By Jean Marie Bonthous, publishing as J.M. Bonthous For most of history, a few institutions claimed the right to decide what counted as true. The End of Truth Monopolies tells the global story of how that bargain was made—and how it came undone. Beginning with priestly control of sacred language and calendars, moving through Gutenberg’s print revolution, the rise of expertise and industrial news, the broadcast era’s synchronized experience, and today’s algorithmic feeds, J.M. Bonthous offers a readable, panoramic history with practical consequences. Across chapters you’ll see how copying costs, attention markets, identity shifts, speed, and eroding deference pulled old gatehouses apart—and what can replace them besides nostalgia or nihilism. The tone is firm but usable: no pining for a golden age, no surrender to chaos; instead, portable craft for classrooms, newsrooms, civic groups, labs, congregations, and families. Series placement: This is Book One of a trilogy with The Rise of Truth Markets (how belief is produced and sold) and The Age of Microtruths (the personal and democratic life inside fractured reality). Together they form a shared playbook for high-volume information: map the past, understand the system, then practice the moves. Three books, one mission: put truth back on offense—and give people a way to find one another again. Not just a history—this is a kit you can run today. Vocab that bites: truth monopoly (when a few gatekeepers set the line), microtruths (small, checkable claims), provenance (trace a claim to source), repair (own it, fix it, move on). - Roles you can play: Analyst (test hard, speak clear), Networker (small rooms, strong norms), Seeker (steady mind, better judgment). - Field drills: five-minute claim triage, a forecast ledger to score confidence, one-paragraph method notes, a team council charter, and a provenance walk-back for viral clips. - Power extras: a timeline of regime shifts, global variants, the economics of belief, a personal navigation kit, and a fast, no-nonsense glossary.