A lifetime California resident, married with one child, Jared, an electrical engineer. My profession is a CPA working in the entertainment industry. I served in the submarine service during the Vietnam era and was the last of the submariners to ride the old diesel boats of the World War II era. My first book was published in May 2006 titled The Priest and the Nazi. I have always had a fascination with the phenomenon of the Third Reich and all of its evil. This book is my take on how someone can turn to such evil. My parents were prodigious readers and I've always read my entire life. They were my influence.