A nonstop fictional story of one man's journey, starting as a youngster from an old Italian Chicago neighborhood growing up around hardened mobsters and his quest to become something other than a criminal. The stakes get higher as he twists and turns through nine lives to become...? Each chapter in this book is a period that outlines tales of a fictional character's lifetime of ups and downs, growing up and making choices and determinations, good and bad, at different times in his life, not knowing what their outcome would be. I have tried to take from my memoirs tales, situations, and personal versions of a story and still be creative. Yarns can turn into tales and tales can turn into stories. I think it's rare to have lived a life with so many major changes and events you live through that make your journey through life fascinating. Every human has a unique story to tell. Fiction is the truth because if someone thinks it, it has been done.