Next (Enhanced Edition)

Next (Enhanced Edition)

by Michael Crichton
Next (Enhanced Edition)

Next (Enhanced Edition)

by Michael Crichton

eBookEnhanced (Enhanced)

$9.99 

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers


Overview

We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps; a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and test our spouses for genetic maladies. We live in a time when one-fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes.

We live in a new world where nothing is what it seems. The future is closer than you think.

The enhanced e-book for Next, the first ever enhanced e-book from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Michael Crichton, includes five exclusive videos with leading experts on genetics and law. These videos examine Crichton’s opinions on the implications of policy issues like applying patents to genes, giving people control over what is done with their tissue and passing laws that give genetic information to the public. Experts include Lori Andrews, Kathy Giusti, Harry Ostrer, MD., and Stuart Newman, MD. Also included is a feature called “Who Owns Your Body”, an interactive map of the human body, with information about genes that are owned by different companies, as well as videos of Michael Crichton discussing his insights and one on the important legacy he has left us.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062109699
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 07/26/2011
Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
Format: eBook
Pages: 560
Sales rank: 741,664
File size: 404 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

About The Author

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, RunawayLookerComa and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.

Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:

October 23, 1942

Date of Death:

November 4, 2008

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, California

Education:

B.A.. in Anthropology, Harvard University, 1964; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1969
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews