{"product_id":"2940014143080","title":"The Man Who Saw The Future: A Short Science Fiction Story","description":"When we stop think of it, it is not so very surprising that people of even a few centuries back should have looked askance upon prophecies and even have burned the \"prophet\" at the stake as witch  or sorcerer. We cannot conceive of anything beyond the experiences of generations preceding and including our own. Since the experiences of past generations were vastly limited in comparison to those of our present decades, it is perfectly natural that those things which were hazily foretold (and which have since been realized) should have been looked on in former days as supernatural and as visions conjured up by the devil. Today, when we see so many machines which former ages would have looked on as impossible, we still look somewhat contemptuously at anyone who dares intimate the possibility of something that is outside our immediate knowledge. There is nothing impossible in Hamilton's story, which, we might add, is of exceeding scientific interest, to say nothing of its value as entertainment. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story.","brand":"Petra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070512906480,"sku":"2940014143080","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014143080_p0.jpg?v=1763601572","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014143080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}