A Short Review of ‘Secret Societies’
One of the books that I bought myself for Christmas was Secret Societies, by Nick Harding. I have mixed feelings about this book.
Before sitting down to read Secret Societies I was under no illusion that it would be a book that revealed all the conspiracies and inner secrets of the various secret societies, nor that it would be a comprehensive look at these societies.
Basically, I was interested in having a book in my library that had a general overview of some of the secret societies that one might encounter in political news and conspiracy minded books. Therefore, I wasn’t disappointed by the time I got to the conclusion of the book.
Speaking of conclusions, interestingly enough, Harding presents his conclusions both at the beginning and end of the book; although, at the end he does go into a little more depth about the conclusions that he presents at the beginning of the book.
Basically, Harding covers about 39 different secret societies, and to varying degrees of depth outlines their history.
Personally, I don’t agree with Harding’s conclusions in Secret Societies about the nature or roles of most of the societies he lists and in particular I don’t agree with the conclusions that he presents in the “Conclusions” section.
Still, it is one for my library; next up will be something more in-depth, and written by someone with perhaps a little more first-hand experience.
