Rights Guide 2018-19 (Metaichmio Publications)

NON FICTION Nikos Vatopoulos was born in 1960. He is a journalist and a photographer, specializing in cultural reporting. He is the Chief Editor of Culture for Kathimerini newspaper and has published numerous articles and books on the architecture of Athens and its urban civilization. ABOUT THE BOOK Walking in Athens is a unique compilation of photos and accompanying articles, that came about from walking in various neighborhoods of Athens. Mixed architectural styles, crumbling houses juxtaposed against concrete buildings, empty facades next to sound buildings, this is a guide to a secret landscape. A compilation that speaks not just about architecture – it speaks about people coming and going, society changing, civilization evolving. Dionysis Simopoulos was born in 1943. He is a contemporary Greek astrophysicist, and the Eugenides Planetarium's director emeritus who excelled as an astronomy educator and science popularis- er in the print and electronic media. He has published 26 popular science books, more than 250 show scripts, and has given more than 500 lectures on science and Astrophysics across the country. He has received the Hellenic Physics Society Lifetime Achievement Award and the Academy of Athens Science Award. ABOUT THE BOOK Acclaimed astrophysicist D. Simopoulos recounts the magical story of the stars, from birth to destruction. “We are all made of stardust, and one day we will return to the stars. One day they’ll be other worlds, full of other beings, starmen like us, that will be born from the ashes of some dead star. A star that today we call Sun”. Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler was born in 1926. She is an acclaimed academic Byzantinologist. She was the Principal of the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne between 1976-1981, the first woman in the world to hold the post of a Principal in a world-renowned University. She has been Rector of the Academy of Paris and Chancellor of the Universities of Paris, President of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Principal at the University of Europe in Paris, President of the Ethics Committee of the National Centre of Scientific Research in France. Among many distinctions around the world, she has received the Medal of the Battalion Commander of the Legion of Honor, one of the highest awards of the French Republic, for her scientific work. ABOUT THE BOOK In A life without alibi (2017), she recounts the story of her unique life to journalist Giannis Baskozos. From her childhood to the suburb of Vironas, to United Panhellenic Organization of Youth, the Greek resistance organization, to being Chancellor of the Universities of Paris, she has led a truly tumultuous and riveting life, “without an alibi”. Also includes photos from the author’s personal archive. We’re all made of stardust: Universe, A never-ending story (2017) A life without alibi (2017) Walking in Athens (2018) Forthcoming title: The Flourishing of the Universe: Its first stages and its evolution (December 2018) 14 BEST SELLER BEST SELLER BEST SELLER