Listing books by Isaac Asimov
| Full title | The Alternate Asimovs [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1986 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Synopsis | Contains Grow Old Along with Me (which became Pebble in the Sky), The End of Eternity (which became a novel with the same name), and two versions of Belief (the unpublished and the published versions). Grow Old Along with Me takes place in the Galactic Era (when humans have colonized millions of worlds) and deals with an Earth plot to take revenge at the rest of the Galaxy for its poor treatment of the Earth, and to establish the Earth as the ruling world. (As a side-note, no one in the Galaxy really knows if humanity originated on a single planet, or if they originated on several worlds more or less simultaneously and, when each planet became space-faring, met and interbred to form the humanity that is the Galactic Empire. Most adhere to the latter, which they call the Merger Theory. The former is called the Radiation Theory and is believed by a small sect on Earth calling themselves the Ancients.) The End of Eternity is a time travel short story about the so-called Eternals who live in Eternity and alter the realities of different centuries by making quantum changes. Belief is a story about Roger Toomey who one morning discovers that he can levitate, and centers around his attempts at getting his fellow physicists to believe him. The two versions (the unpublished and the published) differ only in the endings. My favorite of these is by far the published version of Belief (Asimov preferred the unpublished one), because it tells a beautiful story in a beautiful way. My least favorite is The End of Eternity, because time travel is full of paradoxes (and I really dislike paradoxes). |
| Full title | Asimov Laughs Again: More Than 700 Jokes, Limericks, and Anecdotes [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
| Categories | Anthology and humor |
| Publication year | 1993 |
| Original publication year | 1992 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-092448-5 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 341 |
| Synopsis | Unlike Asimov's previous compilation of jokes, Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor, this one isn't divided into categories; rather, it's a long story of one joke flowing neatly into the next one, with banter inbetween. |
| Review | I like this style much better, as evidenced by the copious amount of dog-earing in my paperback edition. Let me give you some samples.
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| Full title | Asimov On Numbers [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Categories | Mathematics and science |
| Publication year | 1978 |
| ISBN | 0-671-82134-2 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 275 |
| Synopsis | This is a collection of essays by Asimov on numbers and mathematics. It discusses how we got the concept of zero (from India via the Arabs), exponents, factorials, aleph numbers (there are actually different kinds of infinities), pi, imaginary numbers, huge numbers (like googol, but that doesn't even scratch the surface), the metric system (yum), and a host of other stuff. It also has an essay on animals and their sizes. |
| Review | As with most essay collections from Asimov, this one is a sure-fire good read. Asimov explains in detail (but not too painful detail) a lot of difficult mathematics, step by careful step. Unlike a lot of his other collections, this one feels a little miscellaneous, but that doesn't at all detract from its quality. |
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| Full title | Asimov's New Guide to Science [permalink] |
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| Original title | The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science |
| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Categories | Biology, chemistry and science |
| Publication year | 1987 |
| Original publication year | 1984 |
| ISBN | 978-0-140-17213-3 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 880 |
| Synopsis | This is a thick door-stopper of a book, dealing with all of science (and the history of science in general). It's divided into two major parts, The Physical Sciences and The Biological Sciences. |
| Review | Asimov wrote very well fiction, but I think non-fiction is where he shines, and this book is no exception. Go buy it, and get an overview of the vast fields of science! |
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| Full title | The Beginning and the End [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy, essay and science |
| Publication year | 1978 |
| Original publication year | 1977 |
| ISBN | 0-671-47644-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 253 |
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C THE FUTURE
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| Full title | The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1986 |
| Pages | 249 |
| Synopsis | Perhaps The best non-robot non-Foundation science fiction of Isaac Asimov would be a more fitting, if longer, title for the book. This is an anthology of stories chosen by Asimov himself, with commentary preceding each story. |
| Full title | The Complete Robot [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1982 |
| Pages | 680 |
| Synopsis | This is a collection of robot stories that he wrote between 1940 and 1976. They're not grouped chronologically, but by theme (and this works really well). The stories, of course, revolve around robots; non-humanoid, immobile, metallic, and humanoid (there's even an android in the last story, but I've already spoiled too much). |
| Review | Some of these stories are amazing, and you should go pick up this anthology now. My favorites are A Boy's Best Friend, Victory Unintentional, Segregationist, Evidence, Feminine Intuition, and The Bicentennial Man. |
