{"title":"Richard Preston","description":"Richard Preston is the author of several books, most recently The Cobra Event. He is a regular contribuot to The New Yorker. 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Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, \"The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51362965029087,"sku":"9780385495226","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/S-Wk_iY4K39780385495226.webp?v=1789030326"},{"product_id":"micro-lp-paperback","title":"Micro LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, this high conceptthriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for amysterious biotech company--only to find themselves cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. Aninstant classic, \u003cem\u003eMicro\u003c\/em\u003e pits nature against technology in vintageCrichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, thisboundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction tocreate yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in \u003cem\u003eMicro\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead, covered in ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot. In the lush forests of Oahu, trillions of microorganisms are being discovered, feeding a search for priceless drugs. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students are recruited by a microbiology start-up and dispatched to a mysterious lab in Hawaii. 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