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	Review of The Best of Isaac Asimov
		Someone else selected a number of stories as his “best” and he was shanghaied into providing the introduction to the result.
		Some of Asimov’s best work is in here, to be sure: “Nightfall,” “The Martian Way,” “The Dead Past,” “The Last Question,” and “Billiard Ball.” It also includes some second-tier material: “The Deep,” and “Mirror Image.”
		These afterwords may have been appropriate for Asimov’s Mysteries but were glaringly inappropriate for The Best of Isaac Asimov.
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	Isaac Asimov
		Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, as the son of Judah Asimov and Anna Rachel Berman Asimov.
		Asimov was one of the best lecturers at the university, but after 1958 he taught only from time to time.
		Asimov was extraordinarily prolific writer of a prodigious number of works including science fiction, science fact, mystery, history, short stories, guides to the Bible and Shakespeare, and discussions of myth, humor, poems, limericks, as well as annotations of literary works.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /asimov.htm (2469 words)

	The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, science fiction book
		Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an amazingly prolific writer, and arguably the most important science fiction author of the Twentieth Century (Robert Heinlein being the other leading contender).
		Asimov's important collections of short SF during this last phase of his career include The Winds of Change and Other Stories (1983), The Edge of Tomorrow (1985), The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1986), The Asimov Chronicles (1989), and Gold (1995).
		Of particular note are Before the Golden Age (1974), in which Asimov himself selected some of his favorite stories from 1931-1938; Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories, collecting in 24 volumes notable stories from 1939-1962; and the first seven volumes of The Hugo Winners, presenting winners of short fiction Hugo awards.
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	Isaac Asimov - Uncyclopedia
		Isaac Asimov was born into a robot family in the summer of 1812 in a galaxy far far below.
		She was burned in a fire spirit which was fuelled by Isaac Asimov's science fiction collection.
		The Second Law of Isaac Asimov states that this goes double for Robert Heinlein and Arthur C Clarke, except where such mentioning conflicts with the first law.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Isaac_Asimov (712 words)

	The Last Question - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It first appeared in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and was reprinted in the collections Nine Tomorrows (1959), The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973) and Robot Dreams (1986).
		In conceiving Multivac, Asimov was extrapolating the trend towards centralisation that characterised computation technology planning in the 1950s to an ultimate centrally managed global computer.
		Asimov considered this story to be the best he wrote, placing it just higher than "The Ugly Little Boy" and "The Bicentennial Man." After seeing a planetarium adaptation, Asimov "privately" concluded that this story was the best science fiction yet written.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Last_Question (443 words)

	Isaac Asimov - Summary Bibliography (Long Works) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Norby and the Invaders (1985) with Janet Asimov
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century (1982) with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century (1983) with Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg
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	fUSION Anomaly. Isaac Asimov
		Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992), Russian-born American writer, esteemed for his science fiction and his popular works in all branches of science.
		Asimov authored more than 400 books for young and adult readers, extending beyond science and science fiction to include mystery stories, humor, and history.
		Isaac Asimov wrote over 500 books during his lifetime (1920-1992).
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	Stories, Listed by Author
		The Best of Avram Davidson, Avram Davidson, Doubleday 1979
		The Best of Henry Kuttner, Nelson Doubleday 1975
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 10 (1948), ed.
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	Asimov's Science Fiction
		Stories from Asimov's have won 44 Hugos and 24 Nebula Awards, and our editors have received 18 Hugo Awards for Best Editor.
		As one of science fiction’s most influential and prolific writers, Isaac Asimov wanted to provide a home for new SF writers—a new magazine for young writers could break into.
		Asimov’s Science Fiction remains that home, as well as the publisher of some of the field’s best known authors.
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	Isaac Asimov, Sci-fi
		Recent Asimov works include In The Beginning (1981), in which the biblical book of Genesis is explored from both the fundamentalist and the evolutionist point of view; and The Measure of the Universe and Counting the Eons (both 1983).
		For the first time Asimov chronicles the life of Hari Seldon, the man who laid the framework for the universe that came to be known as the Foundation.
		Just when you thought Asimov had done enough in Foundation by creating a believable world of the future where the movements of large amounts of people could be predicted statistically, he throws in The Mule.
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	Nightfall Study Guide by Isaac Asimov: Sources
		Asimov, Isaac, "Introduction," in The Best of Isaac Asimov, Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1974, p.
		Rothstein, Mervyn, "Isaac Asimov, Whose Thoughts and Books Traveled the Universe, Is Dead at 72," in the New York Times, April 7, 1992.
		Stanton, Michael, "Asimov, Isaac," in Reference Guide to American Literature, 3d ed., edited by Jim Kamp, St. James Press, 1994.
	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-nightfall/bib.html (130 words)

