Short-listed for the 2010 Banff Mountain Book Festival Competition The Mountain Knows No Expert epitomizes George Evanoff’s philosophy towards the outdoors, while presenting an intriguing contrast with the man himself. Widely regarded as an "expert," he was a knowledgeable, experienced, and practical outdoorsman, teacher, and mentor, yet ironically lost his life in the mountains in an encounter with a grizzly. Son of a Macedonian immigrant family, George was raised in Alberta, and went on to become a mountaineer, guide, avalanche specialist, and pioneer in ecotourism in British Columbias North Rockies. The many themes embedded in Evanoff’s life experiences encompass self-propelled backcountry travel, outdoor safety, avalanche safety and rescue, ski patrol leader, exploration and discovery, outdoor ethics, and public involvement with respect to land and resource use. George Evanoff was honoured in several tangible ways after his death, culminating in the naming of Evanoff Provincial Park in the Hart Ranges of the Rockies.
Prince George-based outdoors expert, Mike Nash, shares what he has learned about outdoor safety and survival during more than thirty years of year-round treks into the rugged backcountry of western Canada. This dynamic and up-to-date handbook discusses ways to prepare for and deal with any number of critical situations that may arise in remote and mountainous terrain and is packed with information on: general safety principles what to take with you finding your way coping with year-round weather conditions unexpected overnight trips wildlife encounters communication strategies Interspersed with "reality checks," the book aims to keep outdoor enthusiasts safe when travelling in the outdoors, all the while ensuring an appreciation of the many splendours that outdoor adventuring has to offer.
Twin boys, torn apart, never lose their honor, respect, or belief in the “Code of the West.” Identical, custom-made, 1873 Colt 45s, known as the Peacemaker, become the tools to enforce that code. And the use of a disconcerting illusion can help. A heart filled with mixed feelings of pain, hate, and love learns justice is more than revenge. Justice is found when reality is based on the illusion, and the illusion becomes reality. Hard times demand men of strength and courage. But strength, courage, and Colt’s Peacemaker don’t always guarantee success. This is but one of the many stories building the myths, legends, and folklore that created America’s pride in the great American West.
Public protection remains the main priority for law and order agencies and is likely to become increasingly significant as a key target for police and probation services. This book explores the impact of the public protection agenda for those agencies.
Showing why Prince George is a truly special place to call home, visit, or use as a staging point for British Columbia's northern hinterland, this guidebook encourages exploration of the city and the surrounding area, with an accent on self-discovery. The rivers, treed escarpments, abundant green spaces, and surrounding backcountry are waiting to be explored winter and summer. Urban walks and wilderness hikes mix with interesting facts, historic memories and practical information.
Abstract from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, , language: English, abstract: From the popular series “Numb3rs” you may know the term “Game Theory”, but do you actually know what this is and how it works? During a six-week session of microeconomics, several basic principles are introduced and applied in the business context. Game Theory deals with the optimal behavior of rational decision makers in a simplified surrounding. This text deals with the optimal behavior during a second price action and within oligopolistic competition. The basic ideas like the prisoner's dilemma are explained and underlined with real examples to simplify and illustrate the dry mathematics behind it. After reading this text, you will be able to solve certain problems in a simplified surrounding by your own and will perceive the world at least a little bit more rational.
A series of 10 open-ended mini-dramas dealing with problems of everyday living. Students are divided into groups and asked to analyze the problem and come up with various choices to resolve the situation.
A series of 10 open-ended mini-dramas dealing with problems of everyday living. Students are divided into groups and asked to analyze the problem and come up with various choices to resolve the situation.
What begins as an unexpected 3:34 a.m. wake-up call from a long-forgotten high school acquaintance ends with Mike Thompson behind bars-and smack in the middle of an international conspiracy.Mike agrees to meet up with the desperate-sounding Conrad Nash, who shares with him a series of mysterious e-mails that look to have originated in 1966. But back in '66, the Internet and e-mail communication as we know it would not exist for another twenty-plus years. Stranger still, the e-mails appear to have been sent by Vincent Hopper, their former high school teacher who has been dead for nearly two decades.Eager to break the monotony of his daily grind, and plenty willing to accept the cash that the paranoid Conrad offers for his confidence and assistance, Mike begins an investigation that leads him through a trail of riddles, lies, and deceit and reveals scandals that test his marriage and threaten a worldwide holocaust.Dark secrets behind the creation of the World Wide Web link to the Cold War and through to today's War on Terror in this provocative suspense thriller which confirms that, indeed, the things one does today leads to the things one inherits tomorrow.
Readers of Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Stephen Hunter, John Le Carre will enjoy this fast-paced, international spy thriller. 5 STARS! “Fast paced and suspenseful, it features a surprising range of highly likable characters…a thoroughly well-researched book by a person in the know.” - Claude Forthomme, former United Nations worker 5 STARS! “Suspense, intrigue, and betrayal - the game of spy versus spy where corruption, espionage and the quest for the ultimate power rule, governments have their ways, and Iran is no exception.” - Dii, Top 500 Super Reviewer 5 STARS! “I found it impossible to put down. Thrilling, suspenseful as it dove into the world of espionage among world powers. Fast paced and based loosely on world events of WMD’s.” - Jeff Mattice, Book Reviewer 5 STARS! “Masterpiece! Timely, fast paced and hard to put down. Would make a helluva movie!” - Fred Bowditch, Book Reviewer 5 STARS! “What interests me more is the depth of his knowledge (clearly the author has a passion for it) about nuclear technology and how people can use it to destroy things. In addition to that, we have many big players in the book: MOIS, Mossad, US and Russia, all in it for various reasons.” - Ailyn Koay, Book Reviewer BOOK DESCRIPTION The BLIND SCORPION is a Top Secret computer program for simulating nuclear weapons explosions and the catastrophic havoc they wreak. Dr. Ross Shaheen, the developer of the software, is living the American dream. Between his internationally-recognized nuclear weapons research career at the prestigious Berkeley Lab and his picture-perfect family in the San Francisco suburbs, it's a good life that can only get better...until he is lured into lecturing before an elite group of scientists in the country of his birth: Iran. The seven thousand mile trip takes Shaheen back to the land of the lion and the sun, yet it also delivers to Iran's very doorstep an important American citizen with a Top Secret security clearance. It soon becomes clear what the Iranians are really after: the BLIND SCORPION. The coveted software is the key to advancing their clandestine nuclear weapons program without the rest of the world being able to prove its existence. Shaheen becomes entangled in a twisted web of espionage, corruption and survival, putting to the test not only his secret knowledge but also the very core of his allegiance to the land he now calls home. If he lives, Ross Shaheen could walk away a hero. The question is, for which country? Fans of James Rollins and Robert Ludlum will like this book.
Bath is one of the most visited cities in the world, and countless books have told the history of its beautiful buildings and parks. Yet the chances are that this fact-packed compendium will enhance your knowledge further. Find out all manner of things, from which planet was discovered from a back garden to which pub was visited by Charles Dickens. Full of surprises, this great little book is perfect for dipping into as well as reading cover to cover. Here is the Bath few people get to know!
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