Discover the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), one of the world's most renowned long-distance hiking trails. Traverse a diverse tapestry of landscapes, alpine meadows, glacial valleys, rugged peaks, and picturesque mountain villages. This multi-day circular route covers 170 km (105 miles), beginning and ending in Les Houches, guiding you past welcoming refuges, sparkling streams, cascading waterfalls, and awe-inspiring mountain vistas.Perfect for fit walkers who ...

"Capable, audacious kids propel this entertaining SF adventure."— Kirkus ReviewsTheir parents were supposed to save the world.Now it's their turn.One has powers.The others will need courage.A fast-paced sci-fi adventure for ages 8–12, featuring chapter-opening illustrations that bring key moments to life.When their superhero parents vanish into another dimension, Avery, ...

Laverbread is an unsung food wonder of the world. Jonathan Williams has built three successful businesses from this versatile ingredient, including award-winning street food, sauces and seasonings.Here Jonathan shares his passion for laverbread, exploring its history and cultural significance, the science and nutrition behind it and how to prepare it, as well as offering up a delicious selection of recipes to try it out for yourself.Recipes include: Cheesy laverbread scones, ...

A land of vast beauty and constant change, Yosemite National Park never ceases to amaze and inspire its visitors. And fiction writer Jonathan Williams, an avid camper and fan, is no exception. In four charming short stories, he captures the Park's diverse landscape and unique wilderness, using it as backdrop in all its glory to tell his tales."The Condor Suit" tells the story of Tim whose life-long dreams of flying prompts him to move to a small town in the foothills of the Sierra ...

Jonathan Williams’s poetry has been described as brilliant, sensuous, lyrical, quirky, suave, vital, joyful, sardonic, melodious, passionate, alive, pyrotechnic. This new, much enlarged edition of Blues and Roots displays all of the above. Williams has tramped the Appalachian Trail for decades, botanizing, jotting down specimens of authentic American speech, graffiti, superstitions, and nostrums—always curious, alert, and affectionately attentive. Blues and Roots focuses ...

Worship. That intimate, face-to-face encounter with our most wonderful God, where we lavish our love upon Him... hear His heart... and simply, BEHOLD. Worship the King is a book compiled by authors who know what it is to have their hearts entwined with His in the intimacy of worship. Come; respond to the calling of the deep and share the mysteries in this secret place... Worship the King. Nic Bilman begins with examples and an exhortation about how we can function like thermostats vs. ther...

The Bernese Oberland lies at the heart of the Swiss Alps, home to some of the most iconic mountain scenery in Europe. Towering above deep glacial valleys and turquoise lakes are legendary peaks such as the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, backed by higher summits including the Finsteraarhorn and Schreckhorn. Well-engineered mountain paths cross high passes, circle glacier-clad massifs and link welcoming huts and traditional alpine villages, making this region one of the finest trekking d...

Discover the rolling hills, limestone villages and sweeping escarpment views of the Cotswold Way National Trail, one of England’s most scenic and enjoyable long-distance walks. Stretching for 163 km (102 miles) from the market town of Chipping Campden to the World Heritage city of Bath, the route follows the western edge of the Cotswolds National Landscape, combining peaceful countryside with historic towns and villages.This classic two-week walk is ideal for those...

This book examines several contemporary issues which are shaping corporate governance in the banking sector. These issues have been evolving over the past decade and even more so since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC, 2007-09) revealed many significant weaknesses in corporate governance structures at banks. Alongside major reforms to the architecture of the global financial system, like the introduction of the Basel 3 Accord, the post-GFC emergence of new issues and acceleration in the im...

This book covers the current and strategic issues in banking and finance with particular reference to financial and non-financial risks, corporate governance, banking and financial regulation, and the loan market. A compilation of the best papers selected by the Scientific Committee and presented at the “Wolpertinger Annual Conference 2024" at the University of Palermo, Italy, the book presents and discusses theoretical and empirical research, policy issues, and contemporary developments i...

One hundred and forty-four poems were selected by the editor from the two hundred or so displayed on DART carriages between 1987 and 1994: short enough for passengers to read without missing their stops, resonant enough to inspire reflection, disquietude or delight. Three were written especially for Dublin's train travellers, and about half of them are by Irish poets. Featuring poetry by Yeats, Dickinson, Larkin, Eliot, Synge, Auden, Heaney, Beckett, Blake, Frost, Muldoon, Shakespeare, Har...

Experience the wild beauty of the Swiss Alps as you trek from Sargans to Montreux on the legendary Swiss Via Alpina, also known as the Alpine Pass Route. This epic journey traverses Switzerland east to west, crossing dramatic mountain passes, verdant valleys, and idyllic alpine villages, offering ever-changing vistas of towering peaks and historic landscapes.Perfect for experienced alpine trekkers, this comprehensive Cicerone guidebook presents the complete Swiss V...