Michael Crichton
By: by Nathan Aaseng.
Series: People in the news; People in the news (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Crichton, Michael, 1942- -- Juvenile literature; Crichton, Michael, 1942-; Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Science fiction -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature; Authors, American
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Profiles the life of Michael Crichton, revealing how his childhood interests helped him to become a best-selling author of technothriller books and films, as well as creator of the television series, ER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-105) and index.
Table of contents: title: Childhood dreams; title: Searching for a career; title: Crichton and the technothriller; title: Searching for identity; title: The blockbuster; title: The media celebrity; title: Looking for new challenges.