On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders

On the Way to the Web is the story of the opening of the Internet, and parallel developments in the alternate world of computer bulletin board systems. It’s a chronicle of the inventive, individualistic and often cantankerous individuals who set the Internet free--and the online population who created a new culture and turned the frontier into their vision of the future. On the Way to the Web is a business book and a chronicle of popular culture set in the online era preceding the Web, with a rich vein of human interest. The author, Michael Banks’ current best seller, CROSLEY: The Story of Two Brothers and the Business Empire that Transformed the Nation (Clerisy, 2006) was on the NY Times best seller list thanks to Banks tireless signings and promotion activities. He has several best selling books including The Modem Reference, which is the only self-published computer book to sell more than 200,000 copies. Michael will be aggressive in his promotions on this book.