Michael Crichton was a master storyteller, celebrated for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narratives. He expertly wove together thrilling plots with deep explorations of scientific and technological themes. His distinctive style captivated millions of readers globally, securing his place among the most influential authors of his era. Crichton's ability to anticipate and vividly portray future advancements continues to inspire contemporary writers.
A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying...Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island – and the entire world.
Minęło kilka lat od dramatycznych wydarzeń na Isla Nublar. Wyspa została odcięta od świata zewnętrznego, a wszelkie plotki na jej temat są wygaszane. Wśród ruin Parku Jurajskiego wciąż jednak żyją dinozaury, podobnie jak na sąsiedniej wyspie – Isla Sorna, która stanowiła główne laboratorium i bazę doświadczalną dla eksperymentów nad ich klonowaniem. W obawie przed likwidacją dinozaurów przez rząd Kostaryki paleontolog Richard Levine postanawia dostać się na wyspę, aby zachować jak najwięcej informacji o prehistorycznych stworzeniach. Kiedy po pewnym czasie naukowiec nie daje znaku życia, teoretyk chaosu i matematyk, dr Ian Malcolm, wraz z kilkoma towarzyszami rusza w misję ratunkową. Jak się okazuje, na Isla Sorna czeka ich jeszcze więcej niebezpieczeństw i jeszcze więcej dinozaurów niż w samym Parku Jurajskim. Zaginiony świat zazdrośnie strzeże swoich tajemnic, a Malcolm i jego przyjaciele będą musieli wykorzystać całą swoją wiedzę, inteligencję i spryt, by przetrwać w dramatycznej walce o życie.
In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe known as The Andromeda Strain nearly wiped out humanity, killing everyone in Piedmont, Arizona, except for an elderly man and an infant boy. A team of scientists from Project Wildfire managed to avert disaster just before a nuclear detonation. Over the years, research continued, and the world believed it was safe. However, deep within Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance remained vigilant for the microbe's return. As the project faced shutdown, a Brazilian drone detected an anomaly in the jungle, revealing the chemical signature of the deadly microparticle. This alarming find prompted the activation of a new Project Wildfire, sending a diverse team of global experts to confront a potential apocalypse. The microbe, however, is evolving rapidly. If the team cannot reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and devise a solution, this new threat could lead to the annihilation of all life on Earth.
From Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!
Pakiet dwóch książek Michaela Crichtona. Na niewielkiej wyspie Nublar w pobliżu Kostaryki powstaje Park Jurajski. Jego największą atrakcją są żywe dinozaury, które zostały sklonowane z DNA pobranego ze skamieniałych insektów. Stworzony przez człowieka ekosystem wymyka się spod kontroli. Wbrew woli twórców dinozaury wydostają się na wolność i polują na inne stworzenia oraz na… ludzi. Zaczyna się walka o przetrwanie! Minęło 6 długich lat od tragicznych wypadków na wyspie Nublar w pobliżu Kostaryki. Mimo, że rezerwat został zamknięty, a wyspa nie jest już dostępna dla turystów, coś przetrwało... Sklonowane dinozaury ponownie zagrażają ludzkości. Aby temu zaradzić, ceniony biolog Richard Levine decyduje się na wyprawę na zaginioną wyspę. Wybitny, znany z pierwszej części, matematyk, Ian Malcom wraz z grupą znajomych wyruszają jego śladami. Koszmar, w którym brał udział powraca. Niesamowity zaginiony świat dinozaurów strzeże swojej tajemnicy. Ci, którzy chcą ją poznać, narażają się na śmiertelne niebezpieczeństwo. Znów rozpoczyna się walka na śmierć i życie!
