- Paperback: 720 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Oct 1 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007334141
- ISBN-13: 978-0007334148
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 4.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 739 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,386,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A judicious investigation, and Short puts forward a devastating case for the prosecution... He produces a persuasive testimony that Freemasonry has become a scourge and a disease in jobs in the public service. He cites some fascinating and entirely creditable examples of Masonic skullduggery - and of brother ranged viciously against Brother... It is difficult to dispute Short's conclusion that disclosure of their Masonic membership by those in positions of power should be obligatory" -- Piers Brendon, Observer
"Given the nature of the subject, it is doubtful if a more conclusive book could have been written" -- Alan Rusbridger, Times Literary Supplement
"When the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee recently recommended that police officers, magistrates, judges and crown officers should publicly register their Masonic membership, it was very largely thanks to the ammunition provided by Martin Short's investigative tour de force. His "Inside the Brotherhood" carried on the pioneering work begun by Stephen Knight's explosive account "The Brotherhood".
Approximately half a million men in the British Isles - another five million around the world - are Freemasons. "Inside the Brotherhood" examines what kind of men join the Craft - and why. It investigates the occult elements in Masonry, whether its rituals should be seen as a religion - and, if so, what god is being worshipped. And, relying on first-hand evidence wherever possible, the book probes the extent to which the Masonic oaths of mutual aid and secrecy have contaminated the fraternity, aroused mounting hostility from churches, politicians and public, and provoked charges of corruption in key areas of British life, including the police force, local government, the City, and the secret services." -- Book Description
An anatomy of vice... I recommend it -- Mark Archer, The Spectator
"Given the nature of the subject, it is doubtful if a more conclusive book could have been written" -- Alan Rusbridger, Times Literary Supplement
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Book Description
This is an investigation of Freemasonry which studies such areas as Freemasonry's religious and occult elements, the police and the underworld, the armed forces, and charities. The author asks if it can make or break careers and whether it inculcates moral values in its members.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The book that is forcing the British House of Commons to act,
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This review is from: Inside The Brotherhood (Paperback)
The 1996-97 Session the Home Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons, published "Freemasonry in the Police and the Judiciary: Volume I" with a recomendation that, "police officers, magistrates, judges, and crown prosecutors should be required to register membership of any secret society and that the record should be available publicly." This first step to control Masonic corruption in government can be credited in part to the Martin Short's book "Inside the Brotherhood" and Stephen Knight's book "The Brotherhood". Required reading for anyone interested in understanding the institutionalised corruption of Freemasonry's good-old-boy network.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
What a <sick> joke.,
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This review is from: Inside The Brotherhood (Paperback)
That anyone could take this bit of literary garbage seriously is incredible. It consists wholy of speculation, lies, and propaganda promulgated by small-minded people. Don't waste your time on this rubbish.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Fiction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Inside The Brotherhood (Paperback)
It is amazing how some will prostitute the truth to sell a book. Books such as Born in Blood are more accurate speculations of the nature and roots of the Masonic fraternity, which is all that the organization is. What is truely sad is that these falsehoods take on a life of their own. The book was written from ingnorance and has only perpetuated ignorance.
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