In some of my most challenging years, thank you for the friendship I found in you through reading your books. You are the only author in my life whom I have followed and read consistently. May you have a peaceful place in the world to come.
Many Blessings,
Joel
Founder and CEO
One World Blue, LLC
“Michael’s talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of Jurassic Park. He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the Earth. Michael was a gentle soul who reserved his flamboyant side for his novels. There is no one in the wings that will ever take his place.” —
Director and Film Producer Steven Spielberg
In Michael’s Own Words
Michael Crichton – When I was 15 I wanted to go to college and be a writer. When I was 20, I was in college and applying to medical school to become a doctor. When I was 25, I was in medical school, but I was going to quit when it was finished. When I was 30, I was a successful film director with my first film, Westworld, in release. When I was 35, I had almost decided I didn’t want to direct any more, but I wasn’t sure what to do next. So, I started a software company and did computer games. When I was 40, I really wanted to only direct movies and never write again. When I was 45, I had my first child, and I was happily writing and not interested in directing. … I feel like my life has been very exciting and very unpredictable.
From his Biography on:
http://www.michaelcrichton.com/biography/
Michael Crichton was a writer and filmmaker, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. His latest posthumous novel, MICRO, was released on November 22, 2011.
Crichton graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College, received his MD from Harvard Medical School, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, researching public policy with Jacob Bronowski. He taught courses in anthropology at Cambridge University and writing at MIT. Crichton’s 2004 bestseller, State of Fear, acknowledged the world was growing warmer, but challenged extreme anthropogenic warming scenarios. He predicted future warming at 0.8 degrees C. (His conclusions have been widely misstated.)
Crichton’s interest in computer modeling went back forty years. His multiple-discriminant analysis of Egyptian crania, carried out on an IBM 7090 computer at Harvard, was published in the Papers of the Peabody Museum in 1966. His technical publications included a study of host factors in pituitary chromophobe adenoma, in Metabolism, and an essay on medical obfuscation in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Crichton’s first bestseller, The Andromeda Strain, was published while he was still a medical student. He later worked full time on film and writing. One of the most popular writers in the world, he has sold over 200 million books. His books have been translated into thirty-eight languages and thirteen have been made into films.
He had a lifelong interest in computers. His feature film Westworld was the first to employ computer-generated special effects back in 1973. Crichton’s pioneering use of computer programs for film production earned him a Technical Achievement Academy Award in 1995.
Crichton won an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer’s Guild of America Award for ER. In 2002, a newly discovered ankylosaur was named for him: Crichtonsaurus bohlini. He is survived by his wife Sherri, his daughter Taylor and his son, John Michael.
To Immerse yourself into Michael’s world, please visit his official site at:
http://www.michaelcrichton.com/
Just Look at what a person can accomplish in their lifetime!!
Rising Sun
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
In a novel set within the arena of volatile Japanese-American relations, business moguls compete for control of the international electronics industry.
Sphere
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Congo comes a psychological thriller about a group of scientists who investigate a spaceship discovered on the ocean floor.
Eaters of the Dead
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror.
Travels
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
This is a record of those travels—an exhilarating quest across the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world, a determined odyssey into the unfathomable, spiritual depths of the inner world.
Micro: A Novel
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Michael Crichton, Richard Preston – 2011 – Preview – More editions
In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their …
The Lost World
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
Six years after the secret disaster at Jurassic Park and the destruction of the dinosaurs, the dismantling of the park, and the closing of the island, rumors persist that some form of life has survived.
Dragon Teeth
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Michael Crichton – 2017 – No preview – More editions
Jurassic Park: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World An astonishing …
Airframe: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2011 – Preview – More editions
A fatal mid-air collision involving a commercial airliner prompts a frantic, desperate investigation into the causes of the accident, in a thriller exploring the issue of safety and security in the aircraft industry.
Disclosure: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2001 – Preview – More editions
Disclosure is up to [Crichton’s] usual locomotive speed.”—The Boston Globe “Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Congo
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a gripping thriller about the shocking demise of eight American geologists in the darkest region of the Congo.
A Case of Need: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2013 – Preview – More editions
The death of a doctor’s daughter may be malpractice—or murder—in this novel by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author: “I loved it” (Stephen King).
Binary: A Novel
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Michael Crichton, John Lange – 2013 – Preview – More editions
An agent races to stop a chemical attack in this thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park. His name is John Wright, and he’s the most dangerous man in the United States.
Disclosure: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2001 – Preview – More editions
Disclosure is up to [Crichton’s] usual locomotive speed.”—The Boston Globe “Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Terminal Man
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a neurological thriller about the dangers of cutting-edge medical experimentation.
The Great Train Robbery
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
State of Fear
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Michael Crichton – 2005 – Preview – More editions
An intelligence agent travels to such exotic locations as Tokyo, Iceland, Antarctica, and the Solomon Islands in a desperate attempt to prevent a global environmental catastrophe.
Michael Crichton: A Critical Companion
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Elizabeth Ann Trembley – 1996 – Snippet view
Use by the reader, each chapter is subdivided into section on general critical analysis, plot, theme, character development, and alternative perspectives on the novel that offer additional insight.
Prey
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Michael Crichton – 2009 – Preview – More editions
Michael Crichton’s Prey is a terrifying page-turner that masterfully combines a heart–pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology.
The Andromeda Strain
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Michael Crichton – 2017 – Preview – More editions
“Relentlessly suspenseful.
Michael Crichton’s Jurassic World
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Michael Crichton – 1997 – Snippet view – More editions
The author’s sagas of science run amok and a prehistoric, dinosaur-dominated world are presented in an omnibus edition containing “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World”
Electronic Life: How to Think about Computers
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Michael Crichton – 1983 – Snippet view – More editions
Disclosure – Page 220
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Michael Crichton – 2012 – Preview – More editions
Michael Crichton. iding in the taxi, Sanders stared out the window, breathing deeply. He felt as though he couldn’t get his breath. He had been badly unnerved by the meeting with Meredith. Especially coming so close after his conversation …
Zero Cool: A Novel
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Michael Crichton, John Lange – 2013 – Preview – More editions
An ordinary man on the run for his life, he must uncover a centuries-old secret, or risk becoming its next victim. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author’s estate.
Timeline
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Michael Crichton – 2013 – Preview – More editions
In this thriller from the author of Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Congo, a group of young scientists travel back in time to medieval France on a daring rescue mission that becomes a struggle to stay alive. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER …
Dragon Teeth: A Novel
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Michael Crichton – 2017 – Preview – More editions
A page-turner that draws on both meticulously researched history and an exuberant imagination, Dragon Teeth is based on the rivalry between real-life paleontologists Cope and Marsh; in William Johnson readers will find an inspiring hero …
Grave Descend: A Novel
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Michael Crichton, John Lange – 2013 – Preview – More editions
An expert diver, he makes his living exploring sunken ships. But there’s something strange about the wreck of the Grave Descend. How did she sink? Why do none of the survivors tell the same story? And what was the cargo inside her hull?