| Full title | Counting the Eons [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy and science |
| Publication year | 1983 |
| Pages | 254 |
| Full title | Dangerous Visions [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Harlan Ellison (editor), Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator), Isaac Asimov (foreword), Brian W. Aldiss, Carol Emshwiller, Damon Knight, David R. Bunch, Frederik Pohl, Fritz Leiber, Henry Slesar, Howard Rodman, J. G. Ballard, James Cross, Joe L. Hensley, John Brunner, John Sladek, Jonathan Brand, Keith Laumer, Kris Neville, Larry Eisenberg, Larry Niven, Lester del Rey, Miriam Allen deFord, Norman Spinrad, Philip José Farmer, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, R. A. Lafferty, Robert Bloch, Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R. Delany, Sonya Dorman and Theodore Sturgeon |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1975 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Synopsis | An anthology with short stories which each presents a "dangerous vision" (although I would call them "visions for thought"). |
| Review | These thirty-two stories are all excellent in their own ways, but some stand out as superbly excellent. They are Shall the Dust Praise Thee?, Evensong, The Malley System, Carcinoma Angels, and A Toy For Juliette. Go buy this book. |
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| Full title | The End of Eternity [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 2000 |
| Original publication year | 1959 |
| ISBN | 978-0-586-02440-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 189 |
| Synopsis | Mankind has opened Eternity, and a group of people there constantly interfere with the Centuries to iron out mistakes and keep mankind safe. |
| Review | I normally don't like time-travel stories because they're confusing. This one is also pretty confusing, but it's well-written confusion, and I can recommend it on that point alone. |
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| Full title | Fantastic Voyage [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1966 |
| ISBN | 0-553-27572-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 186 |
| Synopsis | Miniaturization is reality, but indefinite miniaturization isn't; that knowledge resides within the brain of Jan Benes, a scientist who defects to the West. Unfortunately, there is an assassination attempt which leaves Benes comatose, and a blood clot develops in his brain. A team of scientists are miniaturized and injected into Benes' body in a submarine rudimentarily outfitted with a laser and have only 60 minutes to remove the clot before they are de-miniaturized (which would make the submarine expand and in the process kill Benes). |
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| Full title | Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1987 |
| Pages | 385 |
| Synopsis | Not a sequel to Fantastic Voyage, this novel revolves around neurophysiologist Albert Jonas Morrison and his crew's journey into the brain of a scientist by way of miniaturization. Morrison has some fringe theories on how the mind works and how it is theoretically possible to amplify brain waves and, in effect, sense thoughts. For this reason, his fellow scientists don't respect him very much, and for this reason, he is hired (read the book and you'll understand) by a team of Russian scientists who want Morrison and his computer to join them in a mission inside a man's brain to sense his thoughts. |
| Review | The story, in essence, is the same as that of Fantastic Voyage, except that FV is a straight novelization of the movie script (the novel appeared before the movie, interestingly) while FVII is the same story as Asimov would have told it. I prefer the latter because the conundrums of miniaturization are discussed in much greater detail as Morrison is extremely sceptical about it at first. |
| Full title | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Groff Conklin (editor), Isaac Asimov (editor), A. E. van Vogt, Alan Bloch, Alan E. Nourse, Alan Nelson, Albert Hernhuter, Anthony Boucher, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Feldman, Arthur Porges, Avro Manhattan, C. M. Kornbluth, Cleve Cartmill, Damon Knight, David Grinnell, Edward G. Robles, Edward Grendon, Eric Frank Russell, Evelyn E. Smith, Frank M. Robinson, Fredric Brown, Fritz Leiber, H. B. Hickey, Howard Schoenfeld, Idris Seabright, Jack Finney, James Causey, James H. Schmitz, John D. MacDonald, John Lewis, John P. McKnight, Karen Anderson, Lion Miller, Mack Reynolds, Marion Gross, Mildred Clingerman, Peter Cartur, Poul Anderson, Ralph Williams, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Sheckley, Roger Dee, S. Fowler Wright, Stuart Friedman, T. P. Caravan, Theodore Sturgeon, W. Hilton-Young, Walt Sheldon, Will Stanton, William Tenn and Winston K. Marks |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1963 |
| ISBN | 0-684-84296-3 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 287 |
| Synopsis | Fifty short-short stories from fifty different authors are collected here. |
| Review | Almost all of the stories are truly excellent, and I have transcribed some of the best ones and put them on my Short Stories page (Men Are Different, Texas Week, The Haunted Space Suit, and Counter Charm). Go there for a sample before you buy the book. (You will buy it, remember.) |
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| Full title | The Gods Themselves [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1990 |
| Original publication year | 1972 |
| ISBN | 0-553-28810-5 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 293 |
