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Author: William H. Patterson, Jr
Publisher: Tor Books
Imprint: Tor Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.862kg
ISBN: 9780765319623
ISBN 10: 0765319624
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 21 June 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[Heinlein] made footsteps big enough for a whole country to follow. And it was our country that did it We proceed down a path marked by his ideas. That's legacy enough for any man. He showed us where the future is. Tom Clancy Like Carlos Baker's Hemingway, this is an essential and exhaustive life. Joe Haldeman Patterson offers a meticulous life-portrait of America's most pivotal science fiction author. In following Robert Heinlein's journey, step-by-step, we come to understand the persistent themes of his work. Perseverance, compassion, courage, curiosity, and--above all--a drive to confront the future on its own terms, eye-to-eye. David Brin
<p> [Heinlein] made footsteps big enough for a whole country to follow. And it was our country that did it... We proceed down a path marked by his ideas. That's legacy enough for any man. He showed us where the future is. <br> --Tom Clancy<br><br> Like Carlos Baker's Hemingway , this is an essential and exhaustive life. <br> --Joe Haldeman<br><br> Patterson offers a meticulous life-portrait of America's most pivotal science fiction author. In following Robert Heinlein's journey, step-by-step, we come to understand the persistent themes of his work. Perseverance, compassion, courage, curiosity, and--above all--a drive to confront the future on its own terms, eye-to-eye. <br>--David Brin
[Heinlein] made footsteps big enough for a whole country to follow. And it was our country that did it... We proceed down a path marked by his ideas. That's legacy enough for any man. He showed us where the future is. --Tom Clancy Like Carlos Baker's Hemingway, this is an essential and exhaustive life. --Joe Haldeman Patterson offers a meticulous life-portrait of America's most pivotal science fiction author. In following Robert Heinlein's journey, step-by-step, we come to understand the persistent themes of his work. Perseverance, compassion, courage, curiosity, and--above all--a drive to confront the future on its own terms, eye-to-eye. --David Brin
[Heinlein] made footsteps big enough for a whole country to follow. And it was our country that did it... We proceed down a path marked by his ideas. That's legacy enough for any man. He showed us where the future is. --Tom Clancy Like Carlos Baker's Hemingway , this is an essential and exhaustive life. --Joe Haldeman Patterson offers a meticulous life-portrait of America's most pivotal science fiction author. In following Robert Heinlein's journey, step-by-step, we come to understand the persistent themes of his work. Perseverance, compassion, courage, curiosity, and--above all--a drive to confront the future on its own terms, eye-to-eye. --David Brin
Author Information
William H. Patterson, Jr., is an independent scholar who has published two books about Heinlein as well as numerous articles. He is an editor and contributor to the Virginia Edition Collected Works of Robert A. Heinlein. He lives in Los Angeles.