Il sole infuocato si spegne nel mare dietro le mura dell'antico borgo medievale di Tossa de Mar, in Costa Brava. Peter Ross, giovane radiologo americano, incrocia lo sguardo di un'affascinante straniera. Le donne sono sempre state il suo punto debole, ma questa volta, cedere a una richiesta apparentemente innocua rischia di essere il suo più grande errore. In poche ore, Peter si ritrova dal caldo della spiaggia al freddo di una sala per autopsie, minacciato da tre uomini in abito scuro appena sbarcati dagli Stati Uniti. Non è abilitato a effettuare un'autopsia e non sa da dove cominciare, ma a loro non importa: vogliono che lui nasconda qualcosa all'interno di un cadavere. Qualcosa di prezioso per cui sono disposti a uccidere. Appena terminata l'operazione, Peter si trova al centro di una spietata resa dei conti tra bande rivali, in una corsa disperata dalle torri moresche dell'Alhambra di Granada ai vicoli bagnati dalla pioggia di Parigi. Solo e ignaro di ciò che ha appena fatto, deve fare affidamento su tutte le sue risorse per affrontare un pericoloso scienziato, disposto a tutto per recuperare l'oggetto nascosto nel cadavere, capace di evocare un potere antico e terribile, in grado di cambiare per sempre i destini del mondo.
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived ...
Д-р Питър Рос иска добра почивка по испанските плажове, с хубаво момиче до себе си. Анджела Лок обаче се оказва проблем - не стига, че бяга от две банди, воюващи заради изчезнал артефакт, но и въвлича Рос в постоянно преследване из Европа. За да остане жив, той трябва да открие дълбоко пазена от векове тайна или ще се превърне в поредната жертва.
On a secret island in the Caribbean, bioengineers have devised a vacation resort like no other, promising the ultimate escape. But when Dr Roger Clark investigates, he discovers the dark secret of Eden Island and of Advance Biosystems, the shadowy corporation underwriting it...
Beneath the sands of the Egyptian desert lies treasure beyond imagining. And when a professor of archaeology finds clues to the location of a Pharaoh's lost tomb in ancient hieroglyphs, he hatches a plan to find the burial site - and plunder it.But can a five-man team of smugglers and thieves uncover what the centuries have hidden? And even if they find it, can they escape with it...and with their lives?
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 scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.
A multimedia phenomenon, Michael Crichton is the only writer to simultaneously have a number-one book, movie, and TV show. A complete manuscript found among the late author?s files, Pirate Latitudes is an adventure tale unlike anything Crichton has ever written. Set in the Caribbean in 1665, the tale features bands of grog-swilling cutthroats and stunning action sequences played out on the high seas.
The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities…
L'idea di questa antologia, pubblicata come numero unico della rivista di Dave Eggers "McSweeney's", nasce dalla volontà del curatore, Michael Chabon, di ridare dignità e visibilità alle short stories di avventure in cui un tempo si cimentavano autori quali Balzac, Conrad, Henry James ed Edith Wharton. Una raccolta in cui il racconto breve riacquista la sua dimensione più classica, tradizionale e avvincente: quella di narrarre storie avventurose e piene di thrilling. Gli autori chiamati a misurarsi con questa sfida sono tra i più rappresentativi della letteratura angloamericana da Stephen King a Rick Moody, da Michael Crichton a Neil Gaiman, da Elmore Leonard a Nick Hornby per finire con Dave Heggers e Harlan Ellison.
Najlepšie svetové čítanie. Obsah: 1. Tri týždne v Paríži: Po siedmich rokoch sa štyri kamarátky z umeleckej školy v Paríži znovu stretávajú na oslavě narodenín svojej učiteľky. Ich rozchod bol bolestivý, a tak je táto udalosť príležitosťou na vyjasnenie starých nezhôd a možnú zmier. Návrat do minulosti ovplyvní ich životy viac, než očakávali. 2. Dravec a obeť: Jack Forman, expert na počítačové programy, sa po strate zamestnania stará o tri deti. Znepokojenie nad správaním jeho manželky Julie ho vedie k externému projektu v jej firme, kde objaví prekvapujúce a desivé tajomstvá. 3. Odísť navždy: Will Klein je presvedčený, že jeho brat Ken, obvinený z vraždy a nezvestný už jedenásť rokov, je mŕtvy. Keď sa však objavia stopy naznačujúce opak a jeho priateľka Sheila zmizne, Will sa ocitne v strede temnej pravdy a emocionálnych bojov. 4. Šeptajúci vietor: Ben Craig, vojak generála Custera, sa stretáva s mladou Čejenkou menom Šeptajúci vietor. Ich láska čelí mnohým prekážkam, a len zázrak môže prekonávať komplikovanú situáciu, v ktorej sa ocitli.
