Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.
The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, "Gold," a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made -- and won. The second section contains the grand master's ruminations on the...
Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who ...
For the many fans of Isaac Asimov, for anyone who loves to laugh, and for the thousands who have told a joke only to wish they could have told it better, this book is filled with a wealth of hysterical material, both old and new, plus the tools for successful delivery.
For the many fans of Isaac Asimov, for anyone who loves to laugh, and for the thousands who have told a joke only to wish they could have told it bett...
A century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers with its witty satire of Victorian society and its unique insights, by analogy, into the fourth dimension.
A century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers with its witty satire of Victorian society and its uniq...
A century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers with its witty satire of Victorian society and its unique insights, by analogy, into the fourth dimension.
A century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers with its witty satire of Victorian society and its unique ...
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world.
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contempor...
Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors of our time. When he died in 1992 at the age of seventy-two, he had published more than 470 books in nearly every category of fiction and nonfiction. Asimov was a prodigious correspondent as well as a prolific author. During his professional career he received more than one hundred thousand letters, over ninety thousand of which he answered. For Asimov's younger brother, veteran newspaperman Stanley Asimov, the creation of "Yours, Isaac Asimov was truly a labor of love. Completed before Stanley's death in August 1995, the book is made up...
Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors of our time. When he died in 1992 at the age of seventy-two, he had published more than 470 books in...
Isaac Asimov, one of the world's best-selling authors, a scientist, academic, romantic, and original thinker, here jousts and jests with his old opponent in the war of the words, John Ciardi. Ciardi, of course, is a poet, world authority on and premier translator of Dante, teacher, critic, and formidable manufacturer and wielder of the word-weapon.
Isaac Asimov, one of the world's best-selling authors, a scientist, academic, romantic, and original thinker, here jousts and jests with his old oppon...
A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from -what makes the wind blow?- to -how was the moon formed?- -- in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. -A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory.- -- LIBRARY JOURNAL
A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from -what makes the wind blow?- to -how was the moon formed?- -- in questions-and-answer format, writte...
Launching Roc Books' new science fiction/fantasy line is this collection from the undisputed grandmaster".d capture the essence of an extraordinary life's work.er of a 1986 Oscar for his special effects for Cocoon--provides 15 line drawings.
Launching Roc Books' new science fiction/fantasy line is this collection from the undisputed grandmaster".d capture the essence of an extraordinary li...
