{"product_id":"2940013042896","title":"Proteus Island: A Science Fiction\/Short Story Classic By Stanley G. Weinbaum!","description":"Excerpt:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brown Maori in the bow of the outrigger stared hard at Austin Island slowly swimming nearer; then he twisted to fix his anxious brown eyes on Carver. \"Taboo!\" he exclaimed. \"Taboo! Aussitan taboo!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarver regarded him without change of expression. He lifted his gaze to the island. With an air of sullen brooding the Maori returned to his stroke. The second Polynesian threw the zoologist a pleading look.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Taboo,\" he said. \"Aussitan taboo!\"\u003cbr\u003eThe white man studied him briefly, but said nothing. The soft brown eyes fell and the two bent to their work. But as Carver stared eagerly shoreward there was a mute, significant exchange between the natives.","brand":"BDP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152560111856,"sku":"2940013042896","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013042896_p0.jpg?v=1763576119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013042896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}