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Only a Trillion

by Isaac Asimov

Collection of science essays. It was the first collection of science essays published by Asimov. The book was also published under the title *Marvels of Science* - The Atoms That Vanish (first published in Change!, 1957) - The Explosions Within Us (original article) - Hemoglobin and the Universe (first published in Astounding Science Fiction, Feb. 1955) - Victory on Paper (first published in Astounding, Sept. 1955) - The Abnormality of Being Normal (first published in Astounding, May 1956) - Planets Have an Air About Them (first published in Astounding, March 1957) - The Unblind Workings of Chance (first published in Astounding, April 1957) - The Trapping of the Sun (first published in Astounding, May 1957) - The Sea-Urchin and We (first published in Astounding, July 1957) - The Sound of Panting (first published in Astounding, June 1955) - The Marvellous Properties of Thiotimoline: - The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline (first published in Astounding, March 1948) - The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline (first published in Astounding, Dec. 1953) - Pâté de Foie Gras (first published in Astounding, Sept. 1956)

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?