Mediterranean Winter The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese

"Artful and intelligent . . . . Kaplan's book has made its own mark. . . I am able to feel the sense of an exotic and timeless part of the world." Bob Hoover,Pittsburg Post-Gazette "[Kaplan] helps the distant past resonate today. . . . [He] teaches lessons that are informative and concise." The Washington Post Book World "A writer of extraordinary intellect and passion . . . with a wonderfully lucid way of relating history as a living thing." San Francisco Chronicle "Erudite and intrepid. . . . [Kaplan] is a deft guide to wherever he chooses to lead you." The New York Times

Robert D. Kaplan is a correspondent for <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i> and the bestselling author of eight previous books on foreign affairs and travel, including <b>Balkan Ghosts</b>, <b>The Ends of the Earth</b>, <b>The Coming Anarchy</b>, and <b>Eastward to Tartary</b>. He is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington. He lives with his wife and son in western Massachusetts.