• The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Freemasonry (S. Brent Morris). A general but comprehensive review of the truths and myths that have surrounded Freemasonry for hundreds of years. A good place to start.
• The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century, 1590 to 1710 (Paperback (David Stevenson). Traces the roots of modern Freemasonry to Scotland around 1600, when the system of lodges was created by stonemasons, and where rituals and secrets blended medieval mythology with a number of late Renaissance intellectual influences.
• The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry (John Hamill). A serious and balanced introduction to Freemasonry as it is practiced in England.
• Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840 (Steven C. Bulock) Traces Freemasonry from its origins in Britain and its introduction into North America in the 1730s, where it played an important role in shaping the new nation's ideas of liberty and equality through its near-destruction by a massive anti-Masonic movement almost a century later and then to its subsequent reconfiguration into the brotherhood we know today.
• American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities (Mark A. Tabbert). A Masonic insider's view of U.S. Freemasonry from its Revolutionary origins to the current period, with a focus on Freemasonry's commitment to civility, charity, and community-building.
• The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society (Jasper Ridley). An outsider's view of the development of Freemasonry from 18th-century England to its expansion and growth in the United States.
• Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance (W. Kirk MacNulty). The historical and philosophical background of the order, from the earliest Masons to the present day, including the Knights Templar, the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and esoteric traditions such as Kabbalah and Hermeticism, famous members and scandals.
• Freemasonry: Ritual, Symbols & History of the Secret Society (Mark Stavish). Discusses, in an accessible way, the spiritual, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of Freemasonry as they developed from late Middle Ages and Renaissance thinking in Western Europe.
• Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? - the Methods of Anti-Masons (Arturo de Hoyos and S. Brent Morris). A critical review of the major criticisms of Freemasonry.

• Lodge Of The Double-Headed Eagle, Two Centuries Of Scottish Rite Freemasonry In America`s Southern Jurisdiction (Dr. William L. Fox). A one-volume history of two centuries of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
• Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor & Guide 2nd Edition (Arturo de Hoyos). A comprehensive guidebook to the official ritual of the Supreme Council with a chapter devoted to each of the rituals of all 29 Degrees (4-32), plus the KCCH. Also includes the Scottish Rite`s origins, ritual development, and structure.
• A Bridge to Light - Revised Edition (Rex Hutchins). A shorter introduction to Scottish Rite degrees and symbolism, which provides a helpful and handy guide to the lessons of the degrees and their philosophical underpinnings.
• Valley Of The Craftsmen: A Pictorial History, Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry In America`s Southern Jurisdiction (Dr. William J. Fox, editor). A coffee table book presenting hundreds of rare color illustrations and photographs to outline the history of our Order and Freemasonry in the context of 200 years of American history.
• Forms and Traditions of the Scottish Rite (Kleinknecht, Boettjer, de Hoyos) Guide to conducting the ceremonies of the Scottish Rite, such as the Feast of Tishri, conferral of the 14th Degree ring, a Day of Remembrance and Renewal, and the Constitution of a Scottish Rite Court of Honour.

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