{"product_id":"book-asi5","title":"Makers","description":"From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, a major novel of the booms, busts, and further booms in store for America\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003eThen things get really interesting.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50147526181168,"sku":"BDasi5","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/asi5-cover.jpg?v=1758141720","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-asi5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}