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An Army of Davids: How Markets And Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, And Other Goliaths Hardcover – January 1, 2006
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There was a time in the not-too-distant past when large companies and powerful governments reigned supreme over the little guy. But new technologies are empowering individuals like never before, and the Davids of the world-the amateur journalists, musicians, and small businessmen and women-are suddenly making a huge economic and social impact.
In Army of Davids, author Glenn Reynolds, the man behind the immensely popular Instapundit.com, provides an in-depth, big-picture point-of-view for a world where the small guys matter more and more. Reynolds explores the birth and growth of the individual's surprisingly strong influence in: arts and entertainment, anti-terrorism, nanotech and space research, and much more.
The balance of power between the individual and the organization is finally evening out. And it's high time the Goliaths of the world pay attention, because, as this book proves, an army of Davids is on the rise.
"George Orwell feared that technology would enable dictators to enslave the masses. Glenn Reynolds shows that technology can empower individuals to determine their own futures and to defeat those who would enslave us. This is a book of profound importance-and also a darn good read.-MICHAEL BARONE, senior writer at U.S. News & World Report and author of Hard America, Soft America
"Blogger extraordinaire Glenn Reynolds shows how average Americans can use new technologies to overcome the twin demons of corporate greed and incompetent government. Reynolds is a compelling evangelist for the power of the individual to change our world.-ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, author of Pigs at the Trough and Fanatics and Fools
A smart, fun tour of a major social and economic trend. From home-brewed beer to blogging, Glenn Reynolds is an engaging, uniquely qualified guide to the do-it-yourself movements transforming business, politics, and media.-VIRGINIA POSTREL, Forbes columnist and author of The Future and its Enemies and The Substance of Style
A student in her dorm room now commands the resources of a multi-million dollar music recording or movie editing studio of not so many years ago. The tools of creativity have been democratized and the tools of production are not far behind (Karl Marx take note). Glenn Reynolds's beguiling new book tells the insightful story of how an 'army of Davids' is inheriting the Earth, leaving a trail of obsolete business models not to mention cultural, economic, and political institutions in its wake.-RAY KURZWEIL, scientist, inventor, and author of several books including The Singularity is Near
'Must-read,' 'gotta have,' 'culture-changing' . . . I am suspicious of blurbs with such overused plugs. But Glenn Reynolds's An Army of Davids is in fact a must-read new book that you gotta have if you are going to understand the culture-changing forces that are unleashed and at work across the globe.-HUGH HEWITT, syndicated talk radio host and author of Blog and Painting the Map Red
Glenn Reynolds has written an essential book for understanding how technology and markets are creating a bottom-up shift in power to ordinary people that is changing business, government, and our world. Packed with fresh ideas and adorned with graceful prose, An Army of Davids is a masterpiece.-JOE TRIPPI, author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
"I cannot think of a better book for the average reader to understand just how the Web and other digital technologies are reversing the polarities of modern society-restoring many features of daily life lost with the Industrial Revolution, while at the same time inventing powerful new cultural institutions. And for those of us who make careers out of watching this transformation, no book
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- Print length289 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThomas Nelson Inc
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2006
- Dimensions5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN-101595550542
- ISBN-13978-1595550545
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- Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc; First Edition (January 1, 2006)
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Well, according to Glenn Reynolds, not anymore. Not when the internet and inexpensive blog hosting services put news reporting in the hands of ordinary people; people with time and talent but not capital can go into the pundit business themselves. Technology has neutralized many of the advantages of capital. Army of Davids explains not how this happened but why it happened and why it will move out in the future to the other arts and to other commercial products. He is an optimist who believes that people will have much greater control of their lives in the future. Control of all aspects of their lives.
I bought this book because I'm a great admirer of his Instapundit weblog, which reflects the interests of a well and widely read man. He is a later day Benjamin Franklin or Jefferson in the scope of his curiosity. Well Worth it
Is the book encyclopedic? No, in fact the conversational style and overview of topics create a very readable book that can be finished on a plane ride. Bear in mind that this is an overview of the subject. If you are looking for detailed analyses of trends, this may not be your book. Readers of Prof. Reynolds' Instapundit blog will be familiar with many of the topics, as the book essentialy is a distillation of what he has been writing there for some time. Still, even for those who have read some of this before, it is good to see it set out as a single, coherent argument.
In summary, An Army of Davids works very well as an introduction to cultural trends which, whether you like them or not, will be shaping your future. The title itself has already worked its way into the American lexicon. The folks who will be shaping your future will be reading Reynolds' book. I recommend you join them.
In a way, An Army of Davids is a slight misnomer. The Biblical David slew Goliath, a big, hulking Conan the Barbarian style warrior, with a well aimed stone from a sling. The 21st Century Davids, as Professor Reynolds suggests, will not so much slay the modern Goliaths, but tame them, and even, in some cases, make the allies.
The future, Reynolds suggests, is not only marvelous, but perhaps more marvelous than we can imagine. Highly recommended.
As a lawyer, Reynolds is a trained "issue spotter." He does not purport to know all of the answers, but the recognition of an issue is the first step to understanding it and capitalizing on it. An Army of Davids does a great job of raising a lot of issues that society, businesses and the "establishment" must grapple with over the next twenty years.
It is an optimistic book that doesn't sugar coat the advantages and disadvantages of the empowerment of the individual but trusts in the end that it will work out.
We see that the present isn't what those in the past expected and he believes the future will be the same, and for the better.
If you like interesting opinions on beer, porn, space travel, medicine and the media this book is for you. If you are full of yourself and your own self importance then avoid it.




