{"product_id":"next-isbn-9780060873165","title":"Next","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton, the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it’s happening now, told as only Michael Crichton can tell it, with lightening fast pacing and thrilling chases.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future—it’s the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There’s a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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; test our spouses for genetic maladies and even frame someone for a genetic crime. 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... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevilishly clever, \u003cem\u003eNext\u003c\/em\u003e blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems, and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“His plot, involving a score of main characters and a dozen different strands, defies summary but is completely brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“NEXT will frighten, worry and amuse you, and keep you thinking long after its final words are read. Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton’s latest techo-thriller raises fascinating ethical questions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A cracking dark tale about biotechnology and transgenics. Epic in style.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirmingham Post (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton addresses complex contemporary issues...into thrilling reads.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton creates a series of fascinating dramatic situations that hold a reader’s attention right down to the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR (All Things Considered)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“(Crichton) carouses through the landscape of scientific development, presenting one frightening possibility after another. Michael Crichton isn’t for scaredybabies.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crichton] is a punchy, modern storyteller. NEXT is a popular thriller worth serious reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In his latest work of fiction, Mr. Crichton has embraced the subject of genetic technology, and the results are as entertaining as anything he has written since Jurassic Park.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As entertaining as anything he has written since Jurassic Park.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton has created a series of vivid, thought-provoking morality plays, presenting key questions engendered by genetic research.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail (Toronto)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provocative and entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalgary Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“NEXT is populated with blood-pressure-raising villains who will keep you turning the pages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crichton’s] latest is in genetics and his literary success is assured.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What makes Mr. Crichton stand out from other novels is his uncanny prescience in choosing subjects where fact will soon catch up with his fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“NEXT is a romp and a potboiler...a blockbuster science thriller...an entertaining read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“NEXT is one of Mr. Crichton’s more un-put-downable novels. Its emphasis is on excitement.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[NEXT] is a tribute to Crichton’s storytelling skill...the docmentation he sprinkles throughout the narrative teases us with speculation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Under Crichton’s imaginative scrutiny, body-part theft, the extinction of blonds and transgenic experiments...all loom on the horizon.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crichton] performs a service when he acts on his belief that science is too important to leave to the scientists and he invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We’re Not Having.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crichton] invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We’re Not Having.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful...NEXT’s a regular romp.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crichton’s] in top form with NEXT....There’s a lot to like and to scare you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is devilishly clever...thoroughly enjoyable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAberdeen Press \u0026amp; Journal [Scotland]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The techno-thriller’s interlocking tales may seem far-fetched, but [Crichton] has a mountain of data backing him up. You realize what he’s fictionalizing could be happening now, not “Next.” And that’s what makes it all so terrifying.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You realize what [Crichton]’s fictionalizing could be happening now, not “Next.” And that’s what makes it all so terrifying.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compulsively readable beach book about the dawn of the biotech revolution.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crichton sets up mind-boggling scenarios. The pace and intrigue last to the final page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNews of the World (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“NEXT is a page-turner, natuarlly; deft and dashing, eminently professional. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A complex and credible extension of present reality into the realm of the imagination. A highly readable novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Read this book. It’s enough to scare the DNA out of you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaton Rouge Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A satirical thriller that will have bookworms glued to their armchairs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The writing is mentally sharp, with vignettes that make you wonder if you are reading satire or simply mild exagerration.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“(Crichton) is one of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged popular fiction at work today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A cracking pace...fast-moving plot with highly detailed research.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888630558949,"sku":"NP9780060873165","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060873165.jpg?v=1730229485","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/next-isbn-9780060873165","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}