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Author John Draksler’s New Book, “Immigrants to Americans: Evolution of a Family,” is an Engaging Narrative That Shares the Story of the Author’s Family
They were taught to adopt the language, customs, and values of America. They did not turn their backs on their heritages but became Americans first. These values, especially religious values, were ingrained in my generation. But there is a danger now of the country collectively losing its shared vision of what America or being an American is. The second part of the book addresses these concerns.
Author John Draksler retired four years ago after spending forty-three years in banking, mostly as a commercial lender to small- and medium-sized businesses. He was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area. He graduated from Robert Morris College in 1974. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Candy, for forty-seven years. They have three children and two grandsons. In 1986, they moved from Pittsburgh to Bel Air, Maryland, about twenty-five miles north of Baltimore, where he continued his career. They retired four years ago and moved to their current residence in Clermont, Florida. He is an avid reader of history and current events. Writing a book is always something he wanted to do. Being retired provided the perfect opportunity.
Draksler writes, “I started this project as sort of a family story. I wanted to put down on paper, or at least in digital form, a family history. I wanted future generations to know where we came from. What the country was like in the early twentieth century when they immigrated from Italy and Jugo Slavia. It is not a history book, although I mention historical events that impacted the country and our families’ lives. As I began to gather information on the family from relatives, especially my brother Chuck (the family historian), my cousin Yevette, and of course, Mom, I was amazed. Both families came with nothing but the desire for a better life, not just for themselves but for future generations. They believed in the American dream and wanted to be a part of it, both for themselves and their children. Their story is not unique. Millions of immigrants succeeded and improved their families’ lives. I believe the country takes this for granted. I don’t know if parents today would sacrifice so much of their present comforts in order for their children to have a better life. I hope that I would, but when I hear their stories, I am not sure. We are now three generations removed from their time. I don’t know if people today recognize how much their hard work and sacrifice contributed to the greatness of this country.”
Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, John Draksler’s new book invites readers to hear the remarkable story of the author’s family’s journey together.
Readers can purchase “Immigrants to Americans: Evolution of a Family” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Covenant books is an international Christian owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.
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Author Tagore Almeida’s new book, “SALIGIA: The Evil Is Outside. The War Is Within.,” is now available on Amazon, according to the announcement promoting the release.
The title is not invented for the book. SALIGIA is a centuries-old Latin mnemonic device used in Christian theology to remember the seven deadly sins: Superbia (pride), Avaritia (greed), Luxuria (lust), Invidia (envy), Gula (gluttony), Ira (wrath) and Acedia (sloth). The sins themselves never appear as an explicit list in the Bible; the grouping developed within early Christian tradition, drawing on scattered biblical passages, and the acronym became a memory aid for clergy and laypeople alike. The announcement itself does not spell out this connection, though it’s central to how the book’s central conceit works.
Where the traditional mnemonic catalogs vices, Almeida’s book inverts it: according to the announcement, the story is structured as a journey through a symbolic ancestral dwelling with separate rooms, each embodying different virtues rather than sins — courage, compassion, humility, integrity, forgiveness, reverence and love. Other promotional material describes the book as a mythological fantasy following characters named Salem and Medea on a quest against the forces the title names, and credits the release to publisher The Alcove Publishers, which has described the book as blending mythology, self-reflection and mystery.
The announcement frames the project as “a fusion of mythological elements, spiritual themes, philosophical inquiry, and personal exploration,” built around the idea that readers already possess the virtues the book examines, rather than seeking them from external sources.
The book is currently listed for sale on Amazon under Almeida’s author page.
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Ginn grounds the story in his personal history: childhood in the Ozark hills and Navy service aboard an aircraft carrier during Vietnam, experience he has said shaped the novel’s naval detail. He has also described the Book of Esther as, in his words, the greatest "sting operation" in biblical history — a framing that underpins the book’s central comparison between the ancient narrative and its modern-day parallel plot. Ginn spent four years writing the novel, per the announcement.
"I wanted to illustrate God’s unwavering love for His people and show how Jesus’s death and resurrection makes eternal life possible for all believers," Ginn said in a statement released with the book. "By connecting Esther’s courage with contemporary challenges, I hoped to demonstrate that faith remains relevant and powerful in our modern world."
The novel centers on themes of redemption and what the publisher describes as divine providence — the concept that their encounter and purpose are ordained rather than coincidental. It was published through Christian Faith Publishing, a Christian-market publishing house, and is available now in bookstores and through Apple Books, Amazon, Google Play and Barnes & Noble.
No release date beyond the announcement was provided, and there’s no indication yet of whether the book is part of a planned series.
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