‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’ by Jon Ronson

[Beero]

'The Men Who Stare At Goats' by Jon Ronson
I really enjoyed this book, I read it after seeing the accompanying TV series which was aired in the UK a while back.  The book is essentially an account of the US military and intelligence agencies trying to use hippy/new age beliefs and practices to their advantage.  The book is an easy read and covers a lot of psychic topics with some interesting sections on esoteric martial arts.  It is really quite incredible that the military would attempt this but apparently it went down really well with the top brass.  The title refers to attempts to psychically kill or injure goats, by the way.  Note, this is a documentary style book, it has no techniques or teachings.
Although, the book takes a slightly skeptical view of beliefs which some of you may hold dear, so I'd give it a miss if you're likely to be offended.
Overall, I'd recommend you check this book out.

[MisterJingo]

Thanks 007, I might check this out. I remember watching the UK series which described the experiments on goats (with video footage).