The entire book is a celebration of sorts, not just of writing but of the people, events, and subjects of importance that made up Asimov’s life. I don’t need to be writing all day long as he did, and I love to travel, but writing is both a necessity and a pleasure to me, and I loved reading Asimov’s unashamed take on the subject.

Reading about Asimov’s attitude towards writing, in fact, clarified my own. He disliked traveling, especially traveling by plane, and also disliked any interruptions of his work routine at all except occasional get-togethers with congenial friends for meals. Nothing made him happier than to hole up in his apartment with his typewriter all day long. In this memoir, Asimov makes it clear that his prolificacy is due to the fact that he loved to write. Besides his fiction, in which he specialized in science fiction and mysteries, he wrote books on general science, astronomy, geology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etymology, history, humor, the Bible, and annotations on other classic works of literature. When I skimmed the Wikipedia article on him, I discovered that his books cover nine out of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System, the exception being philosophy and psychology. Although he is probably best known for his science fiction novels and stories – the Foundation series, for instance – he wrote and edited over five hundred books on a wide range of topics. 1.7 x 8 x 5.7 Inches xii, 562 pages Cover has very light bumping.Isaac Asimov was an amazingly prolific writer.

Book includes an epilogue by Janet Asimov catalogue of books by Dr. Became, in 1987 Nebula Grand Master award, a lifetime achievement award. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he wrote more than 470 books and innumerable articles and short stories.perhaps best known as one of science fiction's founding fathers, he wrote the novels that defined the genre and went on to become its all-time best selling voice.' Winner of numerous Hugo, Nebula and other awards.

Asimov 'was one of our most beloved authors.he left behind an unparalleled legacy of thought and imagination. Pages are clean and tight appears as if unused. Cover is grey with black, faux spine gold lettering on spine.

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