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Within the pages ofisaac asimovs book of factsare many hours of entertaining and informative readinglittleknown facts that will make you exclaim, time and again, i didnt know that. Of course, the articles focus on numbers, but not entirely on mathematics. Asimov on numbers is a nontraditional compilation of isaac asimovs essays for the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, collected by subject rather than by date of appearance. Isaac asimov presents the best horror and supernatural stories of the 19th century. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an. The best horror and supernatural of the 19th century 1983 with martin h greenberg and charles g waugh. Author isaac asimovs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Emperor caligula appointed his favorite horse as a consul of rome. One of the pioneers of science fiction, dr isaac asimov born isaak ozimov, circa 2. Within the pages of isaac asimovs book of facts are many hours of entertaining and informative readinglittleknown facts that will make you exclaim, time and again, i didnt know that. Within the pages of isaac asimovs book of facts are. A list of isaac asimovs 506 books arranged by his own categories as in his. Book of the day red at the bone by jacqueline woodson heartbreak and joy.

Also known as facts and trivia or the giant book of facts and trivia both from the uk, this book was first published in 1979, with final edits being made by isaac asimov. Isaac asimovs book of facts only 1 left in stock order soon. His family emigrated to the united states in 1923 and settled in brooklyn, new york, where they owned and operated a candy store. Isaac asimov was unquestionably one of americas greatest scientific writersfrom his mind came the aweinspiring foundation trilogy and the classic i, robot. Walker 1985 336 the alternate asimovs doubleday 1986 337 isaac asimov presents the great sf stories, 14. Isaac asimov s science fiction magazine january 1989 gardner, ed. What did asimov write besides the foundation and robot books.

He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. It hardly comes as a surprise then, that the brain of asimov was overflowing with facts, statistics, and millions of trivial tidbits. Buy a cheap copy of isaac asimovs book of facts by isaac asimov. The candy stores sold newspapers and magazines, a fact that asimov credited as a.

While there is not a great deal of what we would normally classify as magic or supernatural content, both the historical setting and the largerthanlife characters give the story the feeling of an epicone that many sffantasy readers are likely to enjoy. But some of humanitys greatest minds have found in science itself a rich source of spirituality, from albert einsteins meditation on whether scientists pray to richard feynmans ode to the universe to carl sagan on the reverence of science to bucky fullers scientific rendition of the lords prayer to. Everyone who had read asimov had a different answer. Science and religion have a long history of friction as diametric opposites.

Gareth stevens, inc 1989 416 science fiction, science fact gareth stevens. Isaac asimov was an american writer and professor of biochemistry at boston university. Isaac asimovs book of facts is a book of trivia by isaac asimov. Isaac asimovs science fiction magazine january 1989 gardner, ed. Many writers have written stories, simply assuming the laws as fact. Collects three thousand astounding, unusual, educational, and entertaining facts that touch upon nearly every major area of human interest. Isaac asimovs book of facts by isaac asimov alibris. Sep 01, 1978 asimov on numbers is a nontraditional compilation of isaac asimov s essays for the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, collected by subject rather than by date of appearance. Isaac asimovs book of facts by isaac asimov goodreads. The repercussions of a teenage pregnancy are felt down the generations of an african american family. Horror and supernatural stories of the 19th century 16 beaufort books 1983. Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing. As a general reference book, the dewey decimal classification includes it in 031 general encyclopedic works the book is divided into seventyseven chapters, each with a few dozen facts related to the chapter title.