24 Hour Bookshop and Coffee Stop coming Spring 2011 to Wichita, Kansas. Kindness, accessibility, and extraordinary literature are our expertise. var sc_project=6223509; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="dcced8e1"; Tumblr (3.0; @readrealbooks)http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmemhfeTYj1qh8btwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/6276715534http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/6276715534Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:35:36 -0500BooksMiniaturesArt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm72cifcrc1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/6130693483http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/6130693483Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:14:43 -0500booksartloveisaac salazar<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljjugfg7Da1qda1b5o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4555951874http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4555951874Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:12:15 -0500BooksWeaponsWar<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljijup6kbj1qda1b5o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A bit of Fernando Pessoa in celebration of National Poetry Month:</p> <p><span>Rather the flight of the bird passing and leaving no trace<br/>Than creatures passing, leaving tracks on the ground.<br/>The bird goes by and forgets, which is as it should be.<br/>The creature, no longer there, and so, perfectly useless,<br/>Shows it was there — also perfectly useless.<br/><br/>Remembering betrays Nature,<br/>Because yesterday’s Nature is not Nature,<br/>What’s past is nothing and remembering is not seeing.<br/><br/>Fly, bird, fly away; teach me to disappear!</span></p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4539310998http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4539310998Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:25:36 -0500Portuguese,BooksPoetryFernando Pessoa<p>Buy some sexy shirts of your favorite classic book covers from <a title="Out of Print Clothing" target="_blank" href="http://www.outofprintclothing.com/Default.asp">Out of Print Clothing</a>.  Take a look at a few examples:</p> <p><img height="700" width="700" alt="To Kill a Mockingbird" src="http://www.outofprintclothing.com/v/vspfiles/photos/B-1028-2.jpg" align="middle"/><img height="700" width="700" alt="The Great Gatsby" src="http://www.outofprintclothing.com/v/vspfiles/photos/B-1029-2.jpg" align="middle"/><img height="700" width="700" alt="Brave New World" src="http://www.outofprintclothing.com/v/vspfiles/photos/B-1005-2.jpg" align="middle"/></p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4365943704http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4365943704Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:45:44 -0500BooksClothingSexy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj6okuvrIc1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you PostSecret :)</p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4365823971http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4365823971Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:36:00 -0500BooksPostSecret<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj2cef96W81qhgfo3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://monsterjenn.tumblr.com/post/4304728563">monsterjenn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vintage Hanes advertisement</p> </blockquote>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305139609http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305139609Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:49:59 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj27h3VBAu1qcc83vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305128432http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305128432Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:49:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj2djgAbZr1qda1b5o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305106152http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/4305106152Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:47:40 -0500bookscoffeehappinessphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhf5asJIhy1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One book that will never be an e-book: <a title='"Nox" by Anne Carson' href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/books/review/Ratliff-t.html">“Nox” by Anne Carson</a>.</p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/3597199358http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/3597199358Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:11:00 -0600Bookspoetryebookanne carsonnox<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh7a37ngyq1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER.<br/><br/>Facebook Event:<br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?tid=1890885232293&sk=messages#!/event.php?eid=204891229524484">http://www.facebook.com/?tid=1890885232293&sk=messages#!/event.php?eid=204891229524484</a></p> <p>NORRIT HUERCO S FIRE FOR EFFECT</p> <p>Decadent Delectables by SALT & SUGAR ALCHEMY (Truffles & Cupcakes & Cheesecakes!)<br/><br/>Cheap Drinks! 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I&#8217;m Glad I&#8217;m A Girl!&#8221; by Whitney Darrow (1970) is now out of print (for obvious reasons) but if you really want it, I&#8217;m sure you can find it somewhere for an outrageous price.</p> <p><img height="257" width="500" src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_01.jpg"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_02.jpg" width="500" height="257"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_03.jpg" width="500" height="257"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_04.jpg" width="500" height="257"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_05.jpg" width="500" height="257"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_06.jpg" width="500" height="257"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_07.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_08.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_09.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_10.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_11.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_12.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_13.jpg" width="500" height="494"/><img src="http://izismile.com/img/img2/20090427/glad_14.jpg" width="500" height="257"/></p> <p>Thank you <a href="http://izismile.com/2009/04/27/im_glad_im_a_boy_im_glad_im_a_girl_14_pics.html"><a href="http://izismile.com/2009/04/27/im_glad_im_a_boy_im_glad_im_a_girl_14_pics.html">http://izismile.com/2009/04/27/im_glad_im_a_boy_im_glad_im_a_girl_14_pics.html</a></a></p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1553438561http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1553438561Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:25:00 -0600BooksChildrenBoysGirlsVintageGender Roles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbde00akla1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Read this for when you purchase your next hard cover</p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1480384688http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1480384688Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:02:00 -0500BooksHow To<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lag8kq8inT1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1337966055http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1337966055Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:24:26 -0500BooksE-BooksTechnologyInformation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9wncnsJBR1qbnbomo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1260896690http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1260896690Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:59:15 -0500BooksShelvesArt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9tuk3urRe1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1249842327http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1249842327Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:14:00 -0500bookshumorcomputersblogstechnologyanalog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9gwblyKnF1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1205108000http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1205108000Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:23:45 -0500HumorBooksQuotationsCoolSex<iframe src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/5d1bdd28a0" width="400" height="333" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>In case you’re in need of a Tuesday laugh, here is <a title="Funny or Die" target="_blank" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/">Funny or Die’s</a> first banned book review of <em>American Psycho</em> by Bret Easton Ellis - brought to you Reading Rainbow style.</p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1162456239http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1162456239Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:47:00 -0500BooksHumorVideo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l93y11T8xE1qda1b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out <em>You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto</em> by Jaron Lanier to find out why.  An early pioneer of virtual reality and a big name from <em>Wired </em>magazine, Lanier has become a turncoat to the technology industry and especially Web 2.0.  <a title="Book Review: You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto" target="_blank" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/you-are-not-a-gadget-by-jaron-lanier-1889479.html">The Independent</a> wrote a pretty solid review if you would like to find out more about it.</p> <p><img height="226" width="150" alt="You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto" src="http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/122946/2239464/2239462/091230_BOOKS_lanierTN.jpg" align="baseline"/></p>http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1162183310http://readrealbooks.tumblr.com/post/1162183310Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:31:00 -0500BooksComputersHumorReviewsTechnologoyPhilosophy