{"product_id":"2940169179392","title":"Makers: A Novel of the Whirlwind Changes to Come","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":"Default Title","offer_id":47097800753392,"sku":"2940169179392","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169179392_p0.jpg?v=1763764294","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169179392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}