Samuel had a rough childhood losing a younger brother to violence and he didn't get alone with his father. Samuel's grandparents took him in when he was a teenager, providing some stability and guidance in his life. But Samuel still got into trouble, finally joining his friends in a robbery-and the police caught them all. Samuel set about turning his life around. Joining his grandfather's air-conditioning business, he absorbed the older man's work ethic and learned that education, perseverance, and choosing friends could take him far in life. He did odd jobs tell finally joining the ironworkers union and worked around the country on such projects as Yankee Stadium, NASA VAB, Manhattan and San Francisco's Bay Bridge and was a first responder on 9/11 and achieving other dreams-becoming a skydiver with over 1,000 jumps. It's a none stop story with a play by play account of his life. Adult language, humor, drama, blasphemy, adventure, allegations. This book have something for all readers. Author put his own personal pictures of 9/11.