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The Best of Isaac Asimov (Doubleday science fiction) [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 294 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (September 1974)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 038505078X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385050784
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Really good short stories, October 30, 2004
This is an entertianing collection of stories. There is a very nice introduction by Mr. Asimov detailing the history and his particular thoughts of each story. It is all very well done.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, December 13, 2007
Here is what the good Doctor has to say about the selection "I must admit the title of this book gives me pause. Who says the enclosed stories are my `best'? Do I? Does the editor? Or some critic? Some reader? A general vote among the entire population of the world?
And whoever says it--can it be so? Can the word 'best' mean anything at all, except to some particular person in some particular mood? ... So I'll be honest with all of you. What is included here in this book are a dozen stories chosen in such a way as to span a third of a century of writing ... I suppose we ought really call the book, `The Pretty Good and Pretty Representative Stories of Isaac Asimov', but who would then buy it? So `best' it is."

At a 3.42 average for him, a pretty reasonable selecting job.

He then goes on to write about each story in order before you actually get to the fiction itself.

Best of Isaac Asimov : Marooned Off Vesta - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : Nightfall - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The C-Chute - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Martian Way - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Deep - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Fun They Had - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Last Question - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Dead Past - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Dying Night - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : Anniversary - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : The Billiard Ball - Isaac Asimov
Best of Isaac Asimov : Mirror Image - Isaac Asimov

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