Secret Societies - Fact or Fiction Author:Stewart Ross A chilling journey through the dark, mysterious underworld of cults, gangs, & secret clans from the Ninjas of Japan to the Sicilian Mafia. This book separates reality from fantasy, looking at extraordinary lives made more extraordinary by embellishment from writers & filmmakers. Enter a strange world where gangsters get put in prison for not pay... more »ing their taxes, cult members castrate their victims, & secret languages are part of everyday life. From Hassan the Assassin to Al Capone, this book tells you the way it really was & is. Can you face the Fact or Fiction challenge? True or false: French beggars organized a national Mafia in the 15th century? There really were Ninja warriors in medieval Japan? Grown men roll up their trouser legs in secret meetings? Illus.« less