{"product_id":"2940148466123","title":"The Van Rijn Method","description":"The Buck Starts Here!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink there's an unbridgeable gulf between human and alien thought   Not so!  There's a common tongue, all right -- and Nicholas Van Rijn speaks it fluently:  TRADE.  For behind the buffoonish blarney and bawdy bonhomie of the Falstaffian Van Rijn is a man who gets things done.  A born wheeler-dealer who usually leaves both sides better off in the bargain. (While pocketing a hefty cut of the profits himself, of course!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith The Man Who Counts and a passel of other tales included, this is the first of three volumes set to contain the complete cycle of “Polesotechnic League” books and stories by transcendently-gifted science fiction master (how does seven Hugos and three Nebula Awards strike you ) Poul Anderson – and starring Nicholas Van Rijn, his most famous character of all!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).","brand":"Baen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173646516464,"sku":"2940148466123","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148466123_p0.jpg?v=1763703257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148466123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}