In his latest "New York Times" bestseller, the master of the technological thriller pens this all-too-plausible tale. An intelligence agent races around the world to put the pieces of a frightening eco-terrorist conspiracy together before humankind is devastated by a series of global catastrophes.
Svazek obsahuje čtyři vybrané romány od současných úspěšných angloamerických autorů ve zkrácené verzi. V knize jsou tyto díla: Frederick Forsyth : Šumící vánek Harlan Coben : Nadobro ztracený Barbara Taylor Bradfordová: Tři týdny v Paříži Michael Crichton : Kořist
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years later, seventeen satellites are sent into the outer fringes of space to collect organisms and dust for study. One of them falls to earth, landing in a desolate area of Arizona. Twelve miles from the landing site, in the town of Piedmont, a shocking discovery is the streets are littered with the dead bodies of the town's inhabitants, as if they dropped dead in their tracks.
From the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding thrills with cutting-edge technology. In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles - micro-robots - has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. As fresh as today's headlines, Michael Crichton's most compelling novel yet tells the story of a mechanical plague, and the desperate efforts of a handful of scientists to stop it. Drawing on up-to-the-minute science fact, PREY takes us into the emerging realms of nanotechnology and artificial distributed intelligence - in a story of breathtaking suspense.
It is six years since the disaster at Jurassic Park and the park is now closed, the island deserted and the dinosaurs destroyed. However, there are rumours that something has survived on another island. Could the nightmare be beginning again?
Eric was going to see dinosaurs. Real dinosaurs. Only it was no longer a dream come true. It was a nightmare.
Der klinische Pathologe John Berry ist entsetzt über die Festnahme seines Freundes Arthur Lee wegen einer illegalen Abtreibung mit Todesfolge. Trotz der Toleranz der Bostoner Mediziner für Lees Praxis hilft niemand, da das Opfer die Tochter eines angesehenen Arztes ist. Berry beginnt eigene Ermittlungen und entdeckt eine perfide Intrige der feinen Gesellschaft.
When a group of scientists learns how to travel through time, they enter life in fourteenth-century feudal France and threaten the history of the world.
An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of managing people.In organizations, as in life, human behavior is often irrational -- and problems do not easily lend themselves to the simplistic answers and gimmickry offered in the myriad business "self-help" books and management training programs available today. In Management of the Absurd, Richard Farson zeros in on the paradoxes of communication, the politics of management, and the dilemmas of change, exploring relationships within organizations and offering a unique perspective on the challenges managers face.
The movie's screenplay describes the competition between two rival groups of scientists determined to be the first to put a tracking device inside the funnel of a tornado
The twin jet plane en route to Denver from Hong Kong is merely a green radar blip half an hour off the California coast when the call comes through to air traffic control:'Socal Approach, this is TransPacific 545. We have an emergency.' The pilot requests priority clearance to land - then comes the bombshell - he needs forty ambulances on the runway.But nothing prepares the rescue workers for the carnage they witness when they enter the plane.Ninety-four passengers are injured. Three dead. The interior cabin virtually destroyed.What happened on board Flight TPA 545?
From the author of "Timeline, Sphere, "and "Congo" comes the sequel to the smash-hit "Jurassic Park, "a thriller that's been millions of years in the making. #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER "Fast and gripping."--"The Washington Post Book World" It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived. . . . "Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging."--"People" "A very scary read."--"Entertainment Weekly" "Action-packed."--New York "Daily News" " " "An edge-of-the-seat tale.""--St. Petersburg Times"
This omnibus edition contains two of Michael Crichton's thrillers: "Congo" and "The Terminal Man". By the author of "Jurassic Park" and "Disclosure".
