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54 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Del Rey, 1984

This Book is Why I'm a Time Travel Fan
Time travel is a great, speculative sub-genre of scifi. Although mildly dated this is book highly worthwhile. Asimov's storytelling and imagination are legendary due to works like this.

Understanding Physics

8 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Walker & Co, 1966

Best Introduction to Physics, ever!
Issac Asmiov knows how to explain and this book is him at the top of his game. You will learn about Physics and history in a very engaging way. Don't pass up an opportunity to read this book. Even if you don't think you like Physics, this book might just change you mind by showing you the human side of Physics ideas.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL CIVILIZATIONS

7 reviews
ISAAC ASIMOV

MACMILLAN, 1981

A great read, even 25 years later
I found this book at a used bookstore, and having just finished Foundation, I thought I'd dive into a non-fiction book by Asimov. I have always admired Asimov's brilliant and lucid writing style, and his other non-fiction works are wonderful (particularly Understanding Physics, which is an outstanding treatment of the standard physics canon). In Extraterrestrial Civilizations, Asimov steps ...

Nine Tomorrows (Crest SF, Q2688)

10 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Fawcett Publications, 1974

Some of the best science fiction ever written
Isaac Asimov, science fiction grandmaster and one of the absolute best writers in the field ever to wield a pen, wrote so much - and so much of high quality, at that - that it is difficult for a newcomer to his works to even know where to begin. This daunted me so much that, for a while, I dared not venture into Asimov's canon at all - doubtless, many others have done so as well. Now that I have ...

Tomorrow's Children

26 reviews
Isaac Asimov

DoubleDay, 1966

Checking in
Am I ready to shell out over $30 for this book? There's already a cart full of Orson Scott Card, Diane Duane & Ursula K. LeGuin to pay for! But even if it has to be wish listed, I'm delighted to know that Tomorrow's Children is available. I first read this book over 30 years ago. When I was about 11 my family moved from a city with a large library to a small town with a one-roomer adjoining ...

Realm of algebra (Fawcett premier books)

8 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Fawcett Publications, 1967

Best of Its Kind
Realm of Algebra by Isaac Asimov is a short introduction to the basics of algebra. It's only about 150 pages, outlining concepts, running through examples and pulling together things you've already learned in arithmetic. The beginning of the book demystifies algebra, then Asimov goes on to show you how to work out all the a's, b's, x's and y's. This is not a textbook and it's not a workbook; it ...

The Return of the Black Widowers

9 reviews
Isaac Asimov, Charles Ardai

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003

Asimov rises from the grave
The Return of the Black Widowers The Return of the Black Widowers (2003) contains: The Acquisitive Chuckle Early Sunday Morning The Obvious Factor The Iron Gem To the Barest Sixty Million Trillion Combinations The Wrong House The Redhead Triple Devil The Men Who Read Issaac Asimov And some previously uncollected stories,including: Northwestward Yes, ...

Asimov's Chronology of the World

21 reviews
Isaac Asimov

HarperCollins Publishers, 1991

Excellent Thumbnail Sketch of History
This was the 4th copy of the book that I have bought. I gave the other three away as gifts. An excellent read, and can be put down and picked up again without losing anything. I finally learned why the Armenians hate the Turks, the genesis of the Spanish Civil War, how long Rome was a republic, and so much more that I was curious about but never took the time to research. It filled in many of ...

Foundation (Book 1)

14 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Avon, 1975

The "War and Peace" of science fiction.
I still remember being intimidated by this book when I was in grade school. You see, Asimov was what "smart people" read. I also remember the summer that I read the entire trilogy, it was the first time that I was completely immersed in a satisfying, intelligent, alternate reality. Epic, is the only way to describe this opus. Starting in a Galactic Empire that is starting to slip into ...

Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare

26 reviews
Isaac Asimov

DoubleDay, 2000

Shakespeare Guide
October 21, 2007 If you want to understand Shakespeare or just appreciate him more,this is a "must have" book. Highly recommended for Shakespeare fans. Gunner October, 2007 Comment | Permalink

Martian Way

6 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Fawcett, 1981

Excellent short science fiction
This is a collection of three novellas and one short story: "The Martian Way" (1952) is a story about colonists on Mars who must find another source of water since a Joseph McCarthy-like polititian on Earth is threatening to cut off Earth's supply of water for Mars (the story came out right during the McCarthy problems in the U.S. Senate). "Youth" (1952) is about two pre-teenagers in a post ...

