The Way We Were - The Way We Are - Softcover

Apelian, Vahe H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500719978 ISBN 13: 9781500719975

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

An appropriate way to characterize the content of this book, The Way We Were – The Way We Are, would be to say that it is a collection of heritage stories about people, places and happenings Vahe H. Apelian has known of or experienced mostly first hand. It is a colorful tapestry of such stories that depict the life-experiences and encounters emanating mostly if not wholly from Kessab, the mostly Armenian inhabited ancient enclave in Northwestern Syria. Each story is unprecedented, each encounter is unique, and each character is a remarkable real life people. The stories are woven in such detail and in such an authentic style that gives the reader the feeling of ”I was also there, I was part of it too...”.

The book appears on literary scene at a time when the continual social unrest in the restive Middle Eastern countries threaten a way of life and rites of passages that have been transmitted from one generation to the next. Consequently the recollections captured in the stories of this book have the aroma of those times that sadly are coming to a rapid end and would be lost forever if not captured within the covers of a book.

Even though the stories in this book are mostly about by gone days but they still retain freshness in them that will resonate well with reader, hence the seemingly contradictory title of this very readable book. The Way We Were is in essence The Way We Are.

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About the Author

Vahe H. Apelian is born in Beirut. He received his primary and middle school level education at the Sourp (Saint) Nshan, presently Souren Khanamirian Armenian National School and his high school education at the Armenian Evangelical College presently the Yeprem and Martha Philibosian Armenian Evangelical College. He continued his education at the American University of Beirut where he received Sophomore Diploma in Arts and Sciences, B.S. in Pharmacy and M.S. in microbiology. Subsequently he was accepted as a fellow to be trained as a clinical pathologist at the American University Hospital. After immigrating to The United States in 1976, Vahe’s career of over three decades spanned in the development of drug delivery systems with multinational pharmaceutical companies where he held scientific and managerial positions. He furthered his education while employed and received his second M.S. degree in Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences and PhD in Pharmaceutics from St. John’s University in New York. In recognition of his academic excellence, he is elected to Rho Chi, the only national Pharmaceutical Honors Society. Vahe has published, presented and co-authored in his line of specialty. He is the primary author of a U.S. Pharmaceutical Patent. Vahe is married to Marie (Hosepian) who holds Doctor in Nursing Practitioner degree and is a former Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserves. They are blessed with two grown up sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1500719978
• ISBN 13: 9781500719975
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 198