
ER
The Oral History
$31.20
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
Long before “Jurassic Park” was the embryo of an idea in Michael Crichton’s mind, there was “ER.” A medical student who dreamt of a career in Hollywood, Crichton did what any aspiring writer would: he mined his own life to create a script based on his time working in a high-octane hospital emergency department. Of course, nobody wanted it.
It wasn’t until Crichton turned his attention to dinosaurs and his 1990 novel Jurassic Park became a mega-hit - and a mega-movie franchise…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250492722 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250492726 |
| Author: | Lynette Rice |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 158mm x 235mm |

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Lynette Rice
LYNETTE RICE is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Save a Life, her oral history of the hit medical show, Grey’s Anatomy. Previously, she was a senior writer at Deadline, as well as an editor-at-large for Entertainment Weekly and a writer covering TV for The Hollywood Reporter. Lynette wrote about “ER” during its heyday and forged many relationships with some of the most important players on the drama both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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