Volume 1, The beginning Surviving the Beast, is a riveting story of a man's conquest to survive a system designed to destroy, humiliate, and dehumanize a person to the point of no return. The author is taking you on a journey to see through his eyes what happens in the prison system. Be prepared to go on an emotional rollercoaster; you will cry, laugh, and be furious. Everyone has a beast to face in their life, so happens his beast was the California Penal system. The Parole board thought they had his life in their hands, but unbeknownst to them, his life was in the hands of the Most High. "Man plans and God plans, but God is the best of all planners." "Survival is summed up in three words never give up." - Bear Grylls