This week’s picks feature the novel that started the “Jurassic Park” craze and a biography of possibly the two best engineers of the 19th century.
Fiction

The Nightmare of Bioengineering
‘Jurassic Park: A Novel’ By Michael CrichtonThe newest—and “wokest”—addition to the Jurassic series is in theaters, so we recommend going back to where it all began: “Jurassic Park” the novel. Journey into the world of DNA manipulation, dinosaurs, and an adventure park that eventually turns into a nightmare.