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Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton

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Jurassic Park #1448 pages108 editions1990Ballantine BooksISBN 9780307763051
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About this book

#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

Publication Details

Publisher
Ballantine Books
Published
1990
Pages
448
ISBN
9780307763051
Language
en
Editions
108

About Michael Crichton

An American writer and filmmaker.

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