Der Klient/Spiel des Schicksals/Enthüllung/Das Glück hat sanfte Pfoten - bk716; Verlag "Das Beste"; John Grisham/Barbara Wood/Michael Crichton/Joyce Stranger; Paperback; 1995
In downtown L.A., a grand opening at the Nakamoto Tower turns deadly when a beautiful woman is found murdered on the forty-sixth floor. The investigation spirals into a thrilling chase filled with industrial intrigue, where control over crucial American technology becomes a fierce battleground, and the Japanese adage 'business is war' takes on chilling significance. In a separate narrative, five biophysicists alert the U.S. government about potential contamination risks from returning space probes. Two years later, Project Scoop launches seventeen satellites to collect extraterrestrial samples. When one probe crashes in Arizona, bodies are discovered in a nearby town, their expressions frozen in shock. The scientists soon realize they are confronting a terrifying, otherworldly threat. Meanwhile, political radical John Wright is plotting mass destruction, closely monitored by federal agent John Graves. When a government computer is hacked, leading to the theft of a high-security nerve gas shipment, Graves races against time to piece together the clues. He must prevent Wright from executing a deadly plan that could kill millions, including the U.S. President.
One great omnibus of three of Crichton's most popular adventures (Congo, Sphere, & Eaters of the Dead), with his trademark blend of breathtaking suspense & cutting-edge technology.
The thriller that opened a new chapter in the sex wars ... Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman boss comes on to him during a drink after work, then, the next morning, he learns that she has accused him of sexually harassing her. She demands his transfer, thereby threatening to cut him off from the millions he would have made when his high-tech company was floated on the stock market. What follow next made Disclosure the most talked about novel of the decade.
A technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures extinct for eons now roam Jurassic Park, and all... more...
The Andromeda Strain. The Terminal Man. The Great Train Robbery
Years before Jurassic Park, Michael Chrichton was known as The New York Times bestselling master of the techno-thriller. The three mesmerizing super-sellers in this collection--including his first novel, The Andromeda Strain--have sold well over 4 million copies and qualify as modern classics. Perfectly plotted stories that are fantastic, unbelievable and yet, somehow, very real, these novels pull the reader into bizarre situations full of spell-binding suspense, offering three great examples of the author's genius.
Political radical John Wright is plotting an act of mass destruction - and federal agent John Graves has him under surveillance. When a high-security shipment of nerve gas gets hijacked, Graves puts the pieces together - but can he stop Wright from unleashing his weapon and killing a million people... including the US President?
Exkurzia medzi dinosaurami. Znovuzrodenie dinosaurov pomocou DNA kvôli zábavnému parku? Nie vždy idú veci tak, ako majú a človek by si nemal hrať na boha. Toto vydanie je prepis scenára filmového spracovania z roku 1993.
Kriminalroman. To politifolk med speciale i japanske forhold afslører under opklaringen af et mord, at japanske koncerner bruger alle midler for at skaffe sig magten over USA's økonomi og teknologi
#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
Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. When Michael Crichton -- a Harvard-trained physician, bestselling novelist, and successful movie director -- began to feel isolated in his own life, he decided to widen his horizons. He tracked wild animals in the jungles of Rwanda. He climbed Kilimanjaro and Mayan pyramids. He trekked across a landslide in Pakistan. He swam amid sharks in Tahiti. Fueled by a powerful curiosity and the need to see, feel, and hear firsthand and close-up, Michael Crichton has experienced adventures as compelling as those he created in his books and films. These adventures -- both physical and spiritual -- are recorded here in Travels, Crichton's most astonishing and personal work.
A 300 year old spaceship is found in the South Pacific.
Michael Crichton, erfolgreicher Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler und Filmregisseur, wurde 1942 in Chicago geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medizin an der Universität Harvard. Viele seiner Romane, beispielsweise „Expedition Kongo“, „Jurassic Park“ und „Beute“, waren internationale Bestseller.
Michael Crichton, erfolgreicher Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler und Filmregisseur, wurde 1942 in Chicago geboren. Er studierte Philosophie und Medizin an der Universität Harvard. Viele seiner Romane, beispielsweise „Expedition Kongo“, „Jurassic Park“ und „Beute“, waren internationale Bestseller.
Etwas stärkere Gebrauchsspuren; Gebundene Ausgabe; Readers Digest Auswahl Buch; Deutsch
A twentieth-century adventure that will plunge you into the heart of Africa with three intrepid adventurers, in a desperate bid to find the fabulous diamonds of the Lost City of Zinj. In it you will encounter the Kigani cannibals, flaming volcanoes, feroc
This extraordinary book pairs the talents of painter/sculptor/printmaker Jasper Johns and physician/novelist/filmmaker Michael Crichton. Since its initial release in 1977, it has been regarded as the definitive study of one of America's foremost living artists. This revised, expanded, and updated edition presents a modern classic. Johns is often referred to as an "artist's artist," known for his use of found objects and commonplace imagery that result in intellectually demanding works of unparalleled originality and beauty. His recent creations, featuring puns, optical illusions, and embedded images, have garnered intense critical attention. Crichton, renowned for his bestsellers like The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, utilizes his analytic skills and storytelling prowess to provide intimate insights into Johns' complex persona, supported by interviews with the artist, his dealers, and contemporary critics. He offers a sensitive critique of Johns' work, delving into the nature of artistic response. The book includes 186 black-and-white illustrations, featuring works by Johns and photographs of him, along with 231 paintings, prints, sculptures, and drawings that span his career, with 128 in duotone and 103 in full color, including six magnificent foldout pages.
Der grosse Eisenbahnraub/Wenn der blaue Wal singt/Mrs. Harris fliegt nach Moskau/Jauche und Levkojen - bk425; Verlag "Das Beste"; Michael Crichton/James Vance Marshall/Paul Gallico/Christine Brückner; Paperback; 1977
Novela s vědeckofantastickými prvky se rozvíjí v USA za Nixonovy éry. Líčí dramatický souboj zpravodajského pracovníka s politickým extrémistou, jenž se s pomocí kriminálních živlů zmocní tajné zbraně hromadného ničení a připravuje civilizační katastrofu v americkém městě.
The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs—the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness . . . their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: He has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable warriors to help combat a terror that plagues them—a monstrosity that emerges under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh . . .
One of Crichton's classic thrillers--the "New York Times" bestseller which was the basis for the 1979 film adapted and directed by the author--is reissued with a new look. In 1855 London, a group of thieves plan a daring robbery of gold bullion cargo aboard a mighty steam locomotive as it speeds along the English countryside. Reissue.
Endstation/Bischu, der Jaguar/Der Alte Mann und Ich/Haus in Angst - bk425; Verlag "Das Beste"; Michael Crichton/Alan Caillou/Claude Berri/Gerald Green; Paperback; 1974
The Waltz Kings. The Terminal Man. The Dwelling Place. A World to Care For. The Hessian
A man suffering from violent seizures enters a Los Angeles hospital, where soothing pulses are sent into his brain. But then he discovers how to get the pulses with increasing frequency, escapes from the hospital, and lapses into murderous rampages. By the author of Jurassic Park .
Diver James McGregor is used to exploring sunken ships. But there's something strange about the wreck of the Grave Descend. No one aboard tells quite the same story about what happened. In one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a sinister plot is about to unfold. And if McGregor's not careful, he may find himself in over his head.
Techno-thriller o vedcoch, ktorí sa snažia izolovať vírus, zavlečený na Zem. Tajná americká družica bez ľudskej posádky sa vychýli zo stanovenej obežnej dráhy a pristane neďaleko mestečka Piedmont v americkom štáte Arizona. Miestny lekár družicu násilne otvorí. O niekoľko hodín sú všetciobyvatelia mŕtvi, nažive ostane len dvojmesačné dieťa a sedemdesiatročný opilec. Taká je expozícia napínavého románu, opisujúceho päť dní vážnej vedeckej krízy, ktorá hrozila zničiť nielen Spojené štáty, ale aj celé ľudstvo.
When an unmanned satellite returns to earth lethally contaminated, four American scientists are ordered to a secret lab to work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic.
In this medical thriller, which combines riveting suspense with the authentic medical detail of ER, one doctor tries to push his way through the mysterious maze of hidden medical data to find out the truth about a death in the great Boston medical centre.
"Crichton has an extraordinary capacity to seize upon, then make real and personal, the new and the complex, the intriguing and the frighening." THE NATION In this incisive, detailed survey of five patients, famous thriller author and doctor Michael Crichton explores the dramatic workings of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston's oldest and most prestigious. This readable account covers not only the history of the hospital's place in society, but also the actual minute-to-minute functions of Mass General, where health professionals wage their daily battle against disease and death. Crichton's insightful look at the changes in medicine and surgery caused by technological strides of recent years makes for amazing reading.
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