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The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

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The Andromeda Strain Quotes
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The Andromeda Strain is both the title of a 1969 science-fiction novel by Michael Crichton and a 1971 film based on the book, directed by Robert Wise . The film follows the book closely, down to most names, events, and even dialog, although it is...


Author Biography

Name: John Michael Crichton
Variant Name: Michael Crichton, Michael Douglas, Jeffrey Hudson, John Lange
Birth Date: October 23, 1942
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: novelist, screenwriter

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Biography of (John) Michael Crichton
7400 words, approx. 24.7 pages
Michael Crichton has been called a "megastar" who has made a resounding impression on the literary world. Critics applaud him as a writer who is entertaining to read and who can "elaborate a gripping high concept into a crackerjack tale" (Publishers Week...
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Biography of John Michael Crichton
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Michael Crichton (born 1942) is best known as a novelist of popular fiction whose stories explore the confrontation between traditional social and moral values and the demands of the new technological age. His most successful novel, Jurassic Park (1990),...
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Biography of Michael Crichton
2920 words, approx. 9.7 pages
Michael Crichton has had a number of successful careers--physician, teacher, film director, screenwriter--but he is perhaps best known for pioneering the "techno-thriller" with novels such as The Andromeda Strain, Sphere, and Jurassic Park. Whether writi...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Andromeda Strain Information
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The Andromeda Strain (1969) is a techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton. The plot concerns a team of scientists investigating a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin which causes rapid, fatal clotting of the blood. This novel established Crichton...


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The Jewish Week
The Andromeda Strain: Ultra-Orthodox and developers clash over site
03/10/1995: 1,073 words, approx. 4 pages
Larry Derfner The Jewish Week 03-10-1995 The Andromeda Strain: Ultra-Orthodox and developers clash over site that. may contain ancient Jewish graves. Jaffa -- Outside the construction site of a $120 million to $140 million luxury apartment complex, haredi men are praying. ...
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
New Sorbo project is `Andromeda,' strained.(ENTERTAINMENT)
10/08/2000: 695 words, approx. 2 pages
A sleeper hit this summer, "Saving Grace" is a disarming British comedy about a well-kept woman who finds herself broke after her husband's death and starts growing marijuana in the greenhouse where she once bred prize orchids. The movie made me think of...
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AP News
Filmmaker Scott turns `Numb3rs' helmer
9/26/2007: 842 words, approx. 3 pages
"Numb3rs" star David Krumholtz realized the show's season premiere was being directed by a real detail man when the cast was given hairstyling advice, including product recommendations.Turns out that Tony Scott, the big-screen director and producer whose credits stretch from "Top Gun" to "Crimson Tide"...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
Chapter Summaries of "The Andromeda Strain"
2,744 words, approx. 9 pages
Chapter-by-chapter summary of Michael Crichton's "The Andromeda Strain," a science-fiction thriller.
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Essay Grade: 96%
"The Andromeda Strain"
627 words, approx. 2 pages
Book review and summary of "The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton.


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The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

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