{"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\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen things get really interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250196439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e148304 \/ Makers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 29\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cory Doctorow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648677834908,"sku":"9781250196439","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2d5da259-3ba8-40a4-b7f2-a0fab4a5cae1.jpg?v=1603870726","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/makers-9781250196439","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}