The Men Who Stare at Goats

Now a major film, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges, this New York Times bestseller 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.Bizarre 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.