This novel is a picture, of the trials, tribulations, escapades, and adventures of a young man as he grows from a child, into a young man. It is a story of the happenings of daily life with a mother who did not love him, but who received lots of love from his grand-mother and one uncle. It is a tapestry, of humor, hard times, and happiness in the lives of the characters portrayed. It is a mosaic series of events in the life of this young man. The novel attempts to paint a picture of life in the years of depression and want in these United States. With this in mind, here is the intriguing...

An early warning satellite system, has been devised with the ability to alert each country linked to it of an attack by the launching of rockets or missiles. At the same time this system has the ability of automatically retaliating. First destroying the incoming missile, then launching one in retaliation against the aggressor country. This prevents any country from having the power to force another into accepting domination under their conditions. A group of radical individuals, wishes to gain control of this system thereby giving them the power to theoretically control the world and its...