Most Popular Books by Isaac Asimov

Here are more than 700 of Isaac Asimov''s favorite jokes, cleverest limericks and funniest stories.

When an experiment with a new type of robot brain goes awry, the unthinkable happens and Caliban is created. A robot without guilt or conscience, a robot with no knowledge of or compassion for humanity--a robot without the Three Laws.

Byron''s exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in ottava rima stanza form, Byron''s Don Juan blends high drama with earthy humour, outrageous satire of his contemporaries (in particular Wordsworth and Southey) and sharp mockery of Western societies, with England coming under particular attack.

In the third book of the Foundation trilogy the secretly developed Second Foundation vies with a deadly mutant.

Twenty-four tales set in diverse locations are accompanied by critical and autobiographical commentary.

"Here is a lifetime harvest of Isaac Asimov''s favorite anecdotes, jokes, puns, and scandalous verse--640 selections in all. Everything is included, from the original shaggy-dog story (in mercifully truncated form) to famous put-downs from ancient history, from the cerebral whimsies of Talmudic wit to the bawdiness of the barracks ... The author has interwoven the tales with very personal running commentary, providing much informed advice on how to tell them effectively. He offers further anecdotes from his own experiences, both on the lecture platform and at parties great and small, as well as gleanings from his philosophy of what humor (and life) is all about." --

Explains the historical, legendary, and mythological background of 38 plays and 2 narrative poems.

Science fiction story by Isaac Asimov, about a Neanderthal boy whom scientists have transported through time for scientific testing. A conflict arises when a dispassionate nurse suddenly refuses to let the boy be returned to his era.

Andrew Harlan is an Eternal, a man whose job it is to range through past and present Centuries, monitoring and, where necessary, altering Time¿s myriad cause-and-effect relationships. But when Harlan meets and falls for a non-Eternal woman, he seeks to use the awesome powers and techniques of the Eternals to twist time for his own purposes, so that he and his love can survive together.

David''s first mission as a member of the Council of Science is to stop the random poisonings on Earth. People depend on food from Mars and if word leaks out that the food could be lethal, panic will follow.

"In 400 B.C., when Hippocrates wrote a book claiming that epilepsy, the ''sacred disease, '' was a natural disorder and not a visitation of demons, the science of biology may be said to have begun. Since then, curious naturalists have studied animals and plants, doctors have sought answers to very practical questions. The science of biology has grown -- slowly at first, stopping and starting again, and building in the last century to a crescendo that has not yet reached its peak. This concise, authoritative book traces the exciting development of the science of life, from the ancient Greeks through the monumental achievement of Charles Darwin to the explosive growth of molecular biology that is resulting in today''s great breakthroughs in genetics and medicine. Written by Isaac Asimov, Associate Professor of Biochemistry at Boston University and author of numerous books on science, this is a highly readable, vivid introduction to the history and concepts of biology."--Back cover

Basic concepts of algebra are introduced which leads to discussion of quadratic and cubic equations, simultaneous equations as well as imaginary & transcendental numbers.

Discusses the causes and damaging effects of oil spills and ways to protect the land and sea from oil pollution.

Catastrophic events unfold as predicted by Hari Seldon. The First Galactic Empire is crumbling at its centre; conflict rages at its periphery, where the Traders of the Foundation based on Terminus have become a mighty power.

Die Anfänge der Foundation Man schreibt das Jahr 12020. Von der Hauptstadt Trantor aus regiert Cleon I. über sein gigantisches Sternenreich. Doch das Imperium zeigt erste Risse, und der Imperator weiß, dass seine Herrschaft bedroht ist. Dunkel und unheilschwanger liegt eine ungewisse Zukunft vor ihm, denn der Zerfall, so behaupten es alle Prognosen, lässt sich nicht aufhalten. Nicht einmal die neuste Wissenschaft, die Psychohistorik, kann etwas gegen den drohenden Untergang ausrichten ... Seine Vision umspannt Jahrtausende, sein Zukunftsbild der Menschheit umfasst die gesamte Galaxis: Isaac Asimov hat mit seinen Romanen nicht nur die Geschichte der Science Fiction entscheidend geprägt. Er war mit seinen ehrgeizigen Entwürfen einer Gesellschaft, die das All besiedelt und sich zu einem Volk von Sternenfahrern entwickelt, maßgeblich an der Begeisterung des goldenen Raumfahrtzeitalters des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts beteiligt. Mit dem Foundation-Projekt hat Isaac Asimov eine autobiografisch gefärbte Vorgeschichte zum großen Foundation-Zyklus geschrieben.

Murder at the ABA (1976) is a mystery novel by Isaac Asimov, following the adventures of a writer and amateur detective named Darius Just (whom Asimov modeled on his friend Harlan Ellison). While attending a convention of the American Booksellers Association, Just discovers the dead body of a friend and protégé. Convinced that the death was due to murder, but unable to convince law enforcement, Just decides to investigate on his own. The book is an example of metafiction, as Asimov himself appears as a character doing research for a murder mystery set at a booksellers'' convention.

In this, his 23rd published collection of essays, the good doctor transports the reader through an awesome universe of discovery that stretches from the Earth''s core to the farthest reaches of outer space -- book cover.

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov''s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.

Only a few know the truth and they hold the key to the Earth''s survival.

Alphabetical list of biographical entries

Gathers tales of mystery by Twain, Dickens, Hardy, Poe, Irving, and Dumas

These two renowned writers have invented a world not unlike our own--a world on the edge of chaos, torn between the madness of religious fanaticism and the stubborn denial of scientists. Only a handful of people on the planet Lagash are prepared to face the truth--that their six suns are setting all at once for the first time in 2,000 years, signaling the end of civilization! Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Called to the Spacer world to solve a case of roboticide, New York City detective Elijah Baley teams up with humanoid robot R. Daneel Olivaw to prove that the prime suspect, a renowned roboticist, is innocent of the crime.