While American Studies was formerly seen as a wholly subsidiary academic program that loosely combined the study of American history, literature, and art, From Walden Pond to Jurassic Park reveals the evolution of an independent, highly interdisciplinary program with distinctive subjects, methods, and goals that are much different than the traditional academic departments that nurtured it. Paul Lauter, an icon of American Studies who has been a primary agent in its transformation and its chief ambassador abroad, offers a wide-ranging collection of essays that demonstrate and reflect on this important and often highly politicized discipline. With this masterful cross of science fiction and action-adventure, Michael Crichton created one of the biggest bestsellers of all time, turned by Steven Spielberg into the highest grossing blockbuster ever in 1993.įrom Walden Pond to Jurassic Park Book Description : But, as always, there is a dark side to the fantasy and after a catastrophe destroys the park's defence systems, the scientists and tourists are left fighting for survival. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true and the first dinosaurs that the Earth has seen in the time of man emerge. An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. 1 bestselling thriller that inspired the first major motion picture Jurassic Park. It’ll keep you riveted.”-The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”-The New York Times Book Reviewīefore seeing Jurassic World film this June read the original, multimillion copy No. powerful.”-The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real. In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them-for a price. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “ Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”-Chicago Sun-Times An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered.
From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.
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