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by Michael Crichton

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paperback dime novel

Then he goes to the bed, his attention drawn by a paperback dime novel on the nightstand. He sits down on the bed; it creaks loudly. He winces at its lumpiness, looks back at Blane. … He opens it. CUT TO: The paperback. It reads: 'Pub. 1869.

The Andromeda Strain

As an author, he made his reputation with The Andromeda Strain which was both a bestseller and a major motion picture.

Five Patients

Since then other books have appeared, pseudonymously and otherwise, notably Five Patients, a work of medical nonfiction.

The Terminal Man

Dr. Crichton has written the screenplay for the film of his recent novel, The Terminal Man, and his most recent project is the futuristic Westworld.

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Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California
"A while ago I had a sort of apartment-office in one of those tall, sleazy-gilt new apartment buildings off Sunset Strip."
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
"In Hollywood you say that, and such are the terrors; no one either believes or disbelieves, not even the know-ee."
Byzantium, Turkey
"The rest is (to mint one) history—mostly of the kind that razed Byzantium and made cab drivers out of czars."
New York, New York
"There was a writers’ strike at the time, so the commercial was written by Steve Frankfurt, a New York adman."
Los Angeles, California
"Michael Crichton Los Angeles October 13, 1973"
Sahara Desert, Africa
"Located five hundred miles into the Sahara Desert, Delos is a triumph of man’s mastery over the environment."
Pennsylvania, United States
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Pompeii, Italy
"… in the setting of delightful, decadent Pompeii."
Paris, France
"Arlette’s from Paris, France."
Chicago, Illinois
"Born in 1942 in Chicago"
Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"educated at Harvard College and the Harvard Medical School"
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
"educated at Harvard College and the Harvard Medical School"
La Jolla, San Diego, California
"on leave of absence from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California"
Wall Street, Los Angeles, California
"The daytime life in those buildings has a sort of Sunday on Wall Street dreaminess—it’s quiet, the tenants are invisible, the corridors are empty except for the coming and going of moving men."
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Chicago, Illinois
"… If you wanted comfort, you could have stayed in Chicago."
Chicago, Illinois
"…SHERIFF (back to Martin): 'Chicago’s a long way off, fella. Thousand miles and more … I hear they got a building in Chicago that’s five stories high. That right?' MARTIN: 'Yeah."