The Starfish and the Spider argues that organizations fall into two categories: traditional "spiders," which have a rigid hierarchy and top-down leadership, and revolutionary "starfish," which rely on the power of peer relationships.

USMC Commandant's Professional Reading List 2021 -- WO, WO2, CAPT. Includes information on Alcoholics Anonymous, al Qaeda, Amazon, Animal Liberation Front, Apaches, eBay, General Motors, Goodwill Industries, Google, Grokster, Kazaa, music piracy, Napster, P2P (peer to peer) services, Quakers, record industry, U.S. Supreme Court, Wikipedia, etc.

Introduction --1. MGM's mistake and the Apache mystery -- 2. The spider, the starfish, and the president of the Internet -- 3. A sea of starfish -- 4. Standing on five legs -- 5. The hidden power of the catalyst -- 6. Taking on decentralization -- 7. The combo special : the hybrid organization -- 8. In search of the sweet spot -- 9. The new world -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.