The Psychic Wars: Parapsychology in Espionage - And Beyond

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Summary: Accurate review of the real "psi wars," and beyond
Review: In 1995, the CIA finally admitted what many had long suspected: For decades the US government had successfully exploited psychic abilities for intelligence purposes. While skeptics were confidently insisting that psychic abilities did not exist, highly classified programs were studying and using "psi" abilities. Having participated in this research, I can recommend Gruber's book as one of the clearest and most accurate reviews of this strange but true tale. In addition, his coverage of the contemporary world-wide status of psi research is exceptionally good. The prose is a bit awkward at times because the book was translated from German into English, but on the whole it is well written and an easy read. Several other books have been published that supposedly present the inside story of psi and the government. Most of those are outrageously distorted or just plain wrong. This book is different. I give it two thumbs up.

Rating:
Summary: Accurate review of the real "psi wars," and beyond
Review: In 1995, the CIA finally admitted what many had long suspected: For decades the US government had successfully exploited psychic abilities for intelligence purposes. While skeptics were confidently insisting that psychic abilities did not exist, highly classified programs were studying and using "psi" abilities. Having participated in this research, I can recommend Gruber's book as one of the clearest and most accurate reviews of this strange but true tale. In addition, his coverage of the contemporary world-wide status of psi research is exceptionally good. The prose is a bit awkward at times because the book was translated from German into English, but on the whole it is well written and an easy read. Several other books have been published that supposedly present the inside story of psi and the government. Most of those are outrageously distorted or just plain wrong. This book is different. I give it two thumbs up.