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Sep 7, '06 5:07 PM
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Category:	Books
Genre:	Mystery & Thrillers
Author:	Michael Crichton

Typical Crichton. A well-researched, intelligent, fast-paced thriller. The protagonists, who believe that media greatly exaggerates the risks and threats of global warming, race around the world to prevent some extreme environmentalist terrorists from (artificially and technologically) creating some "natural" disasters.

Inter-woven in the story line is an abundant amount of evidence supporting the argument that global warming is not nearly the threat some make it out to be...and this information is replete with footnotes to validate credible sources and a lengthy bibliography. There are numerous debates between characters in the novel which are enlightening to say the least, and at a higher level the story questions the role of politics vs. faith vs. science.

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dave wrote on Sep 7, '06

Feel free to bring it into the office for me to read. :-)

bumgarner wrote on Sep 7, '06

I love books that have real information in them (when you know the author really did his/her research). I've very much enjoyed many Crichton books; I will add this to my must read list, it sounds good. Thanks!

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ladyfish wrote on Sep 9, '06

i really enjoyed it too - i've done some of my own looking into the science of the global warming debate - not nearly as in-depth as Crichton, but what I did find over time led me to lean towards similar conclusions... and his writing puts it all so concisely and clearly... I too really enjoyed the debates among characters in the books.

vickiecollins wrote on Oct 24, '07

I have decided that if it is by Michael Crichton, I am going to enjoy it. As a friend and I said at work, the man could write a book about paint drying and we would probably read it. Just fascinating.

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