the first book I read of similar genre. Simply readable....couldn't put it down. Understand CFR, Builderbergers, Rockefellers, Morgans the Rothschilds better and many more. It also helped me to understand Kingdom of Heaven and The Da Vinci Code better.

Would recommend the book to those new to the subject of the conspiracy theory.

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Mar 05, 2018 Jeff O'Brien added it

Can’t really rate this. Like other Marrs books I’ve read, it’s to me more like an encyclopedia than a book meant for reading cover to cover. I bought this book in 2008 and just finished it in 2018. As a reference tool it’s amazing. For leisure reading, it’s just not arranged right for me. Whatever your take may be, if you’re into conspiracies, this is a book that should be on your shelf.

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Jun 01, 2013 Isobel Blackthorn rated it liked it

Shelves: current-affairs

This is a gripping compelling read, the interrelationships of powerful families like the Rockefellers and Rothschilds fascinating. However, the further back in time Marrs takes the reader, the more I question the reliability of the information presented. Due care must be taken when citing secondary sources and my own area of expertise led me to refute two paragraphs in one chapter as superficial, speculative and misleading. I went on to cross reference Marr's presentation of Hitler and the occul ...more

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May 11, 2009 Matt McClard rated it it was amazing

There is a chance I am crazy. There is a chance that everything in this book is complete nonsense and that these conspirators are doing what ever it is they are doing just to make me paranoid. However, then I guess there could be a chance that all of this crazy talk this is right. That there is a secret knowledge hidden from the masses that push the agenda of others. That these people who own us with our debt have chosen to for reasons unknown to us. I might never know, my guess is that none of ...more

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Feb 18, 2008 Dave rated it it was amazing

This book is a very good reference to secret societies. It was hard getting through parts of it. I really liked how it started from the Present day and went back into time to the start of hummanity. Very interesting book.

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Oct 11, 2017 Keifus Mathews rated it it was amazing

What a good read, rest in peace Mr. Marrs, will miss your youtube shows and thanks for all the enlightenment.

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May 15, 2014 Adnan Dwedary rated it really liked it

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Jan 03, 2012 Sharon rated it really liked it

Shelves: history

History of the type you may not learn in history books is prominent here. Fascinating, just fascinating. This book is packed with events, people, and ideas. To the author's credit, he forces readers to think, question, search, and expand the mind.

The journey begins now, in modern times, and that part will be eye-opening to most people. There are so many details and so much information, the book is at times hard to follow. Somewhere in the middle, the writing has a few difficult spots, but to me History of the type you may not learn in history books is prominent here. Fascinating, just fascinating. This book is packed with events, people, and ideas. To the author's credit, he forces readers to think, question, search, and expand the mind.

The journey begins now, in modern times, and that part will be eye-opening to most people. There are so many details and so much information, the book is at times hard to follow. Somewhere in the middle, the writing has a few difficult spots, but to me it was worth all the time it took to wade through the entire book carefully, slowly sometimes. It's not an oversized book -- it just requires oversized thinking.

Are people today spoon-fed what wealthy people of position want them to believe? You bet. Don't we know that? Is our media unbiased? No way. Does the average person allow themselves to be manipulated from birth to death without questioning? Absolutely. So what is the truth? Who are we? Where did we come from? Science can't prove we evolved from apes. Many don't believe in literal translations of religious texts. Do you? If so, maybe you need to dig a little deeper.

Is the history of mankind what we learned in school and read in books? Probably not. Do you even want to know that everything you think you know could be wrong? Do you believe that there are elite groups in the world that have a plan for world power and control? How much do you really know about religion -- yours or anyone else's and the history of your own religion? No, not the history they feed you, the real history.

What if you're not a religious person? Do you believe religion doesn't affect your life? Read on. What about modern politics? That's timely. How much do you know about what's behind politicians and generations of their political families, like the Bush's, for instance?

Consider that humans have always had special interests and done all they could to promote and protect those interests from ancient times. Makes sense, yes? How might that have affected the course of history and every person's life, even today?

Although there is much history here that can be verified, there's some conjecture based on ancient writings and pieced facts. All the more fascinating, because normally people don't think about much of what is in this book. However, it's in each person's best interest and that of future generations to understand historic connections that still run true today. Question everything! Don't be a pawn. If you can't expand your mind enough to take in that many things beyond what you know can happen, at least read this, however long it takes.

We're turning more into robots every day and pretty soon thinking and questioning will be bred out of us. The ability to act on our own will be gone. Take what you will from this book and grow your mind. Even if you only take in part of it, you'll have done yourself a favor.