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| Full title | Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1990 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Synopsis | The first part is an anthology of short stories, while the two last parts are non-fiction dealing with concepts in science fiction and on writing science fiction, respectively. |
| Full title | The Human Body: Its Structure and Operation [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and Anthony Ravielli (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Signet Books |
| Categories | Biology and science |
| Publication year | 1963 |
| ISBN | 978-0451617743 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 309 |
| Synopsis | Goes through the human body, from head to torso, muscles to blood, skin to genitalia, explaining in good detail how it all works. |
| Review | As always, it's written in clear prose, and is easily accessible. If you have a moderate interest in human anatomy, this is the book for you. |
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| Full title | I. Asimov: A Memoir [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Category | Autobiography |
| Publication year | 1995 |
| Original publication year | 1994 |
| ISBN | 0-553-56997-X [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 578 |
| Synopsis | This is Asimov's third and last autobiography, started in early 1990 after a complicated operation, and finished in May 1990 (Asimov died in 1992). His two previous autobiographies are called In Memory Yet Green and In Joy Still Felt, and their titles, Asimov tells in this book, are from a poem by Asimov himself:
From this, Asimov wanted to call this third volume The Scenes of Life, but sadly that title didn't survive editorial tampering. |
| Review | This is a more or less chronological account of Asimov's life, arranged in 166 smallish chapters, each dealing with a different subject or person (Asimov had a lot of well-known friends), and everything is thoroughly entertaining. If you pick up this book, I promise you'll have a hard time putting it down. |
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| Full title | Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor: 640 Jokes, Anecdotes, and Limericks, Complete with Notes on How to Tell Them [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Categories | Anthology and humor |
| Publication year | 1971 |
| ISBN | 978-0-395-57226-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 420 |
| Synopsis | As advertised on the front cover, the book contains 640 jokes, anecdotes, and limericks, complete with notes on how to tell them. The jokes are sorted into eleven chapters (Anticlimax, Shaggy Dog, Paradox, Put-down, Word Play, Tables Turned, Jewish, Ethnic, Religion, Marriage, and Bawdy), more or less successfully (apparently it's hard to classify jokes). |
| Review | Most of the jokes are pretty good, and some stand out. Here's a little selection:
I highly recommend the book. |
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| Full title | Nightfall [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and Robert Silverberg (co-author) |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1991 |
| Original publication year | 1990 |
| ISBN | 0-330-32096-3 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 352 |
| Synopsis | Follows the planet Kalgash, a planet with perpetual daylight due to having six suns, through a devastating astronomical event that only occurs every 2049 years (termed a Year of Godliness by the book's religious fanatics, the Apostles of Flame). The Apostles of Flame propagate the idea that on a precise day (Theptar the 19th, as it happens), there will be total Darkness, everyone will go mad, and the Stars will shoot fires from the skies, all as a vengeance from the gods for the wicked and sinful ways of the planet's inhabitants. A band of scientists, initially opposed to the Apostles' ideas, eventually realize, through new evidence (archaeological and astronomical), that some of what the Apostles propagate is true. Unfortunately, the population at large believes neither the Apostles nor the scientists. |
| Review | Nightfall was originally a short story and people generally prefer the short story version because the book just draws it out. I will have to read the short story before I can draw a proper verdict, but I'll tentatively say, "read this book." |
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| Full title | The Relativity of Wrong: Essays on the Solar System and Beyond [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy, physics and science |
| Publication year | 1988 |
| Pages | 225 |
| Synopsis | Explains atoms and isotopes, planets and satellites, novas and supernovas. It also contains a title essay, which is available online. In it, he explains that there is a continuum from right to wrong, and that it's possible to be righter and wronger. For instance, if you think the Earth is flat you are wronger than if you think the Earth is a sphere. You're still wrong, because the Earth is more like an oblate spheroid, but even that is wrong. And so on. |
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| Full title | Robot Dreams [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and Ralph McQuarrie (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 2004 |
| Original publication year | 1986 |
| ISBN | 0-441-01183-7 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 333 |
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| Full title | Robot Visions [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and Ralph McQuarrie (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| Categories | Anthology, science fiction and short stories |
| Publication year | 1991 |
| Original publication year | 1990 |
| ISBN | 0-451-45064-7 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 482 |
| Synopsis | This is an anthology of a few stories that are (perhaps paradoxically) not found in The Complete Robot, and a few essays about robots and computers in general. |
