Eternal Stones and Other Memories of Greece is the third book by award-winning author Paula Renee Burzawa. Join her on the journey to a Mediterranean vacation home in southern Greece, where time stands still. Detailing vacationing in the village of Vassara and delicately balancing life as an American and native, Burzawa’s intertwined essays entertain as she brings readers on the trip of a lifetime, experiencing the ancient marbles of the Acropolis and walking the quiet cobblestone streets hidden away within the mountains of Parnonas. Sharing hilarious and poignant perspectives of her mother’s homeland, Eternal Stones and Other Memories of Greece chronicles time spent abroad with renewed reflection, including a quest to locate one of Greece’s secret schools and an account of what happens when a town’s water supply suddenly stops. From visiting Burzawa’s grandfather’s World War II memorial, to a day’s excursion in the charming seaside town of Nafplion, to an unforgettable stay at one of the most exquisite, world-famous hotels in Athens, readers are sure to feel they’ve stamped their passports as well, enjoying this modern-day visit to an ancient, magical destination. Told with Burzawa’s funny yet sensitive style, her detailed descriptions are real and true, making Eternal Stones and Other Memories of Greece an easily loved vacation treat!

An original exploration of Ancient Greek conceptions of the relationship between memory, time, knowledge and identity across diverse genres.

In Ordinary Jerusalem, Angelos Dalachanis, Vincent Lemire and thirty-five scholars depict the ordinary history of an extraordinary global city in the late Ottoman and Mandate periods. Utilizing largely unknown archives, they revisit the holy city of three religions, which has often been defined solely as an eternal battlefield and studied exclusively through the prism of geopolitics and religion. At the core of their analysis are topics and issues developed by the European Research Council-funded project “Opening Jerusalem Archives: For a Connected History of Citadinité in the Holy City, 1840–1940.” Drawn from the French vocabulary of geography and urban sociology, the concept of citadinité describes the dynamic identity relationship a city’s inhabitants develop with each other and with their urban environment.

Richard Rozakis was born in Somerville, MA during the depression years. As he grew up in the neighborhood where George Dilboy lived, hearing stories from his parents about George Dilboy and representing the family at ceremonies honoring George Dilboy, he developed a lifelong interest in the family hero. After the family relocated to San Francisco, CA there were no official ceremonies on the West Coast but his interest continued. He served in the Korean War, and after discharge became a lifetime member of George Dilboy VFW Post #529 in his hometown of Somerville, MA. He was employed in the wholesale beverage industry in San Francisco for forty years. After moving his young family to San Carlos, he was active in the local PTA fundraiser Chickens Ball and his Masonic lodge. After retirement he researched his family tree and decided to write the George Dilboy Story. He lives in San Carlos, CA with his wife. His two children and their families live nearby and have been very helpful in his research.