{"product_id":"glory-street-and-oblivion-avenue-reagan-pufall-9780971448629","title":"Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue: A year in the lives of two brothers, from the dawn of email","description":"It's September 15, 1995, at the dawn of the internet: Reagan Pufall sends his first email to his brother Kevin. The subject line: \"Message in a bottle.\" The message: \"This is a test of the internet e-mail system. Had this been a real e-mail message, you would be reading something interesting or entertaining at this time. This has only been a test.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is an outpouring of online conversation between the two brothers, lifelong best friends, as they explore wide-ranging topics, question each other's beliefs and choices, support each other in dealing with life's challenges, and make fun of each other and themselves. Join them as they venture into the Internet in its infancy, with sluggish and unreliable connections, but also its promise of connectivity and easy access to information. Experience the early days of online providers Prodigy and AOL, featuring the new technology called e-mail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlory Street and Oblivion Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e covers exciting topics like: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHacking a Net\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChaotic Racing Around and Hollering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLack of Specificity Syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Things About Life in the Nineties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompound Zen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurmuring Voices in Your Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKick the Can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead Bald Cyclops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaltines and 7-Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Not to do When You're Depressed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucky Rocketship Underwear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlory Street and Oblivion Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e asks the questions no one else will: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How big is big?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Should cheese really be considered a food?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What's the deal with science?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Where are those darn bootstraps?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How many dizbusters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What's the worst thing you can call a man?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Why am I talking to myself?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlory Street and Oblivion Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e explores a wide range of subjects including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappiness: \"When I'm feeling blue, I just rush immediately to the mirror, and there I am, not blue at all, but sort of a salmon color\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature: \"The modern reader wants the wildlife element in his fiction, and will not feel he has gotten his money's worth without it\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParenting: \"Why can't childhood be as sweet as my children are?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor: \"Apparently my moral code does not preclude the use of hackneyed sarcasm in a lame attempt to humorously deflect a serious inquiry\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics: \"The problem with populism is that most politicians who call themselves populists are really ignorant demagogues\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal improvement: \"I want to be carpe-ing diems on a more or less per diem basis\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: \"Your comment about word inflation was the most insightful and penetrating analysis I have ever read\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlory Street and Oblivion Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e opens a window on a dynamic stage of life and an intriguing moment in history. It is the story of two brothers who set out to write to each other and ended up writing a book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reagan Pufall,Kevin Pufall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0971448620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780971448629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North 83 LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Reagan Pufall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441412714751,"sku":"9780971448629","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f379aec4-b2fd-4bfb-ae97-d92c64532a92.jpg?v=1777190729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/glory-street-and-oblivion-avenue-reagan-pufall-9780971448629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}