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A remarkable, moving, and informative story. A must read for anyone with an interest in Greece or simply in human nature.--Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Center for Research and Technology Hellas This book offers readers an immersive experience, a chance to discover what life was like in Greece during much of the twentieth century through one woman's life.--The Book Review Directory A heartbreaking yet endearing look at the realities of war for one couple and their family, this novel proves the simple bonds of education and family are the strongest. It is a unique human-interest piece, showing everyday Greek life before, during, and after WWII.--InD'tale Magazine well-researched biography of an admirable Greek woman.--The BookLife Prize It is wonderful! It is so beautifully written and such an interesting real story I couldn't put it down.--Agatha Kalisperas, Director of the Hellenic Centre, London A wonderful book--Chris Ransford, author of God and the Mathematics of Infinity A woman's amazing life.--Nicholas A. Gage, author of the bestseller Eleni This book could very well become an amazing television series as well as a movie.--Kostas Vakkas, director of film Greek American Radicals: The Untold Story This fascinating family saga brought to life a region and events that I knew little about. I highly recommend it.--Joe McMahon, author of The Face of God

well-researched biography of an admirable Greek woman.--The BookLife Prize It is wonderful! It is so beautifully written and such an interesting real story I couldn't put it down.--Agatha Kalisperas, Director of the Hellenic Centre, London A heartbreaking yet endearing look at the realities of war for one couple and their family, this novel proves the simple bonds of education and family are the strongest. It is a unique human-interest piece, showing everyday Greek life before, during, and after WWII.--InD'tale Magazine This book offers readers an immersive experience, a chance to discover what life was like in Greece during much of the twentieth century through one woman's life.--The Book Review Directory A remarkable, moving, and informative story. A must read for anyone with an interest in Greece or simply in human nature.--Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Center for Research and Technology Hellas A woman's amazing life.--Nicholas A. Gage, author of the bestseller Eleni A wonderful book--Chris Ransford, author of God and the Mathematics of Infinity This book could very well become an amazing television series as well as a movie.--Kostas Vakkas, director of film Greek American Radicals: The Untold Story This fascinating family saga brought to life a region and events that I knew little about. I highly recommend it.--Joe McMahon, author of The Face of God

A woman's amazing life.--Nicholas A. Gage, author of the best seller Eleni

A remarkable, moving, and informative story. A must read for anyone with an interest in Greece or simply in human nature.--Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Center for Research and Technology Hellas This book offers readers an immersive experience, a chance to discover what life was like in Greece during much of the twentieth century through one woman's life.--The Book Review Directory A heartbreaking yet endearing look at the realities of war for one couple and their family, this novel proves the simple bonds of education and family are the strongest. It is a unique human-interest piece, showing everyday Greek life before, during, and after WWII.--InD'tale Magazine well-researched biography of an admirable Greek woman.--The BookLife Prize It is wonderful! It is so beautifully written and such an interesting real story I couldn't put it down.--Agatha Kalisperas, Director of the Hellenic Centre, London A wonderful book--Chris Ransford, author of God and the Mathematics of Infinity This book could very well become an amazing television series as well as a movie.--Kostas Vakkas, director of film Greek American Radicals: The Untold Story A woman's amazing life.--Nicholas A. Gage, author of the bestseller Eleni This fascinating family saga brought to life a region and events that I knew little about. I highly recommend it.--Joe McMahon, author of The Face of God

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Theodore Modis was born in Florina, a small town in northwestern Greece. At the age of nineteen he won a full scholarship to study in the USA. He received a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Physics, both from Columbia University, New York. He carried out research in particle-physics experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory and afterwards at CERN in Europe. Later he switched to the industry and worked at Digital Equipment Corporation as the head of a Management Science consultants group. Ten years later he founded his own consulting company, Growth Dynamics, in Geneva. He is author/co-author to over one hundred articles in scientific and business journals and several books translated into a number of languages. He has taught at Columbia University, the University of Geneva, the European business schools INSEAD and IMD, and the leadership school DUXX in Monterrey, Mexico. He lives in Lugano, Switzerland. For more info visit www.growth-dynamics.com

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