{"product_id":"9780345385291","title":"Rising Sun \/ Jurassic Park \/ Sphere Boxed-Set","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eHere are three of Michael Crichton's research-intensive thrillers in one dandy box.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas as timely in 1992 as it now seems ironic. It brilliantly taps the early-'90s American terror of Japan's then apparently invincible high-tech economy with a snappy murder mystery. While celebs rub elbows at the opening party of a Japanese high-rise in L.A., a gorgeous woman is murdered in a boardroom far above. Surveillance cameras capture the deed, but looks deceive, and LAPD detective John Conner soon discovers that when these Japanese guys say \"business is war,\" they're not kidding.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e--the famous tale of an entrepreneur who clones dinosaurs who then run amok in what was supposed to be a theme park--is as good a thriller in book form as the movie version, and far more full of the fun, scary ideas that Crichton's books exist to popularize. Malcolm the malcontent scientist is even better than he was in the film. (You might also check out\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Jurassic Park and the Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSphere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcerns an ancient spaceship on the ocean floor, black holes, and the perils of investigating all of the above. Not just sci-fi,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSphere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. The book also contains a profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Michael Crichton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53171308495008,"sku":"9780345385291","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/Michael_Crichton.jpg?v=1768323030","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780345385291","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}