THE book the uncommon life as a safe cracker is about Lucious Dale Johnson life. He was born in West Palm Beach Florida. After a family tragedy they had to move to reading Pennsylvania. Lucious Dale Johnson was 10 years old at the time. There was a lot of ups and downs in his life just like everybody else the book tells you all about them. when he turned 18 and was looking to find himself. He got into a lot of different things in life. Then he met a professional safecracker. That turned him into a commercial burglar for over 22 years. He was arrested in 1984 Four 3 Bank burglaries. After he was released from federal prison he moved to Philadelphia.