Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Next (Audio CD) (Unabridged)

Next  (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
Next - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Michael Crichton, Dylan Baker (Narrator)
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 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 ti...  more »
Audio Books swap for two (2) credits.
ISBN-13: 9780060873097
ISBN-10: 0060873094
Publication Date: 12/1/2006
Edition: Unabridged
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 62

3.7 stars, based on 62 ratings
Publisher: HarperAudio
Book Type: Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

tracey13 avatar reviewed Next (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
12 hours of audio book - gentic fantasty/sci fi - but not that far off what is happening in today's bio labs across the world. Michael Crichton, who died recently aged just 66, had a passion for science and research. He dedicated an enormous amount of time to studying scientific papers and journals, and then allowed his well-informed imagination to wonder what would happen to people and our plant when the next great discovery happened, and when human greed was factored in. A long book but worth sticking with it. Includes some sadness and humor, not just scary science. Stayed tuned for the interview with the author at the very end.
litsmith avatar reviewed Next (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Not a typical Chrichton book. Very disjointed jumble of stories about various aspects of genetic research and its effects on industry, law and individual rights to privacy. This is a fascinating subject, and as a nurse I was excitied to get this book. I have enjoyed Chrichton's other books.
Interesting in a series of articles/blogs perhaps, but not in a novelized form.
He has tried to weave together a number of storylines, but it just doesn't work.
I listened to half of the tapes, then didn't care to hear the rest.
Is it possible this was published posthumously in an unfinished form?
reviewed Next (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
As usual, Michael Crichton provides detailed information regarding the subject: Genetics. The information is believable and presented in a 'can't put it down' type of story. I loved it! Can the genome world really happen? Is it already in progress? Makes ya think. It was easy to immediately enjoy the storyline.
Read All 6 Book Reviews of "Next Audio CD Unabridged"


Genres: