Product Description: In 1948, as civil war ravaged Greece, children were abducted and sent to communist "camps" behind the Iron Curtain. Eleni Gatzoyiannis, 41, defied the traditions of her small village and the terror of the communist insurgents to arrange for the escape of her three daughters and her son, Nicola...read more

Eight years old when his mother arranged her children's escape from civil war-torn Greece and was tortured and murdered by Communist guerrilas, the author reconstructs Eleni's life and recounts his confrontation with her executioner

Describes the history, people, religion, culture, myths, legends, food, drink, music, and dance of Greece

Product Description: A Place for Us begins as nine-year-old Nicholas Gage and three of his sisters escape from their wartorn Greek village and board a ship to America to meet the father they have never known. Eleni's children must adjust not only to a startling new American lifestyle, but also to a 56-year-old man who suddenly finds himself a single father...read more

The follow-up to 'Eleni,' the story of a Greek mother who sacrifices her life to save her children's, recounts the children's journey to America to live with their unfamiliar father

Bursting with color, 150 photographs complement an eloquent tour of the sea, land, people, culture, history, and ancient monuments of Greece, from the Peloponnesus penninsula to the fishing villages of the Aegean to the immortal Parthenon. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Follows the romance of the shipping magnate and famed soprano from the 1959 cruise during which they fell in love and ended their respective marriages through his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy, and beyond. (view table of contents)

The best-selling author of Eleni draws on previously unavailable sources to provide an intriguing look at the passionate relationship between Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and famed diva Maria Callas, a love affair that began in 1959 and survived Onassis's marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy. Reprint.