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Jeff Phillips "Turban Tan" (The Igloo Oven Publishing Project)

I didn't realize why I had kept Jeff Phillips second book on my self for so long until I final brought it down and opened it. It is always scary when what seems like science-fiction on surface slowly becomes all to real. Turban Tan takes place in 2032 in Dubai, in a world that has been sold multiple times over. It paints a picture of a crumbled Federal Reserve, a national currency overseen by an "unnamed investor", and crushing future that is forcing more and more people underground.

"After the government lost its spending power, it was now a business entity that was, in turn, purchased by a limited partnership. The heftiness of the purchase and controversy surrounding it no doubt motivated the shroud of secrecy of the ownership. The public display was by symbol only +++. America: The Transaction."

As more is bought and sold through the Fed the more Phillips' scenario seems plausible. Each character in Turban Tan has a nickname (Bell Pepper, The Dippy Man, etc), and this adds to the mystery and sense that you are get getting a glimpse at the a secret world.

Turban Tan is a page turner, and a book that makes you wish you had a more direct line to the president. Dear Mr. Obama, I have a book you need to read!

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