{"product_id":"the-readies-craig-saper-9780692388037","title":"The Readies","description":"In 1930, Bob Brown predicted that the printed book was bound for obsolescence. The time has come, he insisted, to rid the reader of the cumbersome book. He invented a machine that would allow one to read books and any text extremely fast and in a hyper abbreviated form. He called these abbreviated texts, with em dashes replacing words: readies. He envisioned sending the condensed texts through wireless networks. The Readies, describes these eponymously named abbreviated texts and his plans for a reading machine, but since he printed only 150 copies, the volume is practically unknown outside of a small circle of scholars. With this new edition, Craig Saper hopes to introduce Bob Brown's Roving Eye Press books to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Saper,Bob Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692388036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692388037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roving Eye Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.23d","brand":"Craig Saper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065041891583,"sku":"9780692388037","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59aa06cc-2d72-4325-ba72-d920007a1f0d.jpg?v=1768672752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-readies-craig-saper-9780692388037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}