Product Description: Predrag Matvejevic's writing glints and eddies as if subject to the same winds and currents that stir his Mediterranean. "Crickets often crop up in accounts of Mediterranean moods," we read. "The sound or possibly song of the cricket does not disturb insomnia—I know from experience—on summer nights when waking is easier than sleeping and the spirits keep watch and almost seem to merge over the Mediterranean...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In 1992 British photojournalist Tom Stoddart recorded the plight of Sarajevo's remaining citizens in their daily efforts to survive destruction, bereavement, and fear. The images created by Stoddart during his two visits, while depicting tragedy, are also a testament to the resiliency and courage of those who faced its brutality every day...read more

Photographs capture the essence of the Mediterranean region and its ancient cultures