He is in his 70's now and this is his first book. He has held a wide variety of jobs; working in the celery & blueberry fields starting when he was 13, a Social Worker, acting Western Regional Director of a Federal Agency, 3rd shift Plant Superintendent when he was 28, helped Veterans returning from Iraq & Afghanistan (he is a disabled Veteran), he was a Federal Investigator for 22 years who often worked undercover. He worked full time while he attended various Colleges and Universities. He has a B.S. degree from Grand Valley University and worked on a Masters at Illinois State University. He has a minor in English. He has five children, four of them he raised by himself for much of their life. He has seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He has also visited 4 other countries. Presently he lives in the Houston Texas area with his much younger (and beautiful) wife (for 24 years now) and their 21 year old daughter.