The conspiracy theory is more pervasive than ever - spreading around the globe with unprecedented speed via the internet and seeping into our consciousness through stories like X files and the Da Vinci Code. The Little Book of Conspiracies reviews the essentials of 50 great and small cover-ups, documented and alleged, hotly debated and furiously debunked. Here we uncover whether the Titanic actually sank, find out why White House staff took anti-anthrax medication on 9/11, and consider the sinister network of Mafiosi and Masons who plotted the murder of Pope Jean Paul I. There are plenty of reasons to be paranoid....