{"product_id":"the-professor-was-a-thief-9781592123513","title":"The Professor Was a Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Empire State Building has vanished into thin air! Gone, too, are Grant's Tomb and Grand Central Station, and all hell is breaking loose in New York City! One grizzled old newspaper reporter known simply as Pop--a role made for Walter Matthau--is on top of it . . . and better stay there, because his livelihood is on the line. If Pop fails to get to the bottom of the vanishing landmarks, his job will disappear as well, not to mention the fate of Earth's remaining landmarks and the missing people within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattle of the Wizards: \u003c\/i\u003e When the natives of planet Deltoid refuse to grant mining rights to the Galactic Council, and invasion by force is impossible, a Battle of Wizards is the only option. An epic battle between science and magic unfolds with an entire planet hanging in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A biting sci-fi satire.\" --JG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDangerous Dimension: \u003c\/i\u003e A mathematics professor who discovers an equation that enables him to teleport anywhere he can imagine ... even if he doesn't want to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the spring of 1938, L. Ron Hubbard's stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a \"master of the art of narrative.\" Hubbard's editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to a genre that was new, and essentially foreign, to him--science fiction and fantasy. The rest is Sci-Fi history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Galaxy Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592123513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.46w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 144 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e126538 \/ Professor Was a Thief\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"L. Ron Hubbard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161323368629,"sku":"9781592123513","price":8.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_25ca8d2d-6cda-44ab-9614-8e0e4cb51611.jpg?v=1768317854","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-professor-was-a-thief-9781592123513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}