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The Recovery Act Kindle Edition
By: Cliff Brown
What if everything and everybody was deemed nonessential? What would happen if everyone on Earth ended up either dead or in quarantine and computers kept us fed?
Call it what you want—dystopian fiction or current events—this book is a warning about what might happen if we do not change directions.
About the Author
Cliff Brown was born in Brandon, Mississippi and grew up in a small community called Dry Creek. The son and grandson of deacons, Cliff is now a deacon in the same little Baptist church where his family served.
As a young man, Cliff finished a pre-veterinary medicine program, then joined the air national guard to pay for vet school. He finally started at Mississippi State University in the spring of 1981. Being away from home at a large university caused problems including a failed marriage, and he never did get into vet school. Cliff dropped out of college and went on to active-duty air force, and he met his second wife, Jade, while stationed in California. When Cliff returned to Mississippi, he rejoined the national guard and helped his wife start a business. Cliff has retired from the national guard but still works sixty hours each week in the business.
Product details
- ASIN : B09Q1VDFN2
- Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (January 8, 2022)
- Publication date : January 8, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 1.1 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 213 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,204,615 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,398,661 in Literature & Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #2,862,111 in Literature & Fiction (Books)
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About the author

I was raised in rural Mississippi, the son and grandson of Southern Baptist deacons and now a deacon in the same small church where my family served. I believe in fundamental Biblical teaching and prefer old fashioned traditional worship. My wife and I are small retail merchants. We believe in traditionally conservative business practices and financial responsibility. I am retired from the US air force and still believe my oath to protect our nation is valid, but I do not always trust the government. I ran for and lost several elections because I wanted to conservative the things that made our nation great, but am now tired of losing elections. I have turned my political energy into sounding alarms by writing.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022it’s basically an updated version of “Mein Kamph” featuring the author’s ridiculous face on the cover.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023What if the pandemic is over but nobody knows it? What if there’s a cure for the virus but people are so brainwashed into “compliance” that they keep sleep-walking when they don’t have to?
During the third week of the “fourteen day shutdown to flatten the curve,” the author wonders what would happen if everyone on earth winds up either dead or in quarantine and computers feed, govern, and run every aspect of survivors’ lives? What if we all end up in quarantine and are fed a constant diet of fear and manipulation? Would anyone resist? Fight back? Wake up? If so, who and how?
The Recovery Act is the story of one man who dodged quarantine. It’s about how in order to become free, one must first recognize they’re enslaved.
It’s post-2021 in what used to be the United States of America. A former newspaper reporter and editor, Clyde Simpson is a self-confessed “true believer in the movement” and a “professional liar.” His wife died eating “bad manna.” He now lives in a police state. The story is told from Clyde’s point of view after he’s rescued and awakened by a man named Dr. Oliver Jones. Together, Clyde and Oliver find another survivor, Little Jim “the Bible thumper.” Then the trio sets out to rescue and awaken other survivors and rebuild a free society.
Part 1984, part The Walking Dead and a little The Hunger Games, this is an intriguing, thought-provoking read. It begins when telling the truth is the unforgiveable sin and gathers steam from there. The book also shows two common paths taken by people who attempt to either reach or create “utopia.” Clyde takes one path. Little Jim takes another.
While this book might benefit from another proofread (I’m pretty sure Little Jim doesn’t drive a worn out old Econoline “fan”), the writing is solid overall. The storyline is sturdy, engaging, and structurally sound. It’s an engrossing read that could be ripped from next week’s headlines. Or maybe those headlines have already been printed but we weren’t paying attention? Or we’re too conditioned to realize it?
Either way, you might want to think twice before donning another face mask or knuckling under to another “keep us safe” government mandate. And you’ll never guess who eventually gets elected U.S. president.
It took some guts to write this book. It swims upstream. But as a unique blend of science fiction, dystopian fiction, and truth-is-stranger-than fiction, The Recovery Act is worth the effort. Multi-layered and nuanced, this fascinating story represents a timely “What if?” scenario that’s both probing and thought-provoking.
A barn burner of a cautionary tale, The Recovery Act is the first book in what might be a series. Keep an eye out for more.
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