{"product_id":"9781466834507","title":"Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat would it take to turn \u003c\/i\u003eyou\u003ci\u003e into a suicide bomber? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow would\u003c\/i\u003e you\u003ci\u003e interrogate a member of Al Qaeda?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith access to formerly classified documentation and interviews from the CIA, the U.S. Army, MI5, MI6, and the British Intelligence Corps, acclaimed journalist Dominic Streatfeild traces the history of the world's most secret psychological procedure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cold war to the height of today's war on terror, groups as dissimilar as armies, religious cults, and advertising agencies have been accused of brainwashing. But what does this mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to erase memories or to implant them artificially? Do heavy-metal records contain subliminal messages? Do religious cults brainwash recruits? What were the CIA and MI6 doing with LSD in the 1950s? How far have the world's militaries really gone?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the definitive history of cocaine, \u003ci\u003eBrainwash\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading in an era of cutting-edge and often controversial interrogation practices. More than just an examination of the techniques used by the CIA, the KGB, and the Taliban, \u003ci\u003eit\u003c\/i\u003e is also a gripping, full history of the heated efforts to master the elusive, secret techniques of mind control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125839446256,"sku":"9781466834507","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466834507_p0.jpg?v=1769891206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466834507","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}