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Travels (book)
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Travels is a nonfiction book by Michael Crichton
that details Crichton's attempts to leave his medical education at Harvard Medical School
, followed by his subsequent travel to Los Angeles
and adventures continuing his professional writing career, beginning with The Great Train Robbery
. After his initial book became a movie starring Sean Connery
, he describes his adventures over the world, and ultimately his experience with mysticism
, including out-of-body experience
s and fortune-telling
.
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton , best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted...
that details Crichton's attempts to leave his medical education at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, followed by his subsequent travel to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and adventures continuing his professional writing career, beginning with The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery (novel)
The Great Train Robbery is a bestselling 1975 historical novel written by Michael Crichton. Originally published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf , it is currently published by Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers...
. After his initial book became a movie starring Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
, he describes his adventures over the world, and ultimately his experience with mysticism
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
, including out-of-body experience
Out-of-body experience
An out-of-body experience is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one's body and, in some cases, perceiving one's physical body from a place outside one's body ....
s and fortune-telling
Fortune-telling
Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. The scope of fortune-telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination...
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Contents
- Medical Days (1965-1969)
- Travels (1971-1986)
- Sex and Death in L.A.
- Psychiatry
- Bangkok
- Bonaire
- Pahang
- An Elephant Attacks
- Kilimanjaro
- Pyramid of the Magicians
- My Father's Death
- Ireland
- London Psychics
- Baltistan
- Shangri-La
- Sharks
- Gorillas
- An Extinct Turtle
- Cactus Teachings
- Jamaica
- A Human Light Show
- They
- Seeing Headhunters
- Life on the Astral Plane
- New Guinea
- Spoon Bending
- Seeing Auras
- An Entity
- Direct Experience
- Postscript: Skeptics at Cal Tech