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Reading Order: BladeRunner, Indiana Jones, The Fugitive, Six Days Seven Nights, AirForce One, Star Wars
Christie's SSG, in partnership with He, Huang, Sun, and Frontier(2008), brings you a timeless collection of Harrison Ford adventures in the Synthesis of (+/-)- Merrilactone A. From Blade Runner to Star Wars, Ford must trek through this experiment in hopes of ultimately yielding Molecule 33 from his home base at Molecule 7, which are intermediates in the reaction pathway. Will our dashing hero accomplish this feat?! Take the journey and find out for yourself!
Advances in genetic technology have allowed scientists to create sophisticated biologically-engineered humanoid beings called "replicants" for use on the mining colonies and for hard labor. Following a violent revolt that takes place off world, replicants are declared illegal on Earth and are policed and terminated by agents called Blade Runners. Can Rick Deckard unlock the secret of the Replicants through his knowledge of organic chemistry?
The great and powerful mastermind Koreeda has taken Indiana's wife hostage in his office and is making her alphabetize all of his reading materials. Even worse, mastermind Koreeda has nearly completed a compound that will promote growth in fetal rat neurons; he's working on raising a rat army to take over the world! Indiana, upset at the impossible task set before his wife, embarks on a quest through the chemistry building to save her. Alone, Indiana would be unable to solve the problems related to this reaction, but lucky for him, Brigette, Nicole, and Greg have agreed to help in his quest.
Dr. Kimble was falsely accused of his wife's murder and sentenced to death despite maintaining his innocence. After a fight between the prisoners and the guards causes a train wreck, he manages to escape in the ensuing mayhem. On the run from the law, Dr. Kimble must prove his innocence by validating his alibi. Can he do it?
Two seemingly incompatible people, Quinn Harris and Robin Monroe, are stuck together on a deserted island and forced to deal with each other. One day, Quinn slips on a slimy rock and sustains a head injury. Robin overcomes her dislike of Quinn by realizing she must help him. Can Robin save Quinn's life with her elementary skills in organic chemistry?
Returning home from a trip to Moscow, Air Force One, carrying President James Marshall (Harrison Ford), family, and crew, is hijacked by Soviet radicals. To mask their actions, the hijackers have used a series of organic chemistry puzzles and encryptions. Can President James Marshall keep his family and the crew safe? One thing is for sure, he'll need all of his organic chemical knowledge to get out of this predicament!
After a decade of peace, a new dark force threatens the galaxy. A new dark lord, more powerful and terrible than ever before, has declared war on any planet that does not surrender sovereignty. With whole solar systems thrown into the turmoil of fear, it is up to the heroes of the previous era to restore order. Faced with perhaps the most daunting villain ever to rise to power, the only path open to the trio is to raise an army with the help of a very powerful drug. With the fate of the galaxy resting in their hands, Lynne Skywalker, Han-Solo, and Chewbowman set out to synthesize this drug and establish another new hope.