Overview
Welcome to The Burger Barn. Where the burgers are terrible, the leadership is worse, and the American Dream is going up in smoke.
Matt thought he was taking a job at a neighborhood burger joint. Instead, he found himself trapped in a grease-soaked kingdom ruled by John D, a self-obsessed owner with grand promises, questionable ethics, and an insatiable appetite for power.
As the restaurant crumbles, John D becomes increasingly obsessed with loyalty, image, and control. Employees are divided into opposing camps. Favoritism replaces competence. Fear becomes management policy. And the truth is buried beneath an endless serving of propaganda.
But not everyone is willing to swallow the lies.
Caught between workplace absurdity and a growing rebellion, Matt watches an unforgettable cast of cooks, servers, outsiders, and unlikely heroes confront a system designed to keep them powerless.
Sharp, irreverent, and darkly hilarious, The Burger Barn is a political and social satire about corrupt leadership, blind loyalty, workplace dysfunction, and the dangerous cost of remaining silent.
Through biting humor and deeply flawed characters, Dr. Justin Cook serves up a provocative portrait of modern American society-and the courage it takes to challenge those who abuse power.
Because sometimes the only way to change the system is to stop feeding it.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798182956079
- ISBN-10: 9798182956079
- Publisher: Open Page Publishing
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.25 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.33 pounds
- Page Count: 104
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