“ This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. ” ― Rumi
In "Asimov's Guide to the Bible" the noted author Isaac Asimov explores the historical, geographical, and biographical aspects of the events described in the Old and New Testaments. In doing so Asimov illuminates the Bible's many obscure and mysterious pa
'Constantinopla' describe los orígenes, el ascenso, el apogeo y la decadencia de ese 'imperio olvidado' que fue el Imperio Bizantino, desde la fundación de Bizancio en el año 657 a.C., hasta su caída en 1453 y el comienzo de la hegemonía turca.Asimov
29 short stories from 1933-1967 that left permanent significant impact on the three editors as teens.1 Rescue Party by Arthur C. Clarke (Astounding Science Fiction May'46)2 Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Ficti
Table of contentsIntroduction 1988 essay by David G. HartwellHarrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut JrForgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell JrSpecial Flight 1939 story by John BerrymanChronopolis 1960 story by J.G. BallardTriceratops 1974 st
Este volumen recoge las respuestas dadas por Isaac Asimov a las preguntas formuladas por los lectores de la revista norteamericana Science Digest. ¿Qué hay más allá del universo?, ¿qué es un agujero negro?, ¿por qué la Luna nos muestra siempre la
Algunos descubrimientos científicos constituyen auténticos hitos históricos, ya sea por la extraordinaria utilidad de sus aplicaciones prácticas, ya por sus revolucionarias repercusiones en el pensamiento teórico. Isaac Asimov rememora en este volume
One dozen prime examples of the late writer's stories about crime, criminals, and cunning detectives include "The Crime Wave at Blandings," "Strychnine in the Soup," and "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"