Travels

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Summary: Best Book that I've ever read !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I picked up the book at an outlet store, since I recognized the author from movies based on his novels. I read the short stories in random order.

The book's a journal in the truest form.
It captures the essence of the author's experience.

But, don't just take my word for it.
It was M. Crichton's favorite book to write.

For a personal life perspective (a.k.a. travels/autobiography),
This is as good as it gets!!!!

I'll cut myself short, before this sounds like a shameless promotion. . . .
Please (save a tree) and check it out from the local library. ((See I'm not in sales.))

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Summary: Hey, I don't like him either.
Review: Usually I adopt a rather snobbish tone when discussing books by Michael Crichton. "He is a great author," I say with disdain, "When he isn't writing Hollywood scripts and passing them off as novels." I tell you this so you can somehow transcend your own Crichtophobia. Because this, ladies and gentlemen, is something different. This isn't Crichton's genre fiction. This non-fiction account of his travels, both geographic and metaphysical, will change the way you view the world. Absolutely a gem of a novel, full of a truly candid tone and eye-opening revelations. It makes you wonder what he's doing writing The Lost World. My well-thumbed copy has certainly gone above and beyond the call of duty, having been loaned out to great acclaim from everyone from my stage manager to my socialite sister to my staunchly skeptical neighbor. Incidentally, an earlier Crichton novel called Case of Need (originally published under a pseudonym, which is how I read it...didn't know it was actually Crichton until I read Travels)is worth the time, too.

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Summary: An interesting set of stories
Review: Have you ever wondered how Michael Crichton came up with such diverse stories as "Jurassic Park", "Sphere", "The Andromeda Strain" and "Congo"? Maybe because he draws on real life experiences...as his curiosity urges him to find out first hand. I mean, what better way to do research for his novels?

I have read many of Micheal Crichton's books in the past and found this one to be just as enjoyable as any of his fictional stories. I highly recommend this book as it gives you an insight into how he chose the subjects for many of his stories. I guess that's why you always feel a certain amount of realism when reading his work.

Follow his journeys which range from the spiritual to the dangerous, his experiences as a doctor and feeling embarrassed to use his own name when he sold his first few short stories.

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Summary: A master story-teller tells his own stories masterfully
Review: I've always loved Michael Crichton's style of writing; he's so eloquent and engaging when he writes his fictional accounts. Well, he's equally as eloquent and engaging as he reports about his own travels, both physical and metaphysical.

In the first part of the book, he writes about his days as a medical student and trips to exotic locales. His description of scuba diving is incredible; it had me on the edge of my seat and I felt as if I were diving alongside him! The second part of the book takes us on a spiritual/metaphysical journey. Whether or not you approach it with an open mind, it's very well written and worth your time.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book to everyone, whether you travel alot or not. This book quickly became one of my favorites, and I often find myself rereading various parts of it depending on my mood and circumstances.

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Summary: I found that Michael Crichton had an awful lot to say
Review: Some of the people already writing the reviews here have described Mr. Crichton's autobiographical account as self absorbed and whiny and I have to say that I didn't find any whining in his book. If anything he has been remarkably honest about his strengths and weaknesses and also his mistakes. Take for instance, when he decided to hike Mount Kilimanjaro and he wore the wrong shoes and almost had to turn back because the blisters on his feet were so bad. Or, when he went to Thailand and he was made fun of because he was tall and he made fun of himself stooping self consciously around the Buddha and making the cultural mistakes of pointing the soles of his feet at someone and waving with his left hand. I find him very open minded, not only about himself but about the world, which could also be why he has gotten as far as he has today. As for him being a lost, confused soul, who isn't? For those of you who want easy answers go read the "Left Behind" series. Michael Crichton is simply sharing his experience with you.

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Summary: Reflection of his experiences
Review: I would not expect a travel dialogue to be any different from an author like Michael Crichton.

I think it should be expected that his experiences will be interpreted differently, his voice unique to the traveling readers. It may be that his experiences do not relate to the typical reader of traveler guides, but this is not a usual interpretation of the same.

He has a voice and mind that causes reflection. That is obvious with his work. I found this piece as a reflection of his experiences, and as unique as you or I, should we choose to reflect on them. All in all, they are gripping accounts, and ones that keep the pages turning. I do not know about you, but, that is why I buy a book.

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Summary: Travels
Review: I found the first part of this book very interesting. His autobiographical accounts resonated to my own experiences. However, he seems lost as to life's purposes, and the second half of the book seems more about his searches of the occult, and for meanings of life, than of storytelling. I found this portion quite disappointing. He finalizes the book with a "sales talk" about reconciling science and the occult. I think he is still lost about life's purposes.

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Summary: What a surprise
Review: I am truly surprised so many people loved this book. I bought it as soon as I saw it because I was a huge Michael Crichton fan. Big mistake. He shows himself as selfish, whiny, immature, and self-absorbed. I will have a hard time reading another one of his books with such a horrible image of him.

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Summary: Travelled : Go through Crichton's world
Review: This is The third time I've read this book. It's still a rather good for the book with this thick for me. This is the book telling us about the experience of Michael Crichton. This guy have done a lot of thing in his life and reflect to the way he think and write the books. I found many parts of this book is interesting, even touching and inspiring. The exceptional part is about his search & participate in spiritual stuff. This book fill with various activities he has done and to be honest, it's not boring at all. In conclusion, if you want to find a book that tell the various stories of life with a wonderful thought (in some parts), this is the book for you. The only problem for me is that the end chapter of this book dealing purely just with his thought about the Science & Spiritual with proven to be too much.

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Summary: Very inspirational book
Review: I am an avid Crichton reader, and this is by far the best book he has written. It looked deeply into all aspects of his intellectual pursuits, as well as the many facets of life around us.

This book is a great inspiration for me. From the people he meets, to the choices he's made, he explains everything in a detailed and logical manner. This book is gives a rare insight into one of the best intellects of our time.