{"product_id":"makers-paperback","title":"Makers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Makers\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739260883007,"sku":"9781250196439","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3d4dad6011ecb68bb156ae17285a52a.webp?v=1765156048","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/makers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}