Zeitlos und doch so aktuell, als wäre es morgen. 'Next' von Michael Crichton ist ein Meisterwerk, das dich in die Tiefen der Genetik entführt. Stell dir eine Welt vor, in der nichts so ist, wie es scheint, und neue Möglichkeiten an jeder Ecke lauern. Dieses Buch ist eine Achterbahnfahrt der Emotionen, die dich bis zur letzten Seite fesseln wird. Mit einem Hauch von Komik und Bizarrem, gepaart mit echtem Schrecken und Beunruhigung, wird 'Next' deine Annahmen zertrümmern und schockierend neue Wahlmöglichkeiten aufzeigen, wo du sie am wenigsten erwartest. Die Zukunft ist näher, als du denkst. Hol dir dieses Buch und sei bereit für eine Reise, die deine Sicht auf die Realität und Moral herausfordern wird.
Michael Crichton - Next - - Buch - Weiß - Hardcover - Roman
Marke | HARPER |
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Produktart | Science-Fiction Roman |
Zustand | Gut |
Autor | Michael Crichton |
EAN | 9780060872984 |
Einband | Hardcover |
Erscheinungsjahr | 2006 |
Sprache | Englisch |
Verlag | Harper |
Interne Artikelnummer | W-7fsrtm |
Buchthema | Künstliche Intelligenz und Technologie, Cyberkriminalität und Technothriller |
ASIN | 0060872985 |
Lagerort | L1 |
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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 a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?What's coming Next? Get a hint of what Michael Crichton sees on the horizon in this short video clip: high bandwidth or low bandwidthWe 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 to test our spouses for genetic 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...Devilishly clever, Next 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 challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least future is closer than you 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 a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease?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 to test our spouses for genetic 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 . . .Devilishly clever, Next 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 challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least future is closer than you “NEXT is one of Mr. Crichton’s more un-put-downable novels. Its emphasis is on excitement.” — New York Times“[Crichton’s] in top form with NEXT....There’s a lot to like and to scare you.” — USA Today“[NEXT] is a tribute to Crichton’s storytelling skill...the docmentation he sprinkles throughout the narrative teases us with speculation.” — Los Angeles Times“NEXT is a romp and a potboiler...a blockbuster science thriller...an entertaining read.” — Philadelphia Inquirer“Under Crichton’s imaginative scrutiny, body-part theft, the extinction of blonds and transgenic experiments...all loom on the horizon.” — People“His plot, involving a score of main characters and a dozen different strands, defies summary but is completely brilliant.” — Daily Mail (London)“[Crichton] invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We’re Not Having.” — Time magazine“Crichton creates a series of fascinating dramatic situations that hold a reader’s attention right down to the last page.” — NPR (All Things Considered)“Crichton addresses complex contemporary issues...into thrilling reads.” — Newsweek“Crichton has created a series of vivid, thought-provoking morality plays, presenting key questions engendered by genetic research.” — Globe and Mail (Toronto)“Crichton’s latest techo-thriller raises fascinating ethical questions.” — Christian Science Monitor“A compulsively readable beach book about the dawn of the biotech revol
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