false 126078 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184562176m/126078.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184562176s/126078.jpg 455373 47 2651694 book 12 5 1987 Sphere total:13410|5:2092|4:4279|3:4984|2:1725|1:330| 13410 46308 15158 551 5194 3.47 190955 8475 2166701 142127 518927 0345353145 9780345353146 45 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563m/518927.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563s/518927.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/518927.Sphere 3.46 973
Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery.

What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old...

Has the ship come from an alien culture? From a different universe? From the future? Why, initially are there no creatures on the sea floor, and then, suddenly, swarms of "impossible animals" of whole new species? Who - or waht - is transmitting messages onto the scientists' computer screen...messages that grow increasingly hostile? What is the giant, perfect, metallic sphere - clearly not made by man, and seemingly impenetrable by him - that they find inside the spaceship? And - most crucially - what is the extraordinary, the terrifying power that threatens their undersea habitat, and then their very kives?...]]> 1987 4 7 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Jun 20 10:21:54 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:06:30 -0800 2009 Michael Crichton. Then, a very short review of Sphere.

(Life update: I am procrastinating).

In my opinion, you can only truly rate a Michael Crichton book by a) the depth and originality of the concept and b) the lucidity of the mono...more...]]> 35761806 1405116 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 11720 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 5 3 false Tue Dec 22 16:30:36 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 20 09:22:27 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 22 16:30:36 -0800 2009 ]]> 24426275 1237348 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 5 2 false Fri Jun 13 12:27:27 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 17:22:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4891251 298124 518927 0345353145 9780345353146 45 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563m/518927.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563s/518927.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/518927.Sphere 3.45 13410
Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery.

What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old...

Has the ship come from an alien culture? From a different universe? From the future? Why, initially are there no creatures on the sea floor, and then, suddenly, swarms of "impossible animals" of whole new species? Who - or waht - is transmitting messages onto the scientists' computer screen...messages that grow increasingly hostile? What is the giant, perfect, metallic sphere - clearly not made by man, and seemingly impenetrable by him - that they find inside the spaceship? And - most crucially - what is the extraordinary, the terrifying power that threatens their undersea habitat, and then their very kives?...]]> 1987 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Aug 21 14:23:01 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 15:22:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 13813579 356612 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Mon Jan 28 08:09:01 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 08:15:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4701836 147818 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 4 1 false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Fri Aug 17 11:56:36 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 11:57:02 -0700 2007 Sphere tackles a lot of science fiction favorites - telepathy, mental influence of reality, undersea exploration, undiscovered life forms, extraterrestrials and a weird kind of time travel that I still haven’t wrapped my mind around ten years after the first time I read it. These elements swirl ar...more...]]> 43805548 1937977 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 0 1 false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 07:58:19 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 07:10:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2937841 179168 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 3 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Jul 11 07:22:52 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 07:22:52 -0700 2007
He's a v...more...]]> 15888816 925283 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 1 1 false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Feb 20 07:44:03 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 07:49:54 -0800 2008 My hatred for it knows no boundries. There are few pieces of literature that I cannot come to appreciate in some way, even fewer that compel me to demand the time back that I spent reading it so that I may do something more productive l...more...]]> 52467920 2215189 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 5 0 false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 13 00:35:07 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 00:35:24 -0700 2009 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: Michael Crichton

Ini jelas jenis buku yang cerdas. Karena selain ini merupakan novel fiksi, novel ini juga banyak menuliskan rumus kimia,teori fisika dan berbagai teori matematika. Namun jangan takut dulu untuk membenc...more...]]> 60459356 2363446 7671 2221087526 9782221087527 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637962m/7671.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637962s/7671.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7671.Sph_re 3.44 232 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 4 0 false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:56:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 14:00:53 -0700 2009
So I decided after 10 years or so after seeing the m...more...]]> 3862655 223972 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 4 1 false Tue Jul 31 13:00:29 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:04:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4059276 245984 518927 0345353145 9780345353146 45 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563m/518927.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230399563s/518927.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/518927.Sphere 3.45 13410
Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery.

What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old...

Has the ship come from an alien culture? From a different universe? From the future? Why, initially are there no creatures on the sea floor, and then, suddenly, swarms of "impossible animals" of whole new species? Who - or waht - is transmitting messages onto the scientists' computer screen...messages that grow increasingly hostile? What is the giant, perfect, metallic sphere - clearly not made by man, and seemingly impenetrable by him - that they find inside the spaceship? And - most crucially - what is the extraordinary, the terrifying power that threatens their undersea habitat, and then their very kives?...]]> 1987 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri Aug 03 22:27:22 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 07:17:19 -0700 2007
The short and long of it is; this is a gr...more...]]> 3767282 230302 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 4 1 false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1994 Sun Jul 29 19:36:58 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:46:24 -0800 2009
This book scared me silly, from what I remember. The mere idea of possession has always s...more...]]> 3493725 215395 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 4 1 false Wed Jul 25 04:35:50 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 04:55:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 29830240 1415169 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 3 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Aug 11 05:25:08 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 05:58:06 -0700 2008 42667743 1894298 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first.]]> 1987 2 1 false Sun Jan 11 07:43:45 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 11:57:27 -0800 2009 52600143 2031665 455373 0345418972 9780345418975 451 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200m/455373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174924200s/455373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455373.Sphere 3.45 13410 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. 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Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. 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Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. 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