Travels by Michael Crichton
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Book Reviews of Travels
Book Review: Excellent and interesting travels
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought it was very generous of Mr. Crichton to share his inner and outer travels with his readers. He is a very intelligent, interesting person who has accomplished a lot in life. However, reading this book, will give you an insight of his life as a regular person who has his ups and downs and other struggles in life and personal relationships. He is also very honest in expressing his thoughts and feelings in this book.
I don't believe in paranormal, palmreading and stuff, but I appreciate his thoughts and personal experiences related to those.
This is one of the books I could read over and over again, over periods of time. I definitely recommend this book.
Book Review: Learning about our own minds by exploring the world
Summary: 5 Stars
No arm chair traveler here. Crichton shares adventures climbing Kilimanjaro, exploring New Guinea, hiking through the Himalayas, and participating in metaphysical retreats. He also shares his inner-most thoughts, insights about meaning of life, and impact of geography and culture on his world view and inner child. He willingly reveals his frailties but not to demonstrate humility but as object lessons on how to observe oneself and hence to better understand and benefit from how our mind works. Crichton is willing to bare his soul to help himself and the reader have a better understanding about what is possible.Book Review: An Individual of Many Seasons!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read some of Mr. Crichton's books and noting he had just died several months ago at age sixty-six, I was interested to learn more about him through this autobiography.
He certainly became a "participant" in a variety of different diciplines.
Med school, channeling, novelist, director, psychics, man of science,
traveller. All his journeys seemed to be some type of "hunger" that doesn't really reach satisfaction.
This book was somewhat of a journey itself.
An interesting, complex, multi-dimensional individual that I enjoyed "spending some time with."
Book Review: A book for everyone, not just MC fans
Summary: 5 Stars
This is simply a wonderful book to read. It is personal, insightful, and in my view will please most readers. This is an autobiography that gives a snapshot view of certain events of MC's life: medical school, exotic holiday locations, making movies, near death experiences. It's not so much a detailed chronology of his life, but more like highlights of important events and turning points in his life. For fans it is a delight to see a personal side of MC. For others it is an easy, intelligent, and inspirational read into the life of a famous (and my personal favourite) author.Book Review: For the Adventurer and Curious Skeptic
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is an excellent combination of "regular guy" adventures, humor, and the curiosities of a Harvard-trained skeptic. I have read many of the stories twice and come out with something new each time, especially when Crichton learns something about himself-I find myself enlightened. Also, I lately have been curious about certain psychic phenomenon but am somewhat of a skeptic. Crichton shows its okay to explore these areas, whether you choose to embrace their existence or not depends on your experience.