As the politicians bring the nation to the brink of war, a mysterious book appears offering directives and carrying wisdom to prepare people for Adjustment Day.

Adjustment Day is coming. Are you ready for the reckoning? Politicians have brought the nation to the brink of a third world war-- in an effort to control the burgeoning population of young males. Working-class men dream of burying the elites; professors propound theories that offer students only the bleakest future. Are the directives in the Talbott book the secrets to surviving? Or are they something else entirely?