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Born on october 23, 1942, in chicago, illinois, crichton showed his flair for writing since an early age. Christ, it was cold, george morton thought, climbing out of the land cruiser. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for. Here is a list of all michael crichton s movies by year. Once again michael crichton gives us his trademark combination of pauseresistant suspense, cuttingedge technology, and extraordinary research. Congo ebook by michael crichton 9780307816504 rakuten kobo.
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