{"product_id":"the-men-who-stare-at-goats-paperback","title":"The Men Who Stare at Goats - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Ronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThem: Adventures with Extremists\u003c\/i\u003e, the \"hilarious and unsettling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) true story about what happened when a small group of men--highly placed within the US military, government, and intelligence services--began believing in very strange things.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntrusted 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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? \u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats\u003c\/i\u003e answers these and many more questions.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.42 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757190840608,"sku":"9780743270601","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3055453e7af6de2ec9e5a8fd3916082.webp?v=1780096139","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}