Dead Reckoning : Understanding Conspiracy Theory
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
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Edward S. Herman
4.24 avg rating — 23,239 ratings 4. 
Conspiracy Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories
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Thom Burnett
3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings 5. 
Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History 3.54 avg rating — 2,364 ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
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Michael Newton
3.22 avg rating — 27 ratings 7. 
Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
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Anna Merlan
3.88 avg rating — 1,781 ratings 
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On The Trail of Delusion: Jim Garrison: The Great Accuser
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Fred Litwin
4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings 
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How to Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myths of Science Denial 3.50 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
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Jane Mayer
4.31 avg rating — 26,732 ratings 16. 
The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture
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David Mamet
3.86 avg rating — 1,440 ratings 17. 
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The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
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Louis Theroux
3.71 avg rating — 7,208 ratings 
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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
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Michael Shermer
3.86 avg rating — 9,953 ratings 21. 
Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace
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Jodi Dean
3.63 avg rating — 57 ratings 
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Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
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Rob Brotherton
3.87 avg rating — 1,497 ratings 
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Warrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy And the Protocols of the Elders Of Zion
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Norman Cohn
4.08 avg rating — 159 ratings 27. 
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
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John Brockman
3.79 avg rating — 7,045 ratings 28. 
Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies - Academic Edition
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Bo Bennett
3.85 avg rating — 598 ratings 29. 
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
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Brad Meltzer
3.82 avg rating — 13,575 ratings 
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Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking
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M. Neil Browne
3.98 avg rating — 1,825 ratings 33. 
The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
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Michael Shermer
3.93 avg rating — 7,618 ratings 
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The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions 4.03 avg rating — 578 ratings
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History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
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Brad Meltzer
3.57 avg rating — 3,689 ratings 39. 
Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground
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Jonathan Kay
3.27 avg rating — 604 ratings 39. 
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White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction 4.02 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Conspiracy in the Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight
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Jon Wiener
4.09 avg rating — 276 ratings 
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The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis 3.47 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Ask a Science Teacher: 250 Answers to Questions You've Always Had About How Everyday Stuff Really Works
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Larry Scheckel
3.70 avg rating — 286 ratings 50. 
The Masonic Myth: Unlocking the Truth About the Symbols, the Secret Rites, and the History of Freemasonry
by:
Jay Kinney
3.53 avg rating — 231 ratings 
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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life
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Richard Paul
3.94 avg rating — 1,348 ratings 55. 
The Art of Deception: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
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Nicholas Capaldi
3.64 avg rating — 265 ratings 
