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The Naperville White House

How One Man’s Fantasy Changed Government’s Reality

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The Naperville White House

By: Jerome Bartels
Narrated by: Edison McDaniels
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Fantasy government by the people and for the people.

Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.

In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois - a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer - was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.

Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of crusading vagabond journalist, former White House press secretary, and part-time Radio Shack employee Jerome Bartels, here for the first time is the true story of the Stockdale Hostage Crisis from the people who lived it.

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Edison McDaniels narrates this "alternate alternate" history, which tells the story of a hostage situation in the real world that was resolved by a group of players in a fantasy government game. The story is written as though it were a work of nonfiction, complete with footnotes. McDaniels drops these asides directly into the narration with such skill that they sound like they're actually part of the text. McDaniels's strong and steady narration gives this story the gravitas necessary to convince listeners that these events could have actually happened. He deftly switches from impartial reporter voice to the voices of the characters so smoothly that the audiobook sounds like a genuine audio documentary that could show up on weekend public radio.
This review was quoted from AudioFile magazine [Published: MAY 2021]

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I found this book to be both confusing and interesting. I still am not sure if. this premise is fact or fiction. Edison McDaniel was a fine narrator. I was given this book free for an honest review.

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