Perseverance
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Perseverance

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Perseverance

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Author and successful businessman Achille Paladini brings readers his intensely personal autobiography, Perseverance; an epic life saga filled with both intrigue and awe-inspiring wisdom.

In mid-1950s San Francisco, the Paladini name was synonymous with seafood on the west coast, the foundation of which began with the incredible rags-to-riches story of his famous and legendary grandfather prominently titled “The Fish King, ” who he was posthumously named after. Achille— “Kiki, ” as he’s called by family and friends—grew up in the upscale Marina District of the city enjoying an affluent lifestyle. Moving to Southern California at the age of eighteen propelled him into the surreal world of Hollywood with its glitz and glamour further accelerating his fairytale life and marrying a beautiful aspiring young actress. Upon returning to San Francisco to work for the family business —a shocking and cataclysmic revelation devastated his idealistic youthful illusions, leaving him hopeless, with dismay and dire concern for the future. His success, however, did not come easily, having to face insurmountable challenges, setbacks, and debilitating heartbreak, plus impossible odds; he eventually triumphed by beholding only the virtue of perseverance.

The story contains factual experiences that most will conclude are fictional; however, everything stated is true and unembellished.

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Publisher
Achille G Paladini
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781641114134
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PROLOGUE
  6. INTRODUCTION HOW IN THE HELL DID ALL THIS HAPPEN—AND SO QUICKLY?
  7. CHAPTER 1 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
  8. CHAPTER 2 ADOLESCENCE
  9. CHAPTER 3 TEENAGE YEARS HAVE BEGUN
  10. CHAPTER 4 FINALLY, A TEENAGER
  11. CHAPTER 5 GETTING CLOSE TO ADULTHOOD
  12. CHAPTER 6 LIFE GETS INTERESTING
  13. CHAPTER 7 GETTING CLOSE TO THE BIG TWENTY-ONE
  14. CHAPTER 8 AT LAST, AN ADULT!
  15. CHAPTER 9 LIFE’S GETTING CONVOLUTED
  16. CHAPTER 10 MY FIRST LOVE DRIFTS AWAY
  17. CHAPTER 11 MY FIRST REAL GUY FRIEND
  18. CHAPTER 12 THE PROPOSAL
  19. CHAPTER 13 THE HONEYMOON
  20. CHAPTER 14 HOME NOW
  21. CHAPTER 15 A SHOCKING REVELATION
  22. CHAPTER 16 THINGS ARE LOOKING UP—A BIT
  23. CHAPTER 17 DARK DAYS LOOM AHEAD—AGAIN
  24. CHAPTER 18 AFTER THE GAME, THE KING AND THE PAWN GO INTO THE SAME BOX
  25. CHAPTER 19 THE FAMED FAMILY BUSINESS GOES BUST
  26. CHAPTER 20 BACK AT PALADINI AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME …
  27. CHAPTER 21 FEELING VULNERABLE
  28. CHAPTER 22 HERE I GO AGAIN
  29. CHAPTER 23 WHAT? START A WHOLESALE BUSINESS WITH FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS?!
  30. CHAPTER 24 BITTER SWEET MONTHS
  31. CHAPTER 25 THE NEW DISTRIBUTION PLANT OPENS
  32. CHAPTER 26 A TRIP OF A LIFETIME
  33. CHAPTER 27 THE WEST COAST MAFIA ATTEMPTS A TAKEOVER
  34. CHAPTER 28 THE FINAL STEP TO REPLICATE THE OLD PALADINI CORPORATION
  35. CHAPTER 29 MY IDENTITY
  36. CHAPTER 30 MY FLIRTATIOUS WAYS BEGIN
  37. CHAPTER 31 NEVER KICK A COW FLOP ON A HOT DAY!
  38. CHAPTER 32 THE UNION TAKES ME ON
  39. CHAPTER 33 WHAT ELSE COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
  40. CHAPTER 34 THE UNION STRIKES!
  41. CHAPTER 35 THE BATTLE BEGINS
  42. CHAPTER 36 WHEN ALL THAT YOU LOVE IN LIFE SEEMS LOST, YOU NEED COURAGE TO SURVIVE
  43. CHAPTER 37 THERE CAN BE NO FAILURE FOR A MAN WHO HAS NOT LOST HIS PERSEVERANCE TO SUCCEED
  44. CHAPTER 38 EAT DESSERT FIRST ∼ LIFE IS UNCERTAIN
  45. CHAPTER 39 “YOU WANT TO DO WHAT?”
  46. CHAPTER 40 CRAZINESS, CONFUSION, CHAOS
  47. CHAPTER 41 YESTERDAY’S HISTORY IS TOMORROW’S MYSTERY
  48. CHAPTER 42 WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A HUNDRED REASONS TO CRY…
  49. CHAPTER 43 YOU SHOULD SEARCH ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD FOR ANSWERS
  50. CHAPTER 44 ROCK BOTTOM BECOMES THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH I REBUILT MY LIFE
  51. CHAPTER 45 THREE THINGS IN LIFE ONCE GONE, THAT ARE LOST FOREVER: TIME, WORDS, AND OPPORTUNITY
  52. CHAPTER 46 A FEW CONCLUSIONS TO ONE MAN’S TEMPESTUOUS LIFE’S PATH
  53. CHAPTER 47 EMOTIONALLY DRAINING MONTHS
  54. CHAPTER 48 GIVING ME ADVICE IS LIKE GIVING A BALD GUY A COMB
  55. CHAPTER 49 THE LEGENDARY BUSINESS IS SOLD!
  56. CHAPTER 50 GINA MOVES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
  57. CHAPTER 51 THE DEMON GOES TO HELL!
  58. CHAPTER 52 OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD ∼ BEAUTIFUL SAMANTHA
  59. CHAPTER 53 ANOTHER BUSINESS VENTURE ∼ SAMI IS DIAGNOSED
  60. CHAPTER 54 A TRIO OF DIVORCES—SI, TRES
  61. CHAPTER 55 WE HAD ANOTHER WEDDING ∼ THEN ANOTHER WEDDING ∼THEN ANOTHER WEDDING ∼ THEN ANOTHER WEDDING
  62. CHAPTER 56 THE FAMILY JOURNEYS TO ITALY—GINA’S TURMOIL
  63. CHAPTER 57 SO MANY WEDDINGS ∼ SO MANY DIVORCES
  64. CHAPTER 58 YEAH, I KNOW—TAKING FLYING LESSONS AT 75 IS NUTS!
  65. CHAPTER 59 MARRIAGE NUMBER SEVEN!
  66. CHAPTER 60 IT’S ALMOST TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
  67. EPILOGUE