- Hardcover: 332 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group (1 Jan 1900)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385476221
- ISBN-13: 978-0385476225
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,860,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors of our time. When he died in 1992 at the age of seventy-two, he had published more than 470 books in nearly every category of fiction and nonfiction. Asimov was a prodigious correspondent as well as a prolific author. During his professional career he received more than one hundred thousand letters, over ninety thousand of which he answered.
For Asimov's younger brother, veteran newspaperman Stanley Asimov, the creation of Yours, Isaac Asimov was truly a labor of love. Completed before Stanley's death in August 1995, the book is made up of excerpts from one thousand never-before-published letters, each handpicked by Stanley for inclusion in this volume. Arranged by subject and accompanied by Stanley's short, insightful introductions, here are letters to statesmen and scientists, actors and authors, as well as to children, housewives, aspiring writers, and fans the world over. The letters are warm, engaging, reasoned, and occasionally impassioned. Through them all Isaac Asimov's legendary genius, wit, and charm shine through.
And so we have Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters, an intimate glimpse into the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of a great writer and thinker of the modern age. As Stanley Asimov advised, "Read the letters carefully. One of them may have been written to you."
From the Trade Paperback edition.
For Asimov's younger brother, veteran newspaperman Stanley Asimov, the creation of Yours, Isaac Asimov was truly a labor of love. Completed before Stanley's death in August 1995, the book is made up of excerpts from one thousand never-before-published letters, each handpicked by Stanley for inclusion in this volume. Arranged by subject and accompanied by Stanley's short, insightful introductions, here are letters to statesmen and scientists, actors and authors, as well as to children, housewives, aspiring writers, and fans the world over. The letters are warm, engaging, reasoned, and occasionally impassioned. Through them all Isaac Asimov's legendary genius, wit, and charm shine through.
And so we have Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters, an intimate glimpse into the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of a great writer and thinker of the modern age. As Stanley Asimov advised, "Read the letters carefully. One of them may have been written to you."
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although I'm an Asimov fan, I was disappointed by this collection of letters selected and presented by his brother. As a writer of letters, Asimov was prolific but necessarily concise, and most of the examples in "Yours" are nothing more than straightforward two- or three-line replies to the mundane questions which any popular author is asked. The absence of the other side of the correspondence (in all but a very few cases), or even of the names of the correspondents, only adds to the laundry-list feel of the book. There are a some letters of interest (for example, those to Arthur C. Clarke), but they are too few and far between. Asimov's books were written to be read by the public - his letters evidently were not. If you really must have the complete Asimov library, buy this one last.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am only 1/4 of the way through this, and I am really enjoying it (to my surprise). Stanley Asimov did a great job pulling thousands of Isaac's letters together (from over many years), and editing them for presentation. This is a great book for any fan of Isaac's writing. You may not agree with every view he wrote in his many letters, but you will have a new found respect for his incredible work (in quality & quantity).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Yours Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters is a collection of cards and letters written by the late author and scientist. Topics cover a wide variety of subjects including replies to fan mail, dealings with scientific and literary peers, views on religion and politics and personal notes to family and friends. Many letters also include humerous and often risque limericks. This book is a thoroughly enjoyable read. It is also an easy book to read in small doses (You know, for those hectic times when you want something to read but can only spare a few moments here and there). I came away from this book with the feeling that I had genuinely known Dr. Asimov while he was alive. Witty and thought-provoking with a down-to-earth nature that is rare among those with but half his level of success, even a non science fiction fan who has never read an Isaac Asimov novel can find a shared opinion or two in his letters.
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