Sherpa, A New Beginning

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The story revolves around Kana being introduced to the idea of two men marrying, which she finds fascinating, but also utterly normal (but she's surprised at being related to a 'foreigner'). It also focuses on Yaichi trying to understand his estranged brother through his husband, and accepting his homosexuality posthumously. Ursula Todd is born for the first time in 1910, but she dies before she takes her first breath. She's born again later that night — and after she leaves that life, she's born a new time, over and over again.

The climbers’ stories speak not only of the great triumph of standing on the top of the world, often multiple times, but also of the tragedies they have all endured. There are about 114 000 Sherpas living in Nepal and China. Despite this small population, of the approximately 300 climbers who have died climbing Everest, more than one-third have been Sherpas. A man named Milo has only five chances left (having already lived 9,995 lives) to solve the puzzle that is existence and earn a spot in the "cosmic soul." But all he really wants is to spend more time with the love of his many lives — Death herself. These are the details lost within other stories of Everest’s “conquests” or tragedies. It seems we find it easier to read about the deaths and hardships of wealthy people climbing the mountain than those the villagers around Chomolangma endure year in and year out.Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman are true work nemeses — they aren't simply annoyed by each other; they detest each other. But when they're up for the same promotion, their competitive and passive-aggressive games morph into something more like sexual tension. After the camper van he calls home breaks down, Sherpa leaves the countryside and travels into the city in search of adventure. Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari are both Kathmandu-based Nepali journalists. They tell the stories of the Sherpas they met in Kathmandu, Darjeeling, the Khumbu region at the base of Chomolangma, and other Sherpa high-altitude regions, Makalu and Rowalung, with excitement, heart, and sensitivity. They entwine the climbers’ stories of achievement and disaster on the mountains with tales of family struggles off the mountain.

The classic coming-of-age story of Jane Eyre as she grows into an adult and falls in love with Mr. Rochester. In this immersive and evocative novel, Amor Towles takes us to 1920s Moscow through the lens of Count Alexander Rostov. After being sentenced to house arrest for his inciting and rebellious poetry, the count must watch — from the distance of an attic room across from the Kremlin — as his country goes through some of its most chaotic decades. Ultimately, the Sherpas are still presented as a collective, rather than a series of individuals who have achieved great things. But the industry has also taken an enormous toll, with many lives lost and constant family separations. The Sherpas do all they can to keep their wealthy clientele as safe as possible on the mountain; often these clients become the story, rather than the Sherpas themselves. I know it's a classic, but I love it. To me it epitomizes the idea of a second chance, not only for Rochester, but also for Jane, who is given multiple chances at having a family." —Ariel TeagueGreg Laurie is the author of over 70 books including Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon and Lost Boy amongst others. He has also produced several award-winning films including A Rush of Hope which saw millions tune in for the first-ever cinematic crusade. Greg is married to Cathe Laurie and has two sons and five grandchildren. Violet and Amber are trapped in their own ways — Violet, by a secret in her past; Amber, by the literal walls of the girls' juvenile detention center she's in. Tying them together is the ghost of Orianna — the only person who knows truth of what really happened to Amber and Violet, and who holds the key to their freedom. Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship with campuses in California and Hawaii. Today, Harvest is one of the largest churches in America with over 15,000 attendees. Greg Laurie is also the founder of the evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades with over nine million attendees and over half a million professions of faith. In addition, Greg’s daily nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning which is heard on over 1000 radio stations.

Through the stories of elders such as Kanchha Sherpa, who assisted on the early missions in the 1950s, and Sirdar Mingma Chhiring Sherpa, a first-generation trekking guard, they trace the history of the industry’s development.

I just finished reading My Brother's Husband, and it is a bittersweet manga about Yaichi, whose twin passes away. The twin's husband, Mike, a Canadian guy, has come down to see the place his husband grew up in. Yaichi's daughter, Kana, has become besotted with this 'foreigner' uncle.