false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637857m/7668.jpg 7668 37 During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an immense Japanese conglomerate, the dead body of a beautiful woman is found. The investigation begins, and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue and a violent business battle that takes no prisoners. 2045220 1992 Rising Sun total:6166|5:668|4:1801|3:2547|2:930|1:220| 6166 20265 7109 165 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 21:07:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 00:56:31 -0800 2009 Rising Sun, Crichton takes a step back from the science world to give his thoughts on the world of business. It's not a usual topic of his - superbugs and mechanics and illness being his forte - but it is a subject that the author really seems to take to.

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Granted, years later I now know that many of the customs and concepts that he was describing were either anecdotal, anachronistic, or incorrect. But, this book at least put me on the path ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 23 08:39:12 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:39:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 04 05:24:29 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 05:27:38 -0700 2009 The downside is this book contained a lot of adult material, which when I was 14, wasn't wholly appropriate. ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 1992 Thu Jan 22 19:45:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:46:58 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Dec 30 11:43:44 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 11:50:07 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue May 05 14:45:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 14:45:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 21 22:25:01 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 22:26:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 17:32:35 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 17:36:40 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 12 22:44:44 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 22:45:57 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7668