Through a Glass Clearly
by Isaac Asimov
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Only 4 stories here: 'C-Chute', 'Breeds There A Man', 'Belief' and the one about the kid who starts taking walks outdoors when the house teleporter breaks down [available in Nightfall vol. 2]. They are good stories, but easily found elsewhere, making this a non-essential member of the Asimov cannon.
I listed to "The C Chute" on audiobook and found it to be an enjoyable short story with a few interesting characters. Nothing mind blowing, but a fairly fun and very quick read.
Collection of four short stories from the 1950s. Asimov was not the best writer from the Golden Age of science fiction but he contributed a great body of work that was full of new ideas. He is always worth reading.
"It's Such a Beautiful Day" Good juvenile story.
"Belief" Good power of the mind story
"Breeds There a Man" Didn't like it
"The C-Chute" Good space travel story
"It's Such a Beautiful Day" Good juvenile story.
"Belief" Good power of the mind story
"Breeds There a Man" Didn't like it
"The C-Chute" Good space travel story
4 short stories by the master of SF - first published between 1951-54
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Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. His family emigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Brooklyn, New York, where they owned and operated a candy store. Asimov became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of eight. As a youngster he discovered his talent for writing, producing his first original fiction at show more the age of eleven. He went on to become one of the world's most prolific writers, publishing nearly 500 books in his lifetime. Asimov was not only a writer; he also was a biochemist and an educator. He studied chemistry at Columbia University, earning a B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. In 1951, Asimov accepted a position as an instructor of biochemistry at Boston University's School of Medicine even though he had no practical experience in the field. His exceptional intelligence enabled him to master new systems rapidly, and he soon became a successful and distinguished professor at Columbia and even co-authored a biochemistry textbook within a few years. Asimov won numerous awards and honors for his books and stories, and he is considered to be a leading writer of the Golden Age of science fiction. While he did not invent science fiction, he helped to legitimize it by adding the narrative structure that had been missing from the traditional science fiction books of the period. He also introduced several innovative concepts, including the thematic concern for technological progress and its impact on humanity. Asimov is probably best known for his Foundation series, which includes Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. In 1966, this trilogy won the Hugo award for best all-time science fiction series. In 1983, Asimov wrote an additional Foundation novel, Foundation's Edge, which won the Hugo for best novel of that year. Asimov also wrote a series of robot books that included I, Robot, and eventually he tied the two series together. He won three additional Hugos, including one awarded posthumously for the best non-fiction book of 1995, I. Asimov. "Nightfall" was chosen the best science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In 1979, Asimov wrote his autobiography, In Memory Yet Green. He continued writing until just a few years before his death from heart and kidney failure on April 6, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1967 (Collection) (Collection); 1955 (It's Such a Beautiful Day) Novelette (It's Such a Beautiful Day); 1953 (Belief) Novelette (Belief); 1951 (Breeds There a Man ... ?) Novelette (Breeds There a Man ... ?); 1951 (The C-Chute) Novelette (The C-Chute)
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- On April 12, 2117, the field-modulator brake-valve in the Door belonging to Mrs. Richard Hanshaw depolarized for reasons unknown.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Mr. Stuart," Mullen asked quietly, "haven't you ever been homesick?"
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