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    <body><![CDATA[This book is all about the tension, not the payoff.  <br/><br/>As with most entertainment, this book pulls you in by asking some questions.  &quot;What is it?&quot;  &quot;How does it work?&quot;  &quot;What happened?&quot;  While those questions are still being asked, this book is a fairly thrill...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4965809">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[All I'm going to say about Crichton is that he has a knack for  what I call the &quot;miracle ending&quot;. In one summer I read Congo, Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery and Sphere. I felt the same about each of them when I finished each. <br/><br/>He's a v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2937836">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[    The Andromeda Strain starts fast in a small Arizona town where a mysterious military satellite has crash landed.  When a dispatch team is sent to retrieve the satellite, something terribly wrong happens.  At the site of the satellite, the dispatch team also sees a horde of dead bodies surroundin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44381048">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[liked the beginning, thought the end was unbelievably anticlimatic.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book was very good. It was frightening and Michael Crichton is one of my favorite authors. The great part was that the author actually used real science to explain the book. But wasn't like an action thriller. It was thrilling because since the enemy is a disease. The characters can't...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81381594">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ After hearing about the mini-series based on the book that came out on A&amp;E last year, I figured I should probably read The Andromeda Strain. I’m a fan of some other books by Michael Crichton (ie: Jurassic Park and Next), not to mention ER, so this is worth a shot, right? Not really. The Andromeda...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49653366">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I was unable to finish this book, despite my best efforts to pull through it and finish it out.  I was almost there. So... Close... But I was defeated by lack of plot and action.<br/><br/>It's a shame. I love Michael Crichton and he is listed as one of my favorite authors.  I will s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58159508">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was completely disappointed in the plot of the book. It was boring and uneventful. I wish the strain would have infected millions of people and started a chain reaction of nuclear holocaust that overtakes the world and plagues man kind for the rest of eternity. Now that's exciting!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i love crichton, but this was just crap. feels like he strated out writing it, then lost the plot but kept at it anyway... maybe it was better when he first published it in the 60s or 70s, but today, the idea of a superbug just isn't as original any more]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This Michael Crichton bacteriological classic is short, but sweet. One of the few thrillers I've read that came with a series of scientific references appended, the tale is something of a scientific whatisit (as opposed to a whodunnit) with the survival of the earth's populous at stake.<br/><br/>A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41699948">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book definitely delivers on the promise of &quot;a hair-raising experience.&quot;  Crichton is a master of creating suspense and holding secrets until a good way into the book.<br/><br/>That said, this was not one of my favorites.  While the book started favorably enough, it lost its suspense...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41253343">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This gets one star because I couldn't even finish the book!  I hate that, and usually I'm a finisher even when I don't like reading it!  The technical jargon got me easily lost, and the characters were boring.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.<p> That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, <em>The Andromeda Strain</em>. <p>A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an &quot;unknown biologic agent.&quot; The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the &quot;Scoop&quot; satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.<p> <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. <em>--Paul Hughes</em></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[My mom told me this was one of the most thrilling books she had ever read.  I think she is easily thrilled.  I was bored out of my mind.  Had there been some dionsaurs it would have been a whole lot better.]]></body>
    
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