	The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, a Robot series novel
		Olivaw demonstrates Asimov's knack for writing appealing robot characters.
		The side characters are not as strong, particularly the wife (even if having her self-image derive from her name was a nice touch).
		I find it an unlikely scenario for the future - it's hard to imagine people living their entire lives indoors when green pastures are right outside an unlocked door - but Asimov made it seem plausible.
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	Isaac Asimov's Short Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy
		Note: While participating in a panel discussion discussing means of communication on Boston's educational television channel, WGBH-TV, on August 21, 1957, Asimov was challenged to write a story to illustrate his means of communication.
		Asimov proceeded to write this story while on the air, and read it to the audience before the half-hour program was over.
		Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1979, pp.
	www.asimovonline.com /oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html (5043 words)

	Books by Isaac Asimov
		Despite his prodigious output, Asimov is best known for his earlier works, and it's a good place to start.
		Asimov created the three laws of robotics -- that a robot would never harm a human being, by its inaction never cause a human being harm, and that it should look out for its own survival.
		One of his best works is The Caves of Steel, which melded Asimov's love of mystery stories into his Robot universe.
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	Nightfall Summary & Essays - Isaac Asimov
		He postulated that people would go mad and asked twenty-one-year old Isaac Asimov to write a story about it.
		Originally published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1941, it now appears in dozens of anthologies, but is perhaps most easily found in Nightfall and Other Stories or another of Asimov’s own anthologies The Best of Isaac Asimov.
		To describe a population to whom the appearance of stars would be a rare phenomenon, Asimov created the planet Lagash where there are six suns and perpetual daylight.
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	Isaac Asimov -- Out of Print Fiction
		A festival of original science fiction honoring Isaac Asimov's 50th anniversary in the genre, this anthology offers a tribute to Asimov's long and esteemed career, as well as his valuable influence both in the field and outside it.
		Isaac Asimov Presents : The Best Fantasy of the 19th Century : Dawn of the Truly Fantastic
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century
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	Amazon.com: The Best of Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz: Books: Ken Fisher,Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz by Isaac Asimov
		This is a great compilation of the syndicated column "Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz", complete with its answers.
		If you are a fan of the column, or if you just want to entertain yourself, or learn the answer to thousands of questions, from freshman level to Ph.D trivia, will testing yourself on sports, entertainment, people, music, art, science, geography, history, movies, and more, then this book is for you.
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	The Best of Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Best of Isaac Asimov, published in 1973, is a collection of 12 short stories by Isaac Asimov, chosen by Asimov himself.
		Except for the last story in the book, Mirror Image, none of the stories are related to his Robot and Foundation series, and only a few mention the Multivac computer.
		Science fiction short story collections by Isaac Asimov
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Best_of_Isaac_Asimov (131 words)

	Stories, Listed by Author
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954), ed.
		Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1987
		Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1992
	www.locusmag.com /index/s222.html (1387 words)

	Alpha Ralpha Boulevard: Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Science column in F&SF Married to Janet Asimov, with whom he collaborated on the Norby series.
		Many of his works have been filmed and his Caves of Steel/Naken Sun books are being made into a miniseries to be aired on the Sci-Fi Channel.
		Asimov's Chronology of the World: The History of the World from the Big Bang to Modern Times
	www.catch22.com /SF/ARB/SFA/Asimov,Isaac.php3 (462 words)

	Stories, Listed by Author
		Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, TSR 1985
		Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, NAL Signet 1988
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 13 (1951), ed.
	www.locusmag.com /index/s28.html (1665 words)

	Stories, Listed by Author
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 19 (1957), ed.
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 17 (1955), ed.
		Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories #23 (1961), ed.
	www.locusmag.com /index/s17.html (1574 words)

	Amazon.com: The Best of Isaac Asimov (Doubleday science fiction): Books: Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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		Asimov detailing the history and his particular thoughts of each story.
	www.amazon.com /Isaac-Asimov-Doubleday-science-fiction/dp/038505078X (363 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Best of Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz: Books: Ken Fisher,Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Since 1982, trivia fans have enjoyed Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz, as it has appeared in books, as a game, and in the syndicated column and in newspapers nationwide and in Canada.
		Now, for the first time, the best 15 years of questions and answers have been compiled in one new volume.
		Ken Fisher is the author of five books and has created four successful games including the popular card game Wizard.
	www.amazon.ca /Best-Isaac-Asimov-Presents-Super/dp/1569800642 (311 words)

	The Best of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov
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		YA Although not an author whom average readers would associate with mysteries, Asimov has actually written several good ones.
		If the recent spate of series in juvenile publishing is any guide, this collection should please adolescents, including reluctant readers.
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	Stories, Listed by Author
		Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #14, ed.
		The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology, ed.
		Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 2: The Science Fictional Olympics, ed.
	www.locusmag.com /index/s247.html (1673 words)

	SF Reviews The Best
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		The Best SF Here are the top twenty of the books reviewed at SF Reviews.
		OK, that's the top twenty best books, now here's the rest, continuing best to worst.
	www.sfreviews.com /best.htm (692 words)

	Luminist Bookstore: Used Books: Science Fiction: The Best of Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Luminist Bookstore: Used Books: Science Fiction: The Best of Isaac Asimov
		HOW TO A collection of short stories, selected by the author, from 1939 through 1972.
		Condition notes: there is a small rip in the front cover; the book shows moderate signs of wear.
	www.luminist.org /bookstore/00044.htm (77 words)

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