"A man ought to read just as his
inclination leads him;
for what he reads as a task will do him little good."
Samuel Johnson (1709–84), English author,
lexicographer.
Reading
is always a pleasure. In these days of online activity, having the feel of a
book in hand makes life seem more contemplative although admittedly, we're being
seduced more often with Amazon's Kindle and our
Masonic iPhone so
that wherever we are, we've got a whole library at hand. Below, we've done a number of
book reviews for works you may find of interest. Some of these laud the work
while others will warn you against wasting your money.
Below you'll find our thoughts on a bunch of books so you can get a
'flavor' of some things you might want to get your hands on.
There are, in some cases, lengthy descriptions while
in others it's a quick summarization so you'll understand what
the book is all about. The opinions are mine alone unless otherwise
noted. Those who may
have enjoyed and believed a particular book may not appreciate or understand our
designations,
especially when we use the label of "historical fiction" on
many currently popular books about the Knights Templar! 
This listing includes books of various types including both pro- and anti-Masonic and those which don't fall into either category.
Often we get inquiries about 'what to read' to learn all about Freemasonry. Start below with the books having the graphic with them. You can head to our 'reading list' page here for an interesting compilation of works. Further, and in addition to the reviews on our site, there is a VERY comprehensive listing of Masonic-related books along with dates/locations of various reviews as well as links to those reviews which appear on the internet put together by Bro. Paul Bessel on his website at http://bessel.org/bkrevs.htm
Our Reviews, Summaries and Descriptions
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Albert Pike - Several books to help you learn more about the man and his philosophy. |
Books about the Illuminati for your consideration |
Some interesting books
about the Knights Templar |
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101
Things you Didn't Know about the Freemasons |
Adam's Return
- The Five Promises of Male Initiation |
The "Adept" Series |
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American
Freemasons |
...and
the truth shall set you free! |
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The Better Angels of
Our Nature |
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The Book of Fate |
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The
Boy Who Cried Wolf - The Book That Breaks Masonic Silence |
Born in Blood |
The
Brotherhood |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry |
A Concise Dictionary of Cults & Religions |
Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies
For Dummies
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Cult & Ritual Abuse
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A Culture of Conspiracy |
The Dark Side
of Freemasonry |
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David
vs. Goliath |
The DaVinci
Code |
The Deadly Deception
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Debunked |
The Enigma of the freemasons
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Empower the People
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Freemasonry
- A Celebration of the Craft |
Freemasonry |
Freemasonry
and Judaism |
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Freemasonry in the 21st Century
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Freemasonry: Mankind's Hidden Enemy
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Freemasonry |
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The
Freemasons - A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society
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Freemasons for Dummies |
The Freemasons Key
- |
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Henry Ford and
the Jews
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Hidden Secrets of Freemasonry
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The Hiram Key |
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Hitler and
the Occult |
Hoodwink |
The Holy Blood and |
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If |
Into Masonic Light |
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Is It True
What They Say About Freemasonry? |
The Knights Templar and their Myth |
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The Lost Symbol |
The
Magic Flute Unveiled |
Mason & Dixon
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The Masonic Myth |
Masonic
Rites and Wrongs
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Masonry - Beyond the
Light |
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Master of the Mysteries |
The
Meaning of Masonry |
Morals
and Dogma |
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MORGAN |
The Occult Conspiracy
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Perfectibilists |
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A Pilgrim's
Path, One Man's Road
to the Masonic Temple John Robinson |
The Plot The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion Will Eisner with introduction by Umberto Eco |
Quips, Squibs and Some Curiosities
Leon Zeldis |
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Rebel Gold (Shadow of the Sentinel)
Warren Getler and Bob Brewer |
Reasoning
from the Scriptures with Masons Ron Rhodes An EXCELLENT REVIEW from David S. Julian |
Red Cross of Gold
(Templar Fiction) Brendan Carroll |
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Revolutionary Brotherhood |
Rosslyn |
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The Rosslyn Hoax |
Royal Masonic Cyclopedia |
The
Second Messiah |
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Secret & Silent Men of 1798 (The Great
Irish Rebeillion) |
The
Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital |
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The Secret
History of Freemasonry |
The Secret History of Freemasonry |
Secret
Plots & Hidden Agendas |
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The Secrets of Masonic Washington: A guidebook of signs, symbols, and
ceremonies at the origin of America's Capital |
Solomon's Builders |
Symbolism
of Mystic Masonry |
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The Templar Code for Dummies |
The Temple and The Lodge |
The Treasure of Rennes-Le-Château |
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Two Crowns For America |
Unlikely
Collaboration: Gertrude Stein, Bernard Fay and the Vichy Dilemma |
Unholy
Worship? |
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The Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine in the US has begun an educational endeavor known as the Maine Masonic College. They are building book lists on various subjects including books that only tangentially relate to actual Masonic matters but which should, nevertheless, be considered by anyone wanting to be well-read. We encourage you to look at their website found here.
Want to know about the other books we've read? Head to Library Thing and check us out!
And
something you may want to check out is an interesting on-line work which tells about the
history and background of Freemasonry. Click on the icon:
it's pretty
interesting.
Just
click on "Prince, the Search Dog" to find things on our site. He's on every page
and he'll take you directly to our search form where you can see if we've
written about whatever it is you're interested in. Prince has a great memory; he
always remembers where things are!