Power and Defiance is a soul-provoking saga that will take you on an intellectual journey from mind to heart to soul several times. During this journey, you will be empowered to determine your position in the social structure - to abuse or to advance. Additionally, the book contains a wealth of information, written cohesively, as it integrates historical facts with ideology, philosophy, and personal observations. Abuse of power is an egocentric phenomenon that benefits the few, whereas a daring approach benefits your surroundings, your community, and ultimately spreads to the entire social structure. You will meet and hopefully come to empathize with and respect the participating individuals who lived in complex times and were caught in the whirlpool of history, with much to cherish, share, and overcome, as they searched for the formula of life. A formula that without a doubt exists. "My approach to writing is not to just recount adventures, but through the expression of feelings to outpour emotions and insight to encourage the reader to think, to find hope in the eternal struggle for the meaning of life." Nikos Ligidakis.