{"product_id":"the-men-who-stare-at-jon-ronson-9781439181775","title":"The Men Who Stare at Goats","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major film, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges, this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller is a disturbing and often hilarious look at the U.S. military's long flirtation with the paranormal--and the psy-op soldiers that are still fighting the battle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBizarre military history: In 1979, a crack commando unit was established by the most gifted minds within the U.S. Army. Defying all known laws of physics and accepted military practice, they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and--perhaps most chillingly--kill goats just by staring at them. They were the First Earth Battalion, entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries. And they really weren't joking. What's more, they're back--and they're fighting the War on Terror. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An uproarious exploration of American military paranoia: With investigations ranging from the mysterious \"Goat Lab,\" to Uri Geller's covert psychic work with the CIA, to the increasingly bizarre role played by a succession of U.S. presidents, this might just be the funniest, most unsettling book you will ever read--if only because it is all true and is still happening today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Ronson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439181772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439181775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.26w x 0.67d","brand":"Jon Ronson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049042735359,"sku":"9781439181775","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bb12c64-ecad-46d7-b633-d9b21eb4cc5e.jpg?v=1684999280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-men-who-stare-at-jon-ronson-9781439181775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}