Mediterranean WinterBy: Robert D. Kaplan 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