Books by Tim Reiterman
“One of the points that I’ve picked up from reading about conspiracy theory over the years is that despite what some people think, it is not a harmless parlor game. It’s a very dangerous form of belief that can have dangerous and terrible consequences in the real world…Jonestown is a far more terrible, large-scale tragedy. One of the beauties of Tim Reiterman’s book is that he demonstrates how conspiracy theory contributed to Jim Jones’s decline. To begin with, Jones was more or less a garden variety con man. He used to do simple confidence tricks to impress his followers.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Tim Reiterman were recommended
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Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
by Vincent Bugliosi -
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False Witness: The Real Story of Jim Garrison's Investigation and Oliver Stone's Film JFK
by Patricia Lambert -
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The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity
by Dan E. Moldea -
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Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
by Tim Reiterman -
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Warrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
by Norman Cohn
Five Books on Conspiracy Theories, recommended by David Free
Five Books on Conspiracy Theories, recommended by David Free
Conspiracy theories are not just harmless speculation but a dangerous form of belief that can have terrible consequences in the real world, says writer and critic David Free, creator of the Ghosts of Dallas podcast. He recommends books to understand conspiracy theories, from the assassination of JFK to the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion.’
