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Dancing Skeleton
Stage four cancer is not a death sentence. Stage four cancer is complicated, that frightens both the person diagnosed, care givers, family and friends. I have written a memoir of my success as a cancer survivor, whisking the reader to understand all aspects related to the physical and emotional journey of this disease. I had a rare, unusual type with mistakes and misdiagnosis along the way. It's problematic for people like me to search and find answers which are not readily available through the medical arena. It is my interest that "Dancing Skeleton, a Journey through Stage Four Cancer" will give others hope faced with this terminal disease, something that is missed when diagnosed. I have w...
Girl from the Tower a Journey of Lies
"Ten-year-old Joanna, caught in the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, the untimely death of her father and her mothers unwavering love and sacrifice is placed into a special UN adoption program supported by Queen Frederica and, for a child living on the barefoot peninsula of Pergos, it seems to be a dream come true. After all, America is the land of chocolate and walking dolls and so, like a celebrity, she leaves a childhood behind to embark on a journey that changes her life forever. Her new American parents, a Russian-born monarch and a Bulgarian of high society, forbid her to speak Greek, force her to eat intolerable food, and confine her to her room. Joanna's life becomes a nightmare as she longs for home but fears she's been abandoned and forgotten. This true story of a young girls journey bursts open the well-intentioned but flawed American intervention following the Greek Civil War. The strong bond between mother and daughter and how love overcomes distance, time, and hardship in her final journey a magnificent but emotional reunion."
Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece
Reveals the history of how 3,000 Greek children were shipped to the United States for adoption in the postwar period
Twentieth-Century Janissary
Although not entirely a happy memoir, this book looks back on the author’s life with a dash of humor. It reminds the author of his mostly painful yet rewarding challenges while growing up, and being a Greek orphan. In this book, he states that his life had an enormous toll on him, leaving deep scars that are diffi cult to heal. However, this story is not merely about the author’s life. It also contains several universal themes about childhood, adoption, how to raise children, and more. Touching and enlightening at the same time, Twentieth-Century Janissary: An Orphan’s Search For Freedom, Family, and Heritage also invites the younger generation of Greeks to cherish their heritage and legacy. This book is available in trade paperback, trade hardback, and eBook formats. For more information, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.
Golden Strangers
Maria Kelmis was adopted from Greece at the age of fifteen months. She always knew she was adopted and considers it one of the best things that happened in her life. Golden Strangers is a story about a journey to find her biological mother specifically to thank her and tell her that she had a wonderful life. You will experience the great moments in Maria's life that may not have happened if she was not adopted from Greece. Journey with Maria to San Diego, California, as a young lady out on her own for the first time, share her multiple visits to Greece including the months she spent on the island of Santorini painting, travel with her to Uganda, Africa, as she embarks on the experience of a ...
Children of the Greek Civil War
At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, 38,000 children were evacuated from their homes in the mountains of northern Greece and relocated to orphanages and children's homes. This book analyses the evacuation, which remains a controversial issue within Greek society.
Macedonia: The Cookbook
Discover the flavors and traditions of North Macedonia Macedonian cuisine is a rich mosaic of influences from the Mediterranean and Middle East, and the neighboring countries in the Balkan Peninsula. It is known for its opulent family meals, and the regional dishes play important symbolic roles in local traditions and family celebrations. Macedonia: The Cookbook is a love letter to Macedonian culture, and a cuisine deeply rooted in its land and traditions. Through over 100 mouthwatering recipes for mezze dishes, salads, soups, fish, poultry, meat, vegetables, and delicious sweets and preserves, chef and food writer Katerina Nitsou shares the authentic flavors and wisdom brought along with her family, recreated and adapted in her North American kitchen. With beautiful photography of the food, people, and landscapes of North Macedonia, this cookbook captures the country’s essence and belongs on the kitchen shelf of every food lover.
The Best Possible Immigrants
Rachel Rains Winslow examines how the adoption of foreign children transformed from a marginal activity in response to episodic crises in the 1940s to an enduring American institution by the 1970s. She provides the first historical examination of the people, policies, and systems that made the United States an enduring "adoption nation."
