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.