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Jurassic Park
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
" Michael] Crichton's dinosaurs are genuinely frightening."--Chicago Sun-Times
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind's most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them--for a price.
Until something goes wrong. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.Praise for Jurassic Park
"Wonderful . . . powerful."--The Washington Post Book World"Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It'll keep you riveted."--The Detroit News
"Full of suspense."--The New York Times Book Review- Format: CD
- Author: Crichton, Michael
- ISBN: 9781501216916
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 6.70 x 0.50
- Publication Year: 2015
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English
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Cannot recommend highly enough!
Samantha C. - 2 years 1 month agoI put off reading this book for so long, primarily because I have seen the movies so many times that I was worried reading the original would be a let down, or (more concerning) would ruin the movies for me. I am ecstatic to announce that it did neither. The movies have remained a beloved piece of nostalgia, and the book was riveting. It had a cinematic feel, even though it is over 400 pages long, and the characters were so believable. I routinely found myself quoting passages as I was reading it to whomever was near me at the time (often Malcolm's pontifications). I will definitely read The Lost World soon, but I already have plans for a reread of Jurassic Park. Cannot recommend highly enough!
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These dinosaurs are clever girls...
Kayla R. - 2 years 9 months agoA classic, none the less! After falling in love with the movie 14 years ago, I picked up the book once I found out reading was actually fun. I finished it within a three day period during school and even stayed in during some recesses. Non-stop suspense through the whole book, and reading the book made the movie so much clearer (because a 6-year-old had no idea what breeding was or how cloning "worked"). I fell in love with the whole franchise, and because of it, I found my love for dinosaurs and how the earth worked. Definitely a read worth your time!
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Dino thrills with a twist!
Raychel R. - 3 years 6 months agoYou've seen Spielberg's Dinos rampage, but here you can read their minds as they plot to escape their pens and dine on their fast food! A mix of scientific knowledge of the dinosaurs, with just a splash of Chaos Theory that will keep you coming back for more!
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A book to sink your teeth in to
Billy D. - 4 years agoWhat happens when ultra-sophisticated technology, greed, and raw prehistoric power meet? Jurassic Park. Using the undeniable power of the dollar and the leveraging of unproven cloning techniques, reclusive billionaire, John Hammond has accomplished the seemingly impossible, the recreation of the age of dinosaurs as a tourist attraction! The park is about to open, but investors are anxious and corporate espionage threatens to destroy years of hard work. There are T-Rexes and Velociraptors running loose, as well as other carnivores, including Pterodactyls and Compys. Oh, and did I mention that the Velociraptors were on the way to the mainland? Crichton has breathed life into an incredible world of long extinct dinosaurs, capturing the attention and imagination of the reader from first page to the last. Add a couple of dedicated paleontologists, an eccentric mathematician, two precocious children, and Crichton's wonderful knack for spinning a tale, and you have a rip-roaring adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne's classics.
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This time, it's dinosaurs
Morgan J. - 4 years 1 month agoStill a worthy read for dinosaur lovers and sci-fi readers alike. Taking a turn from the motion picture, the book's first act reads like a medical drama/thriller. Seeing as this is Crichton's area of expertise, the prose flies off the page taking the reader into the mysteries of what "exactly" John Hammond brought to life on his island. The energy of this novel is hard to ignore and I think any self-professed paleo-nerd should pick up.
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