Bestselling author and beloved longtime former santa fe resident douglas preston discusses the origins of his new novel, blasphemy, in this tooshort excerpt of a booksigning at collected works. In addition to his novels, douglas writes about archaeology for the new yorker and smithsonian magazines. Douglas preston s jennie, based on the real story of the chimpanzee who inspired curious george, is the celebrated novel that was made into the awardwinning disney television film the jennie project. It is the brainchild of nobel laureate william north hazelius.
Douglas preston describes the whole story in his nonfiction book the monster of florence, which was published in 2008. It examines such modern issues as the ethics of archeological expeditions, mans destruction of the rainforest and the incessant creep of technology and its effects on indigenous peoples. Preston s music system was very much a focal point of his research into the paranormal, but as i interviewed him in order to write the the montauk project. To edit or update the above biography on douglas preston, please log in or register. Writer and filmmaker, michael crichton oct 23, 1942 nov 4, 2008, best known as the author of jurassic park and the creator of er, was born in chicago and grew up on long island, new york. Jennie is a novel by american author douglas preston. Apr 18, 2008 the worlds biggest supercollider, locked in an arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation. Jan 05, 2010 in douglas preston s impact, wyman ford is tapped for a secret expedition to cambodia. But that doesnt mean he doesnt come up with a story line that comments on the big bang, the radical element of christianity, and greedy d. A scientist at the national propulsion facility discovers.
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