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Makers
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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Perry and Lester invent things: seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems. When Kodak and Duracell are broken up for parts by sharp venture capitalists, Perry and Lester help to invent the "New Work," a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups. Together, they transform the nation and blogger Andrea Fleeks is there to document it. Then it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot-bomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Walmarts across the land. As their rides gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive engineers a savage attack on the rides by convincing the police that their 3D printers are being used to make AK-47s. 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, which turns him into a sybaritic gigolo. Then things get really interesting. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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RamsFan1963
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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The tagged book could have been one of my favorite books, had it not been for the epilogue. The book ends with an optimistic attitude, then the epilogue throws it all in the trash. I'd recommend the book, just skip the epilogue or be prepared to be disappointed.
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Oh I hate when that happens! Thank you for posting! 1y
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RamsFan1963
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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1. Tagged
2. The utter bummer of an Epilogue ruined the book's overall positive, can-do attitude.
3. @Texreader @audraelizabeth @capatrick @JMEdwards

#WhatWouldYouDo @dannyhattan

Texreader Thanks for the tag! I‘ve had the same problem with epilogues in the last two books I‘ve read. What the heck?? 5y
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tournevis
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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It's here! Thank you @teebe! 😘😘😘😘

LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 6y
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tournevis
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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Ok, look what is getting out the door later today! #makerswap @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan Wooo whooo 6y
Valink I‘m so impressed by people getting their packages out already. My project is only 1/2 finished and I still haven‘t put together the project for my swap to make 😳 6y
tournevis @Valink To be fair, I always have a lot of homemade art and homemade maker gifts at the ready, so putting this box together was less work than it could have been. So getting books and stuff together was relatively easy. 6y
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