If you're lucky enough to have lived near a mountain, you know its magnetic energy and how its profile becomes a familiar part of your daily back drop ? one that transmits peace as you go about your busy day. There are peaks of disarming beauty in this world; ones that will take your breath away for their aesthetic alone, but also for their story, their history, and their spirituality. These are those stories; these are those wonderful peaks. Mountain peaks included: DENALI, Alaska, USA; MAUNA LOA, Hawaii, USA; HALF DOME, California, USA; RORAIMA, Venezuela/Brazil/Guyana; ALPAMAYO, Peru; HUAYNA PICCHU, Peru; LICANCABUR, Chile/Bolivia; CERRO TORRE, Argentina/Chile; KIRKJUFELL, Iceland; MONT BLANC, France/Italy; MATTERHORN, Italy/Switzerland; THE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy; KILIMANJARO, Tanzania; TABLE MOUNTAIN, South Africa; ARARAT, Turkey; DAMAVAND, Iran; NANGA PARBAT, Pakistan; LAILA PEAK, Pakistan; K2, Pakistan/China; KAILASH, China; EVEREST, Nepal/China; AMA DABLAM, Nepal; FUJI, Japan; ULURU, Australia. AUTHOR: Nicola Balossi is an author based in Milan, where he lives with his wife and children. A lover of folklore and sports, Restelli writes for magazines and online blogs. He also works in the newsrooms of several editors, with whom he has also published short stories and essays. SELLING POINTS: . Images of over 20 famous record-breaking peaks and mountains . Glorious stories in places of great spirituality. Be inspired! 90 colour, 10 b/w illustrations
