It's Been a Good Life
, by ASIMOV, ISAACASIMOV, JANET JEPPSONNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781573929684 | 1573929689
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/1/2002
New one-volume autobiography spans Asimov's life for the first time! As one of the most gifted and prolific writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Asimov became legendary for his inexhaustible creativity, wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, and talent for explaining complex subjects in clear, concise prose. While regaling his readers with an incredible opus of almost five hundred entertaining and illuminating science fiction and non-fiction books, he also found time to write a three-volume autobiography. Now these volumes have been condensed into one by Asimov's wife, Janet, who also shares excerpts from letters he wrote to her. Together these writings provide an intimate portrait of a creative genius whose love of learning and playing with ideas is evident on every page. Reading this autobiography is like sitting down with Isaac Asimov and experiencing his witty, engaging, and brilliant personality firsthand. Although Janet Jeppson Asimov concludes this work with a shocking revelation about her husband's