BUY JUPITER AND OTHER STORIES
by Isaac Asimov
We are apparently destined to see the entire Asimov oeuvre recycled between hard covers in our lifetime. This volume takes us from Later Early Asimov (1950) to the Very Recent (1973), proving that he has never outgrown that callow passion for trivial punch lines and wise-ass effects—which work brilliantly about once out of every ten tries. The title story (extraterrestrial Mad. Ave. types) and "Rain, Rain, Go Away" (a what's-with-the-family-next-door variant) click; most of the other 22 are pretty thin.