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| Full title | The Sun Shines Bright [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Grafton |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy, chemistry, essay and science |
| Publication year | 1987 |
| Original publication year | 1984 |
| ISBN | 0-586-05841-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 268 |
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INTRODUCTIONTHE SUN
THE STARS
THE PLANETS
THE MOON
THE ELEMENTS
THE CELL
THE SCIENTISTS
THE PEOPLE
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| Full title | The Tragedy of the Moon [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Coronet Books |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy, chemistry, essay and science |
| Publication year | 1975 |
| Original publication year | 1972 |
| ISBN | 0-340-19879-6 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 222 |
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| Full title | The Tyrannosaurus Prescription: And 100 Other Essays [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Categories | Anthology, astronomy and science |
| Publication year | 1989 |
| ISBN | 0-87957-540-7 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 323 |
| Synopsis | A collection of 101 essays divided into seven sections: The Future, Space, Science, SciQuest, "Foreword by Isaac Asimov", Science Fiction, and Personal. |
| Review | Almost all Asimov essays are excellent and when you pick up an anthology of them you're almost bound not to be disappointed, and this book is no exception except for the section "Foreword by Isaac Asimov", which is simply a collection of forewords to various books. This isn't too bad in itself (in fact, they are all rather well-written), but I, at least, when reading positive forewords and blurbs and reviews, positively want to get the book being foreworded/blurbed/reviewed. Other than that section, I can thoroughly recommend the book. (For a taste of the book, read What Is the Universe?) In the introduction Asimov says that the title of the eponymous essay (The Tyrannosaurus Prescription) is whimsical, but I disagree. It is actually a prescription for an ill, and it's not at all whimsical. Read the essay if you want to find out why I think so. |
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SPACE
SCIENCE
SCIQUEST
"FOREWORD BY ISAAC ASIMOV"
SCIENCE FICTION
PERSONAL
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| Full title | View From a Height [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
| Categories | Anthology, biology, chemistry, physics and science |
| Publication year | 1975 |
| Original publication year | 1963 |
| ISBN | 0-380-00356-2 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 224 |
| Synopsis | This is an essay collection broken into four parts: Biology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. As the subtitle says, it's a brilliant overview of the exciting realms of science. The title invokes the image of viewing science from above, to get an overview of it, and in the introduction Asimov likens science before 1800 to a well-managed orchard. After 1800, it's overgrown and even though there's still an underlying order to it, each wanderer through the orchard only gets to see a small part of it.
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| Full title | The Winds of Change: ...And Other Stories [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Categories | Anthology and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1984 |
| ISBN | 0-345-31188-4 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 277 |
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| Full title | Words from the Myths [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and William Barss (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Signet Books |
| Category | Language |
| Publication year | 1969 |
| Original publication year | 1961 |
| ISBN | 978-0451166869 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 134 |
| Synopsis | The book explains Greek mythology and its relationship to the English language in the form of its words ('chaos', 'cosmos', 'gigantic', 'atlas', 'ocean', 'Europe', 'cereal', 'phobia', 'demon', 'martial', 'vulcano', 'jovial', 'music', 'hygiene', 'siren', 'hubris', 'nemesis'). Asimov describes a lot of Greek mythology in-depth, but primarily for the purpose of explaining the origins and meanings of those words (and many others). He covers the titans, the Olympians, monsters, heroes and the siege of Troy. |
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| Full title | Words in Genesis [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (author) and William Barss (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Categories | History, religion and science |
| Publication year | 1962 |
| Pages | 233 |
| Synopsis | Asimov explains, as the book is titled, the words in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. |
| Review | This is actually more than simply a list and explanation of the words used in Genesis. It goes into great detail into important verses in Genesis, explaining the history behind the verses as well as the etymologies of the words used (Asimov was Jewish by descent and spoke Yiddish, which helps). There are even appendices with maps of the relevant areas of the time, and genealogies of antediluvian (pre-Flood) and postdiluvian patriarchs. |
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| Full title | Words of Science and the History behind Them [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Categories | Encyclopedia and science |
| Publication year | 1959 |
| Pages | 266 |
| Synopsis | An alphabetical listing of common words in science, with one page of explanation for each of them. |
| Review | Asimov explains a whole bunch of common scientific words, from abacus to zodiac, in great detail and with particular care to their etymologies (it should be no surprise that many of today's English words are derived from either Latin or Greek, and this book makes that point more than clear). The book is in a sense an encyclopedia, and it can be read straight through or used as, well, an encyclopedia. |
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| Full title | Before the Golden Age Volume 1: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (editor), Charles R. Tanner, Clifford D. Simak, Edmond Hamilton, Jack Williamson, Neil R. Jones, P. Schuyler Miller and Sterner St. Paul Meek (Pseudonym: Capt. S. P. Meek) |
| Categories | Anthology and science fiction |
| Series | Before the Golden Age (1/3) |
| Publication year | 1975 |
| ISBN | 0-8600-78035 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 381 |
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| Full title | Before the Golden Age Volume Two: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (editor), Charles R. Tanner, Jack Williamson and Laurence Manning |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
| Categories | Anthology and science fiction |
| Series | Before the Golden Age (2/3) |
| Publication year | 1975 |
| ISBN | 0-8600-78248 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 224 |
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| Full title | Before the Golden Age Volume Three: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Isaac Asimov (editor), Edmond Hamilton, Henry Hasse, John D. Clark, John W. Campbell, Jr., Leslie Frances Stone, Murray Leinster, Nat Schachner and Ross Louis Rocklin (Pseudonym: Ross Rocklynne) |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
| Categories | Anthology and science fiction |
| Series | Before the Golden Age (3/3) |
| Publication year | 1978 |
| Original publication year | 1975 |
| ISBN | 0-8600-78620 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 400 |
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| Full title | The Stars, Like Dust [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Orb Publications |
| Category | Science fiction |
| Series | Empire (1/3) |
| Publication year | 2009 |
| Original publication year | 1951 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-1915-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 235 |
| Synopsis | Biron Farrill wakes up in his dorm room in the University of Earth to discover a radiation bomb. He then has to quickly escape and figure out who the assassin is. The title is taken from a (fictional, to my best knowledge) poem:
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| Full title | Pebble in the Sky [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Grafton |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Empire (3/3) |
| Publication year | 1987 |
| Original publication year | 1950 |
| Pages | 226 |
| Review | Asimov almost never disappoints, and this book is no exception. It's a well-paced and thrilling novel with interesting characters. In particular (as is common with Asimov's novels), the dialog is excellent and abundant. |
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| Full title | Prelude to Foundation [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (1/7) |
| Publication year | 1988 |
| Pages | 528 |
| Full title | Forward the Foundation [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (2/7) |
| Publication year | 1993 |
| Pages | 464 |
| Full title | Foundation [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Panther Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (3/7) |
| Publication year | 1974 |
| Original publication year | 1951 |
| Pages | 189 |
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| Full title | Foundation and Empire [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Panther Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (4/7) |
| Publication year | 1974 |
| Original publication year | 1952 |
| Pages | 172 |
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| Full title | Second Foundation [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (5/7) |
| Publication year | 1991 |
| Original publication year | 1953 |
| ISBN | 0-553-29336-2 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 279 |
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PART I SEARCH BY THE MULE
PART II SEARCH BY THE FOUNDATION
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| Full title | Foundation's Edge [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (6/7) |
| Publication year | 2004 |
| Original publication year | 1982 |
| ISBN | 0-553-29338-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 449 |
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| Full title | Foundation and Earth [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Foundation (7/7) |
| Publication year | 2004 |
| Original publication year | 1986 |
| ISBN | 0-553-58757-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 499 |
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| Full title | The Caves of Steel [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Robot (1/4) |
| Publication year | 1991 |
| Original publication year | 1954 |
| ISBN | 0-553-29340-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 270 |
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| Full title | The Naked Sun [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Robot (2/4) |
| Publication year | 1957 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Full title | The Robots of Dawn [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Robot (3/4) |
| Publication year | 1994 |
| Original publication year | 1983 |
| ISBN | 0-553-29949-2 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 435 |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Series | Robot (4/4) |
| Publication year | 1985 |
| Pages | 383 |