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A robotproof education, aoun argues, is not concerned solely with topping up students minds with highoctane facts. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 224 pages and is available in hardcover format. I, robot is a collection of nine short stories by isaac asimov, which originally appeared in super science stories and astounding science fiction between 1940 and 1950. A beautiful clothbound edition of i, robot, the classic collection of robot stories fro.
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