The Men Who Stare at Goats
$35.78
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2009
Summary
Now a major film, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges, this New York Times bestseller is a disturbing and often hilarious look at the US military’s long flirtation with the paranormal–and the psy-op soldiers that are still fighting the battle.
Bizarre military history: In 1979, a crack commando unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying all known laws of physics and accepted military practice, they believed that a soldier could adopt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439181775 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1439181772 |
| Author: | Jon Ronson |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 134mm x 217mm |
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Critics Review
“A hilarious and unsettling book…. Ronson comes off as an unusual cross between Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and “The New Yorker’s” Seymour Hersh.”
– “The Boston Globe”
“Ronson sets his book up beautifully. It moves with wry precise agility from crackpot to crackpot in its search for the essence of this early New Age creativity…. “
– Janet Maslin, “The New York Times”
Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is a documentary filmmaker and author. He lives in London.
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