Mark Powell

A true testament to one of Nepal's finest mountaineers Step by Step is the compelling and insightful biography of Pemba Gelje Sherpa, one of his generation's most accomplished Nepalese mountaineers. Having climbed twenty-one peaks over 8,000 metres, including eight ascents of Everest, Pemba reveals his remarkable journey from a humble village boy to a world-renowned guide and environmentalist. Through candid...

Duxton Hill is a tale of unpredictable love which is ignited and won, lost and then ignited again. Set in the historical and whimsical area of Duxton Hill in Singapore. Set against the backdrop of an aging boutique hotel, once a jewel of elegance in the heart of Singapore's Duxton Hill, a tropical rainstorm brings together two unlikely singles, Clara...

This book unravels the many different experiences, meanings, and realities of natural burial. Twenty years after the first natural burial ground opened, there is an opportunity to reflect on how a concept for a very different approach to caring for our dead has become a reality: new providers, new landscapes, and a hybrid of new and traditional rituals. In this...

This book unravels the many different experiences, meanings and realities of natural burial. Twenty years after the first natural burial ground opened, there is an opportunity to reflect on how a concept for a very different approach to caring for our dead has become a reality: new providers, new landscapes and a hybrid of new and traditional rituals. In this...