{"product_id":"problem-a-positronic-book-paperback","title":"PRoblem: A Positronic Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan E. Nourse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePRoblem\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, comic science fiction story by Alan E. Nourse about aliens, public relations, mass panic, and the difficulty of selling the public on the terrifyingly unfamiliar.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the Grdznth arrive from a parallel universe, they are peaceful, apologetic, and useful to Earth's authorities-but they look like nightmares, appear unpredictably in public places, and frighten ordinary citizens beyond endurance. Pete Greenwood, a seasoned public-relations man, is called in to turn a social disaster into an acceptable story before politics, fear, and public hysteria make the situation impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNourse turns an alien-contact premise into a brisk satire of image-making, media management, xenophobia, bureaucracy, and human sentiment. The Grdznth are not invaders in the usual pulp sense; they are refugees with a problem of their own, and Earth's reaction to them reveals as much about human beings as it does about alien life. For readers of Golden Age science fiction, vintage magazine SF, comic alien-contact stories, public-relations satire, and Alan E. Nourse's short fiction, \u003cem\u003ePRoblem\u003c\/em\u003e is a compact and clever example of mid-century speculative storytelling. Explore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48179082756235,"sku":"9781515404286","price":21.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/JCP7CltTZh9781515404286.webp?v=1784073017","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/problem-a-positronic-book-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}