100 Malicious Little Mysteries

6 reviews
Martin H. Greenberg

Barnes & Noble, 1992

100 Sneaky Little Surprise Endings
For the most part, these stories do not fit my definition of "mystery." With the exception of one very neat little Sherlock Holmes pastiche, there usually are no detectives and no whodunnits. The stories feature tales of crime, intrigue, and suspense with surprising plot twists. And the literary genres are as varied as the authors. Some of the stories would even be at home in fantasy and ...

Asimov Mysteries

5 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Fawcett, 1985

Asimov's Mysteries
Isaac was the first person to sucessfully blend mystery and science fiction. This book contains most of the mysteries of his best Sci-Fi Detective, Edward Urth. Dr. Urth is a exoterrologist who solves mysteries at his armschair that happened thousands of miles away. Also includes a funny one "I'm In Marsport Without Hilda", the perfect murder with a time machine "Obituary", and more! Dr. ...

Limericks

5 reviews
Isaac Asimov, John Ciardi

Gramercy, 2000

The Best
Isaac Asimov and John Ciardi were both two brilliant men the likes of whom the world is lucky to have known. Both full of genius in their own way, they were, one imagines, excellent friends, and yet equally excellent enemies. This is one of the finest collections of limericks I have seen, certainly one of the finest contemporary collections, and the introductions to the two books contained within ...

Asimov On Numbers

5 reviews
Isacc Asimov

Bell Publishing Co., 1982

One of my favorite books
Every time I read this book (I've read it at least 4 times) I get to a chapter that I've read before and I say, "I don't think I'll read this chapter, I'll just skip it and go on to the next one..." But then I end up reading that chapter and I will think to myself, "That chapter was AWESOME! Why would I ever think of skipping it?" I love this book, I find it hard to put down. Asimov has ...

Asimov's Guide to The Bible

5 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Random House

Well paced, thorough, illuminating.
Asimov opens by stating that what most of us know of world history comes from the Bible and then in a tour-de-Asimov introduces the reader to thousands of details concerning the little we know. Very thorough, very informative and above all, very readable. As a coincidence, I had just finished reading Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad," which includes Twain's visit to the Holy Land, when I began ...

Fundacion

6 reviews
Asimov

Plaza & Janes S.A.,Spain, 1984

De lo mejor!!!
El inicio de una trilogia sensacional, nada en la obra de Asimov se compara a Fundacion, y sus secuelas. El propio Isaac, ha declarado que su carrera se divide en un antes y un despues de esta obra. Inspirado en el ascenso y posterior caida del imperio romano, Asimov imagina una sociedad humana dentro de unos 20.000 años, en la que la decadencia y la corrupcion empiezan a destruir al ...

Pax Athenica

6 reviews
Geoffrey Greer

PublishAmerica, 2007

One of the best "first time novelists" I've had the pleasure of reading...
Sometimes when I get requests from authors to read their books (especially first-time novelists), I end up rethinking if I ever want to do that again. Having a good story concept and executing it well can be if-fy. But then you occasionally run into a real gem that makes it worth it. Pax Athenica by Geoffrey Greer is an excellent sci-fi story that lends itself to plenty of analysis and ...

The Roving Mind

5 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Prometheus Books, 1985

The definitive antidote for pseudoscience
No intelligent person needs to be told (surely?) that Isaac Asimov's name on a book is a guarantee of excellence. And most are aware that Asimov's science essays (62 in this collection) cover the multitude and variety of subjects that Robert Heinlein had in mind when he coined the word "synthesist." So instead of trying to gild fine gold or paint the lily, I will simply reproduce Asimov's words ...

Pennterra (An Isaac Asimov Presents Book)

5 reviews
Judith Moffett

Congdon & Weed, 1987

Quakers in Space?..."Pennterra" says ..It can happen!
There is quite a bit of information about the Society of Friends (Quakers) out there, but none as in a more unlikely location as Judith Moffett's "Penterra". The information she provides about the Quaker's stand on non violence, sexual mores and dealing with an entirely different lifestyle are fascinating. The book moves quickly along the lives of George Quinlan, his son Danny, the Hrossa who ...

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