The Notebooks of Lazarus Long

by Robert A. Heinlein

Overview

Words of wisdom from Robert A. Heinlein and his famous long-lived character Lazarus Long.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012024213
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	12/14/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	540 KB

About the Author

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), often called the Science Fiction Grand Master, was the author of such ground-breaking novels as STARSHIP TROOPERS, RED PLANET, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. He is generally considered the greatest and most influential science fiction writer of the twentieth century. In addition to being a bestselling author, Heinlein's novels won 4 Hugo awards, 3 "retro Hugo" awards, and the first "Grand Master Award" from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Date of Birth:

July 7, 1907

Date of Death:

May 8, 1988

Place of Birth:

Butler, Missouri

Place of Death:

Carmel, California

Education:

Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy, 1929; attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1934, for graduate study in physic

Editorial Reviews

"One of the most influential writers in American Literature."

The New York Times Book Review

"Heinlein wears imagination as though it were his private suit of clothes."

The New York Times

"One of the grand masters of science fiction."

The Wall Street Journal

"Heinlein… has the ability to see technologies just around the bend. That, combined with his outstanding skill as a writer and engineer-inventor, produces books that are often years ahead of their time."

The Philadelphia Inquirer