{"product_id":"i-asimov-a-memoir-9780553569971","title":"I, Asimov: A Memoir","description":"Arguably the greatest science fiction writer who ever lived, Isaac Asimov also possessed one of the most brilliant and original minds of our time. His accessible style and far-reaching interests in subjects ranging from science to humor to history earned him the nickname \"the Great Explainer.\" \u003ci\u003eI. Asimov\u003c\/i\u003e is his personal story--vivid, open, and honest--as only Asimov himself could tell it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here is the story of the paradoxical genius who wrote of travel to the stars yet refused to fly in airplanes; who imagined alien universes and vast galactic civilizations while staying home to write; who compulsively authored more than 470 books yet still found the time to share his ideas with some of the great minds of our century. Here are his wide-ranging thoughts and sharp-eyed observations on everything from religion to politics, love and divorce, friendship and Hollywood, fame and mortality. Here, too, is a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the varied personalities--Campbell, Ellison, Heinlein, Clarke, del Rey, Silverberg, and others--who along with Asimov helped shape science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As unique and irrepressible as the man himself, \u003ci\u003eI. Asimov\u003c\/i\u003e is the candid memoir of an incomparable talent who entertained readers for nearly half a century and whose work will surely endure into the future he so vividly envisioned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553569971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 4.18w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Locus Awards - Winner","brand":"Isaac Asimov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096073633973,"sku":"9780553569971","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59a1790d-2389-4997-8f76-be549056e46b.jpg?v=1692801691","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-asimov-a-memoir-9780553569971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}