Brian Evans: 35 books
The Wildside Book of Fantasy
20 Great Tales of Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The Wildside book of Fantasy presents 20 great fantasy tales by modern masters. Included are stories by Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Gene Wolfe, Fritz Leiber, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Robert E. Howard, and many more. A choice selection of tales! THE DEAD MAN, by Gene Wolfe BRIGHT STREETS OF AIR, by...
The Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK ®
40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," and "The Colour Out of Space") to works by his friends and contemporaries...
Pursuing China
Memoir of a Beaver Liaison Officer
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Brian Evans blends memoir and history to draw a vivid picture of China and its cultural outreach over the past three decades. His historical and sociological insights as student, scholar, and administrator form an authentic commentary as he discusses China and the Cold War; the Cultural Revolution;...
The Remarkable Chester Ronning
Proud Son of China
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A. Ronning (1894-1984): diplomat, politician, educator, and one of Canada's major public figures. This fascinating story depicts Ronning, the man who received many honours, and deepens readers' knowledge of...
Tough Crimes
True Cases by Top Criminal Lawyers
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
by Brian Nichols, Todd Wiggins, Andrew Evans
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Occasionally in life, fate places something or someone on your path, and your life is blessed in a way that you never could have predicted. Chloe’s Dogma is one of those stories; the meeting of two people with a dog named Chloe. In her adventures, Chloe survives a series of near misses – overcoming...
by Rhodri Evans, Brian Clegg
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Acclaimed popular-science writer Brian Clegg and popular TV and radio astronomer Rhodri Evans give us a Top Ten list of physicists as the central theme to build an exploration of the most exciting breakthroughs in physics, looking not just at the science, but also the fascinating lives of the scientists...
Violence
Humans in Dark Times
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world.
The market for this book includes...
Lobster Tales
A Loose Collection of Essays, Excerpts, Screenplays and Stories
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Theres A Lobster Loose!
For more than ten years, five would-be writers have somehow managed to discard infirmity, tragedy, parental and spousal responsibility, sucky jobs, suckier prospects, literary rejection and the basic planetary pull of lifes gravity to join one another in a unique collective...
A Field on Fire
The Future of Environmental History
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental history
Inspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline....
How the Algarve Has Changed
A Reflective Look at This Part of Portugal over the Past Twenty Seven Years.
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
If you are interested in love affairs, then this love affair with the Algarve started in 1984, and lasted for twenty seven years. You don't get that length of time in jail for murder! Not always a complete love affair, as some of the frustrations, stupidities and nonsenses which occur in Portugal,...
The Standout Business Plan
Make It Irresistible¿and Get the Funds You Need for Your Startup or Growing Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
At the beginning of every successful business is a well-thought-out and exceptionally prepared business plan that was written with one audience in mind--investors. But too many budding entrepreneurs have written their business’s bible with a focus on details most important to managers or employees...
by Catherine Forbes, Merran Evans, Nicholas Hastings
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
A new edition of the trusted guide on commonly used statistical distributions
Fully updated to reflect the latest developments on the topic, Statistical Distributions, Fourth Edition continues to serve as an authoritative guide on the application of statistical methods to research across various...