In this darkly satirical novel, few stand up to The Boss, a.k.a. Acton Grudge, who rules America like a new Stalin posing as a benevolent CEO with a set of life principles called The Ten Grudgments. Under Bossism, dissidents are shipped to asylums and taught to honor the slogan Prayer, Order, Security, and Shut-up-ism. The story is propelled by quirky, acerbic, and venal characters who reveal the human condition in all its poignant and absurd dimensions.