{"product_id":"the-readies","title":"The Readies","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bob Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor: Craig Saper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Roving Eye Press (2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodland Pattern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44027377385571,"sku":"9780692217238","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8655\/1139\/files\/Readies.jpg?v=1772140158","url":"https:\/\/woodlandpatternbookcenter.com\/products\/the-readies","provider":"Woodland Pattern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}