Crichton's work combines thrilling plots with detailed research, making his novels feel like movies or video games. His top-rated books on Goodreads ... 90s genre fiction. Michael Crichton was ...

Based on Crichton's 1987 novel, Sphere follows a group of scientists — Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman), Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone) and Ted Fielding (Liev Schrieber) ...

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka.