{"product_id":"9780983855804","title":"Circuits of the wind Vol. 1: A legend of the net Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stutz writes with a grandness that exceeds the deadpan expectations that are associated with his generation of writers ... \u003cb\u003ewith all the grandeur of the influential [F. Scott] Fitzgerald himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- \u003ci\u003eKilimanjaro\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMichael Stutz has created the Everyman of our wired age.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- Tony D'Souza, author of \u003ci\u003eWhiteman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Konkans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMule\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been optioned for film by Warner Bros.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is an education into the net-dominated world we live in and \u003cb\u003elikely to be a classic.\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- author Debbie A. Heaton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLITERARY FICTION \/ AMERICAN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LYRIC STORY OF THE NET GENERATION-GROWING UP AND COMING OF AGE ON THE INTERNET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Internet is everywhere now, but Ray Valentine saw it first explode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCircuits of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Ray's quest to find himself as he grows up wandering the computer underground-the wild, global outback that existed before the net went mainstream. How else does an end-of-century slacker reach out to the world from Sohola, that northern state that's a little more Midwest than it is New England? The net holds the key to what he's after-but even as he pioneers this virtual world, the veneer of his real life begins to crack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME ONE\u003c\/b\u003e of the \u003ci\u003eCircuits of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy follows a young Raymond from his his '70s childhood-and first gropings with the telephone-to the home computers and bulletin boards of the '80s, where he leads a double life as a wanderer of the wires. But when even his virtual best friend unplugs, Raymond might have to leave it, too-because isn't real life supposed to be offline?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCircuits of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a very entertaining and thoughtful book on the impact of a new communication and thinking on a generation. \u003cb\u003eAcademics may be studying this book in the future\u003c\/b\u003e. It's ours now to read and enjoy!\" -- David Bischoff, author of \u003ci\u003eWarGames\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A coming of age tale of the early internet and the impact on an unsuspecting world, \u003ci\u003eCircuits of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e provides \u003cb\u003ea very human story\u003c\/b\u003e set on a backdrop of technology few truly understand, \u003cb\u003every much recommended\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Confiteor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035863073008,"sku":"9780983855804","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983855804_p0.jpg?v=1763888371","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983855804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}