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The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man
Author: Michael Crichton
Hearry Benson suffers from violent seizures. When he becomes part of an experimental program that sends electrodes to his brain to calm him, he is in recovery. Until he discovers how to get those soothing pulses more frequently, and then escapes the hopsital -- on a murderous rampage with a deadly agenda....
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ISBN-13: 9780345354624
ISBN-10: 0345354621
Publication Date: 7/12/1988
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 146 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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This is different from Crichton's other books, but still is a gripping plot. This book is a look at what might happen when doctors start trying to change parts of the mind physically. Excellent book!
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Another good Crichton read. Although it's dated (early 70s), it still manages to capture the imagination. Better than average "what if" book.
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Lags a bit at time, but a pretty cool book in all.
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Interesting premise and totally believable given the advance of technology
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another great Michael Crichton
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Set and written in the early 70s with themes around artificial intelligence, psychology, and mental disorders. Neat to flash back to a time when computers weren't quite omnipresent, but now it seems outdated. Not bad and a relatively short novel.

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Computer technology is dated, having been written in the early 1970s, but the premise behind the book is interesting and still relevate today.
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Great story.
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Harry benson is prone to violent uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard for attacking two people.Dr.Roger Mcphersonhead of neurophciatric research unit is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure called stage three. though the operation is a success,there is an unforseen development. And Benson exscapes a homocidal maniac.loose in the city nothing will stop his murderous rampages or impende his deadly agenda...
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I haven't read it. Seems real interesting to someone who enjoys medically themed thrillers.


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