It's Been a Good Life
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Nonfiction |
| Cover art | Jay Kay Klein |
| Pages | 309 |
| ISBN | 1573929689 |
- First printing from 5 – 1 number line.
- 2002 by year line.
- Publication date from Amazon.com as of 2010-07-18.
- Publication has no cover price.
- Janet Jeppson Asimov is credited as editor on the title page and cover. Text is written from Isaac Asimov's first person autobiographical point of view.
- The story 'The Last Question' is included as "Appendix B. Isaac's Personal Favourite'.
- "Cover photograph by Jay Kay Klein Jacket design by Jacqueline Cooke" on inside back cover dustflap.
- TOC on page 5.
- "Brief Chronology of Isaac Asimov's Life" on page 9.
- "A Bibliography of Works by Isaac Asimov" on page 289.
- "Index" on page 307.
- Photographs facing title page and on unnumbered pages between 160 and 161.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tom Easton | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2002 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Prologue (It's Been a Good Life) | Janet J. Asimov | Essay |
| 251 | Epilogue (It's Been a Good Life) | Janet Asimov | Essay |
| 257 | Essay 400 — "A Way of Thinking" | Isaac Asimov & Janet Asimov | Essay |
| 275 | The Last Question | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |