16 must-read history books like Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations by John Lawrence Reynolds

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Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations

By: John Lawrence Reynolds

3.55

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

They generate fear, suspicion, and—above all—fascination. Secret societies thrive among us, yet the…

If you liked the history plot in Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations by John Lawrence Reynolds , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade

1. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

By: Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade

3.85

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

As a Long Islander endlessly fascinated by events that happened in a place I call home, I hope with… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life by Jane Scovell, Tim Conway, Carol Burnett

2. What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life

By: Jane Scovell , Tim Conway , Carol Burnett

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

Six-time Emmy award-winning funny man Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnet… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Kindness Goes Unpunished (Walt Longmire, #3) by Craig Johnson

3. Kindness Goes Unpunished (Walt Longmire, #3)

By: Craig Johnson

3.50

Format: 31 pages,

Walt Longmire has been sheriff of Wyoming's Absaroka County for almost a quarter of a century and h… read more

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Cover of White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg

4. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

By: Nancy Isenberg

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her groundbreaking history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster by Vincent Bugliosi, Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broderick

5. John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

By: Vincent Bugliosi , Sam L. Amirante , Danny Broderick

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Sam, could you do me a favor?"Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true crime… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint by Donald Spoto

6. Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint

By: Donald Spoto

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

During the tumultuous Hundred Years' War between England and France, a teenage peasant girl followe… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction

7. TWA 800: The Crash, the Cover-Up, and the Conspiracy

By: Jack Cashill

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

TWA Flight 800 crashed into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from JFK airport on July 17, 1996, k… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. Swan Song

By: Robert McCammon

4.10

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth'… read more

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Cover of The Templars: History & Myth by Michael Haag

9. The Templars: History & Myth

By: Michael Haag

3.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An investigation of the Templars' history, legends and mysteries, including modern conspiracy theor… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction

10. Cryptonomicon

By: Neal Stephenson

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time … read more

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11. Cosmos

By: Carl Sagan

4.39

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousn… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

"Civilization is a product of the cerebral cortex."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

"Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

"We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

12. Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays

By: Thomas Sowell

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy… read more

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13. The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend

By: Bob Drury , Tom Clavin

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER An astonishing untold story of the American West The great Sioux warrior-s… read more

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14. Thunderstruck

By: Erik Larson

3.77

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

15. When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery

By: Frank T. Vertosick Jr.

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"This book should be read by every medical student, doctor and present or potential patient. In oth… read more

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16. The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

By: Vishal Mangalwadi , None

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its rele… read more

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Cover of Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

17. Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

By: Tom O'Neill

4.03

Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition

A journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders brings shocking revelations about the … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. The Return of the Gods

By: Jonathan Cahn

4.35

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES Best-Selling AuthorFrom the author that brought you 6 New York Times best-selling bo… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2) by Travis Beacham

19. Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2)

By: Travis Beacham

3.98

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

The hit Audible Original series from executive producers of The Walking Dead and the writer of Paci… read more

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Cover of Old Dogs (Lucky Five) by Ron Schwab

20. Old Dogs (Lucky Five)

By: Ron Schwab

4.57

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award for Best Western NovelFinalist - Will Rogers Med… read more

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Cover of The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts

21. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

By: Andrew Roberts

4.25

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators by Jeffrey L. Rinek

22. In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators

By: Jeffrey L. Rinek

4.16

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

"The voice that narrates In the Name of the An F.B.I. Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's W… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe by Marcus Chown

23. Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe

By: Marcus Chown

4.04

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian

24. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

By: David Christian

4.09

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

** A 2018 GoodReads Choice Award Nominee in the History & Biography category** A captivating his… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Деякі види настільки зневажають мозок, що ставляться до нього, як до одноразової розкоші. В одного виду морських слимаків замолоду є якийсь невеликий мозок. Вони користуються ним, поки плавають по мо…"

-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

"In the past two hundred years, human numbers grew to over seven billion, and our species began to transform the oceans, the land, and the air. Human-built roads, canals, and railways snaked across th…"

-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

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25. Palm Beach Finland

By: Antti Tuomainen

3.66

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

Kylmä trilleri. Kuuma komedia. Ilman suojakertoimia. Heinäkuun alku suomalaisessa pikkukaupungis… read more

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26. The Galvanized Yankees

By: Dee Brown

3.92

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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27. Dog Logic

By: Tom Strelich

3.94

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

Hertell Daggett has just discovered a time capsule. Only this one is full of people, and they've be… read more

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Cover of Stoicism for Stress Relief: A Blueprint To Stop Worrying, Calm Your Mind, Relieve Stress, and Find Inner Peace with Stoics (Self Mastery Book 1) by Alexander Clarke

28. Stoicism for Stress Relief: A Blueprint To Stop Worrying, Calm Your Mind, Relieve Stress, and Find Inner Peace with Stoics (Self Mastery Book 1)

By: Alexander Clarke

4.35

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn How to Implement Traditional Stoicism in Your Modern Life With This Guide! - The Simplest and… read more

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Cover of Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations by John Lawrence Reynolds

29. Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations

By: John Lawrence Reynolds

3.55

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

They generate fear, suspicion, and—above all—fascination. Secret societies thrive among us, yet the… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot by Martin W. Sandler

30. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.84

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier by Paul R. Howe

31. Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier

By: Paul R. Howe

4.12

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

This book will pursue an honest and frank discussion of leadership and training that is applicable … read more

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  • nonfiction
"[T]he maximum effective range of an excuse is zero meters."

-Paul R. Howe, Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier

"A leader must be able to look a subordinate or superior square in the eye and tell him what the problem is and what needs to be done to fix it."

-Paul R. Howe, Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier

"DEVELOPING A SINGLE COMBAT MIND-SET I know I have said this before, but I will hammer this point home again: You must firmly believe in what you are doing and why you are doing it. It can be for your…"

-Paul R. Howe, Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier

19 Best nonfiction books like Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations by John Lawrence Reynolds

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George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

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What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life

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3.81

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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

Nancy Isenberg

5.00

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John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

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Below Zero (Joe Pickett, #9)

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