Travels
Travels by Michael Crichton, published by Ballantine in 1989, is a 417-page exploration of the author’s personal adventures and reflections. This edition captures Crichton’s unique perspective on travel, presenting it not merely as an escape but as a means of self-discovery and spiritual education. Through his journeys, both external and internal, Crichton delves into the complexities of experience, offering insights into the nature of awareness and the exhilaration that comes from direct engagement with the world.
Readers will find a blend of biography and travelogue in this work, as Crichton recounts his experiences from his twenties to his mid-forties. The narrative encompasses themes of adventure and personal growth, illustrating how travel can serve as both turmoil and peace. With a focus on the transformative power of exploration, this book invites readers to reflect on their own journeys and the lessons learned along the way.
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“Curious, sensible, and irrevereent…Crichton comes to see his travles–both in mind and through country–as ways of getting in better touch with himself.”
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Here is a record of Michael Crichton’s astonishing adventures. It is a vision of travel not as escape but as exhilaration, as a testing of self, and as spiritual education. Crichton shows us travel as turmoil and as peace. All of this voyages, outward and inward, from his twenties to his mid-forties, have been journeys into awareness–leading him to the excitement and benison of direct expeirence undimmed by expectations, theories, or old assumptions. His remarkable book is in itself a fascinating realm in which the adventurous are invited to travel.
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