{"product_id":"the-men-who-stare-at-goats-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonson, Jon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJon Ronson\u003c\/b\u003e is a documentary filmmaker and the author of \u003ci\u003eThem: Adventures with Extremists.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in London.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337112097042,"sku":"9781439181775","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91b132ea-418f-4560-b267-5f480b056337.jpg?v=1727954138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-9781439181775","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}