The Men Who Stare at Goats
Jon Ronson
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Description for The Men Who Stare at Goats
Paperback. The Sunday Times number-one bestseller that inspired the major motion picture. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JW; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
The Men Who Stare at Goats reveals the extraordinary – and completely nutty – national secrets at the core of Bush’s government. Often funny, sometimes chilling, Jon Ronson’s bestseller is a story so unbelievable it has to be true.
'Simultaneously frightening and hilarious' - The Times
In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying all known 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330375481
SKU
V9780330375481
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-18
About Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie, Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, The Psychopath Test, The Men Who Stare at Goats and Them: Adventures with Extremists. His first fictional screenplay, Frank, co-written with Peter Straughan, starred Michael Fassbender. He ... Read more
Reviews for The Men Who Stare at Goats
Not only a narcotic road trip through the wackier reaches of Bush’s war effort, but also an unmissable account of the insanity that has lately been done in our names.
Observer
Funny and gravely serious, what emerges is a world shrouded in secrecy, mystery and wackiness, where Warrior Monks and psychic spies battle it out for military thinking. ... Read more
Observer
Funny and gravely serious, what emerges is a world shrouded in secrecy, mystery and wackiness, where Warrior Monks and psychic spies battle it out for military thinking. ... Read more