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The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

The Men Who Stare at Goats

by Jon Ronson

ISBN: 9780330507707 Publisher: Picador Year: 2009 Format: Paperback

Pages: 277

Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 19mm | 214g

Condition: Very Good

Notes:

In a very good condition. No creasing to the spine and cover. All pages are clean and intact. See photos for more details.

About this book:

n 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the U.S. Army. Defying all known accepted military practice -- and indeed, the laws of physics -- they believed that a soldier could adopt a cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them.

Entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries, they were the First Earth Battalion. And they really weren't joking. What's more, they're back and fighting the War on Terror.

With firsthand access to the leading players in the story, Ronson traces the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades and shows how they are alive today within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and in postwar Iraq. Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners of war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? Why have 100 debleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces Command Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? How was the U.S. military associated with the mysterious mass suicide of a strange cult from San Diego? The Men Who Stare at Goats answers these and many more questions.

Categories: Non Fiction

Tags: Male Author, War, Humour (Non Fiction), Yellow Cover, Yellow Spine, Psychology (Non Fiction), Paranormal, Politics (Non Fiction), Military (Non Fiction), Journalism, Jon Ronson

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