Containing forty science fiction stories,this is the second volume dedicated to collecting Dr. Asimov's completeoutput of short fiction. As he points out in his introduction, many carrypersonal meaning for the Good Doctor, including "Galley Slave" (concerninghis loathing of galleys), "Light Verse" (inspired by a headache and a gooddinner), and "The Bicentennial Man," Asimov's personal favorite from thiscollection.