Conspiracy? You judge. ...more

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Aug 03, 2007 Chris rated it liked it

Shelves: nonfiction

Hm. I'm torn between giving this book 2 or 3 stars, because I didn't really enjoy reading it--at least, not until the end. Oddly enough, the part I thought I'd laugh most at (aliens running the world) was the most interesting section. I like that the book forces readers (those who want to finish it, at any rate) to keep an open mind. It's all too easy to forget that for ages we humans burned people for saying the Earth is round. It's tough to imagine we're THAT much better than our predecessors. ...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Thomas McBryde rated it it was amazing

Fascinating book. You start out skeptical then dots start connecting, and by the end you are paranoid. By the time a reader is done with the third or fourth chapter you start to think that "they" really are out to get you and that "they" are everywhere.

Marrs does great job at explaining the history behind many secret societies that exist and illustrates how the people involved in these groups have climbed to the highest echelon's of power throughout history. Whether it was the enigmatic Rothschi ...more

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Oct 26, 2017 Kyle rated it liked it

Goes off the rails in final chapter.

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Jul 14, 2012 David Nunez rated it really liked it

A terrific read for people who want to get an idea of who are the movers and the shakers of the planet! Jim really goes into lengthy detail of the influence that humanity has faced for generations. This book covers history as it has never been told before, or that we have never learned in school! This book gives an insight to who controls the planet from family bloodlines to organizations, governments and all religious institutions.

Jim's book shows how it is the elite that runs this planet and ...more

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Nov 18, 2008 Kyle Wright rated it liked it

Recommends it for: conspiracy nuts

An interesting look at secret societies, Jim Marrs' book has a few problems that keep it from being a good work. First of all is the order in which Marrs approaches his material. He does it in reverse chronological order, starting with current secret societies and then going back in time to the original ones. The problem with this is that at any given point in time that he is covering, he constantly refers to the older societies from which they sprang, but since he hasn't covered them yet, the r ...more

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May 26, 2014 Eric rated it really liked it

Another great book by Mr. Marrs. If I had read this when it was first published I would certainly have given it five stars. The fact that it covers a lot of material that I have already had exposure to diminishes its awesomeness for me. However, if you are new to the study of secret societies this is a fantastic, comprehensive introduction. I'm glad to own a copy as a definitive resource.

The book traces the heritage of secret societies through history from the earliest records in Sumerian cunei ...more

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Dec 31, 2008 Matt rated it liked it

I have always been interested in secret societies and the general unknown of our world. This book does a good job of tying together all of the societies throughout history. However, it reads very slowly in some areas due to the massive amount of background information and names of peoples/companies involved. I thought the most interesting part was the first part of the book which covers modern day wars and who stands to benefit from causing/supporting/financing them e.g. Rockefellers, Rothschild ...more

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Jul 23, 2009 Cormac Zoso rated it it was amazing

Shelves: the-truth

I can't add anything that the many other reviews don't cover as far as what the book presents etc. Suffice it to say that Jim Marrs is a great researcher and good writer and presents all the material in a logical and clear manner.

For those who think that behind any event, good or bad, stands one lone person perpetrating the act, don't read this and please don't review it. Go back to your corporate media outlets and pablum television shows and stop telling us how crazy we are to believe that peo ...more

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Sep 15, 2017 Shawn Fairweather rated it liked it

What I essentially took away from this read is that its simply work to point out coincidences or ironies that may or may not have merit or substance. By that I mean, the author throughout most of the book provides little to no investigation or revelations but merely and concisely pulls what "we" know together in this anthology. Marrs spends most of his time quoting other author without really contributing himself. Sorry to say however that when the most quoted author provided is David Icke, the ...more

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Dec 26, 2015 Carter McLellan rated it really liked it

Want a quick crash course of the global conspiracy? Who's involved, what has happened, what are the facts, and what are the theories? This is the book to begin your life long quest of information and knowledge. While it must be emphasized that being open minded and skeptical at the same time is very important when reading are researching anything no matter what it is. This book will store in that magnificent brain of yours key words to search for when researching this global conspiracy. Most of ...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Brenda rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-private, 300

A fun and sometimes disturbing read; Disturbing when you find yourself thinking, "hmmm...this seems possible..." and then you feel compelled to read more about it somewhere else. It could all be bullshit; it could be partially true, or maybe all of it is true. I'm sure there are conspiracies. Personal and political coups occur every day. America conspires. People in power often hurt those under them for personal gain. To think that the things in the book aren't possible, would be naive. But then ...more

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Jim Marrs

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Jim Marrs is an award-winning journalist and author. After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism, Marrs worked for and owned several Texas newspapers before becoming an independent journalist/author. Marrs is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, the basis for the Oliver Stone film JFK, and Rule by Secrecy.

Books by Jim Marrs

Alien Agenda: Investigating the Extraterrestrial Presence Among Us

The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America

Our Occulted History: Who or What Is Trying to Control Our Lives

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy: How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases, and Zombie Banks Are Destroying America

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“As hard to believe as it may be for Americans brought up on wartime propaganda films and publications devoted merely to war technology and battles, World War II was largely the result of infighting between secret occult societies composed of wealthy businessmen that eventually led to international tensions that provoked open warfare.” — 2 likes

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