Tempered Spirit

Conflict Within is a captivating and inspiring tale of a refugee whose family lost everything and then vowed to rebuild it all; an immigrant who defied the odds to pursue the allure of the American Dream; and a visionary technologist who would become the leader of one of the nation’s most prestigious private research universities. Hailing from a humble village on the island of Cyprus, Max Nikias was raised on the classics and mathematics, trained at a school for Greek army officers, st