{"product_id":"makers-9781250196439","title":"Makers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Cory Doctorow, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, the repackaged trade paperback of \u003ci\u003eMakers, a \u003c\/i\u003enovel of the booms, busts, and further booms in store for America--now with a new cover \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerry and Lester invent things--seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems, like the New Work, a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups like Perry and Lester's. Together, they transform the country, and Andrea Fleeks, a journo-turned-blogger, is there to document it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot.combomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Wal-Marts across the land. As their rides, which commemorate the New Work's glory days, gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive grows jealous, and convinces the police that Perry and Lester's 3D printers are being used to run off AK-47s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHordes of goths descend on the shantytown built by the New Workers, joining the cult. Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney. Lester and Perry's friendship falls to pieces when Lester gets the 'fatkins' treatment, turning him into a sybaritic gigolo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen things get really interesting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCORY DOCTOROW is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e, a special consultant to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an MIT Media Lab Research Associate and a visiting professor of Computer Science at the Open University. His award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel \u003ci\u003eHomeland \u003c\/i\u003ewere a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Born and raised in Canada, he lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645513142546,"sku":"9781250196439","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0dc41d72-1ab1-4dbc-9042-6d84eafbd723.jpg?v=1733154230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/makers-9781250196439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}