Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316349356 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"a highly distorted and selective presentation concerning this government program." according to 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 chosen to cite are highly select. "Interesting, informative, incomplete" according to 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 PENTAGON’S BRAIN) into the. 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 acceptability of the phenomena. The aut
government has researched extrasensory perception, using it in attempts to locate hostages, fugitives, secret bases, and downed fighter jets, to divine other nations' secrets, and even to predict future threats to national security. Now, for the first time, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen tells the story of these radical, controversial programs, using never before seen declassified documents as well as exclusive interviews with, and unprecedented access to, more than fifty of the individuals involved. The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena, from the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain and international bestseller Area 51. This is a book about a team of scientists and psychics with top secret clearances.For more than forty years, the U.S. The intelligence agencies and military services involved include CIA, DIA,
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 deftly untangles the myriad German and American agencies and personnel involvedmore gripping and skillfully rendered are the stories of American and British officials who scoured defeated Germany for Nazi scientists and their research."New York Times Book Review
She was a contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine. 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