Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316349356 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Praise for Phenomena One of The Washington Post's most anticipated books of 2017One of USA Today's New and Noteworthy Picks! "With Phenomena, Annie Jacobsen has once again produced an utterly absorbing and brilliantly reported chronicle that truly breaks new ground. Jacobsen's book allows us to explore these questions with the ultimate tool: hard evidence. Jacobsen's ability to objectively tell the story of DARPA, not to mention its murky past, is truly remarkable, making for a terrifically well-crafted treatise on the agency most Americans know next to nothing about."Publishers Weekly (starred review)Praise for Operation Paperclip"The most in depth account yet of the lives of Paperclip recruits and their American counterparts. Jacobsen deftl
A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. . Annie Jacobsen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Area 51 and Operation Paperclip and the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain. She was a contributing editor at the
a highly distorted and selective presentation concerning this government program. Russell Targ With regard to the new book Phenomena, I am writing to correct the historical record because unfortunately a reader of Phenomena will come away with a highly distorted and selective presentation concerning this government program. The narrative misrepresents what happened, and the facts the author has chose. Interesting, informative, incomplete michaelredmond Some Comments on PHENOMENA The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen (Little, Brown & Co., 2017)By Michael RedmondThis latest excursion by investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen (AREA 51, OPERATION PAPER CLIP, THE PENTA. PSI Phenomena, DARPA and Cold War Hysteria For someone unread in the area of PSI research it would be pretty informative particularly with the back stories about some of the star players which are rarely if ever heard, as I purchased a new hardcover copy it was too pricey for the all to familiar filler material about the credibility and acceptabilit
The intelligence agencies and military services involved include CIA, DIA, NSA, DEA, the Navy, Air Force, and Army-and even the Joint Chiefs of Staff. government hire for these top secret programs, and how do they explain their military and intelligence work? How do scientists approach such enigmatic subject matter? What interested the government in these supposed powers and does the research continue? PHENOMENA is a riveting investigation into how far governments will go in the name of national security.. This is a book about a team of scientists and psychics with top secret clearances.For more than forty years, the U.S. Speaking on the record, many for the first time, are former CIA and Defense Department scient