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Binary (novel)

Binary is a techno-thriller novel written by Michael Crichton, his eleventh published novel, in 1972, the eighth and final time the pseudonym John Lange was featured. Crichton also directed Pursuit, a television film version. The story of both the book and the film revolve around a deadly nerve agent composed by combining two different chemicals. Hard…

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Author
John Lange
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
Language
English
LC Class
PS3553.R48 B56 1972

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Binary (novel)

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples12
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Binary (novel)

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Author · 1
Binary (novel) → John Lange
Dewey Decimal · 1
Binary (novel) → 813/.5/4
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Binary (novel) → English
LC Class · 1
Binary (novel) → PS3553.R48 B56 1972
Media type · 1
Binary (novel) → Print (Hardcover)
OCLC · 1
Binary (novel) → 262457
Pages · 1
Binary (novel) → 225
Preceded by · 1
Binary (novel) → Dealing
Publication date · 1
Binary (novel) → 1972

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Binary (novel)AuthorJohn Lange1.00infobox
Binary (novel)Dewey Decimal813/.5/41.00infobox
Binary (novel)ISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Binary (novel)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Binary (novel)LC ClassPS3553.R48 B56 19721.00infobox
Binary (novel)Media typePrint (Hardcover)1.00infobox
Binary (novel)OCLC2624571.00infobox
Binary (novel)Pages2251.00infobox
Binary (novel)Preceded byDealing1.00infobox
Binary (novel)Publication date19721.00infobox
Binary (novel)Publication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Binary (novel)PublisherAlfred A. Knopf1.00infobox

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