The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
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"The Men Who Stare at Goats" is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the U.S. military’s exploration of paranormal and psychic phenomena within secretive special forces units.
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| The Men Who Stare at Goats (book) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Grant Heslov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationStars |
Ewan McGregor
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George Clooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jon Ronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOnEvents |
Stargate Project
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U.S. Army psychic research programs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
bureaucracy and absurdity in warfare
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ethics of military experimentation ⓘ intersection of military and occult ideas ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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military non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780330375481 ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 56457854 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person reportage ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubjectCategory |
conspiracy and government secrecy
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military intelligence ⓘ parapsychology ⓘ |
| notableFor | investigating secret U.S. military psychic programs ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Picador (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works by Jon Ronson ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Picador
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Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
First Earth Battalion
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New Age beliefs in the military ⓘ U.S. military NERFINISHED ⓘ paranormal phenomena ⓘ psychic phenomena ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ remote viewing ⓘ special forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
late 20th century
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post-Vietnam War era ⓘ |
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