Care to post a sort of executive summary??
My "To Read" list is already full out past the theoretical expiration of my birth certificate, and the likelihood that Crichton will get bumped into a Top Ten slot on a single sentence recommendation is practically zero. Give me some red meat upon which to base a decision.
Excerpt of the book on his web site:
Why Politicized Science is Dangerous
On a related subject - his speech on "Aliens Cause Global Warming"