Books with author Christopher Anderson

A tale of two tomorrows. Far, far away is Whimsey World, a world filled with wonderful creatures known as Whimseys. For a very long time and with much effort, Whimsey World has been thriving, maybe best of any world. But Whimseys are losing their thriving future. Today they must choose which future they want. Current future will end thriving. Selfish future will allow some to thrive and many not to thrive. Whimsey World will go dark. Thriving future, like their past, is best. All Whimseys and Whimsey World thrive, maybe forever. Not only must they choose, but they must build and sustain that future. Can Angel and T!rrific lead Whimsey to a thriving future? Will Wily and T!rrible push Whimsey to a selfish, destructive future? To thrive or not to thrive? That is the question!

Now available in paperback, an examination of the zeitgeist of both the exploding entrepreneurial movement and the concern about the economy tilted too heavily toward services and other intangibles -- by a leading technology expert, and bestselling author of The Long Tail. What happens when DIY meets Web 2.0? In Makers, New York Times-bestselling author Chris Anderson reveals how entrepreneurs use web principles to create and produce companies with the potential to be global in scope as well as how they use significantly less in the way of financial resources, tooling, and infrastructure required by traditional manufacturing. Anderson's unique perspective is that small manufacturing will be a significant source of future growth; that the days of giant companies like General Motors are in their twilight; that in an age of open source, custom-fabricated, and do-it-yourself product design, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers will be unleashed on global markets.