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Makers

Makers( )
Author: Doctorow, Cory
ISBN:978-0-00-732522-1
Publication Date:Dec 2009
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Imprint:Voyager
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $32.99
Book Description:

What does the future look like? A brilliantly entertaining and original novel about the end of the economy from the visionary author of Little Brother.

Perry and Lester invent things. All sorts of things. Seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent an entirely new economic system. 'New Work' is a New Deal for the technological era. Soon barefoot bankers are criss-crossing the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal start-ups...
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Book Details
Pages:432
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.9 x 24.1 x 3.8 cm
Book Weight:0.686 Kilograms
Author Biography
Doctorow, Cory (Author)
Writer and activist Cory Doctorow was born in Toronto, Canada on July 17, 1971. In 1999 he co-founded a free software company called Opencola and served as Canadian Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. For four years he worked as European Affairs Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and in 2007 won its Pioneer Award. His first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, won a Locus Award for Best First Novel. His short story collection A Place So Foreign and Eight More won a Sunburst Award, and his bestselling novel Little Brother received the 2009 Prometheus Award, a Sunburst Award, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Doctorow also writes nonfiction books and articles, and he co-edits the blog Boing Boing.

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