{"product_id":"books-i-asimov-by-isaac-asimov","title":"I. Asimov","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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669082562833,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385417013.jpg?v=1781505971","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-i-asimov-by-isaac-asimov","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}