New Releases by Nicholas Evans

There''s little love in eight-year-old Tom Bedford''s life. His parents are old and remote and the boarding school they''ve sent him to bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. The only comfort he gets is from his fantasy world of Cowboys and Indians. But when his sister Diane, a rising star of stage and screen, falls in love with one of his idols, the suave TV cowboy Ray Montane, Tom''s life is transformed. They move to Hollywood and all his dreams seem to have come true. Soon, however, the sinister side of Tinseltown casts its shadow and a shocking act of violence changes their lives forever. What happened all those years ago remains a secret that corrodes Tom''s life and wrecks his marriage. Only when his estranged son, a US Marine, is charged with murder do the events resurface, forcing him to confront his demons. As he struggles to save his son''s life, he will learn the true meaning of bravery. Powerfully written and intensely moving, The Brave traces the legacy of violence behind the myth of the American West and explores our quest for love and identity, the fallibility of heroes and the devastating effects of family secrets.

目前世界上約有七千多種語言，但到了下個世紀，可能其中一半以上的語言都會消亡，而且許多語言將在沒有任何文字記錄留存的情況下從此銷聲匿跡。 這本書所探討的重點就是語言的消失對人類文明而言是多大的損失。書中除了提出廣博全面的見解，倡議如何搶救世界上日益萎縮的語言多樣性，亦同時讚嘆這些語言如何以諸多方法，讓我們更理解深度歷史、文化、詩歌和自然界，以及同樣身為人類卻大異其趣的思維模式。 本書作者擁有豐富的田野調查經驗，也是語言記錄的權威，他細膩幽默的文字透露出深刻的人文關懷。由他執筆帶領我們深入澳洲、美洲和非洲許多鮮為人知的語言天地中，不僅讓我們大開眼界，也促使我們深切反省，如何才得以盡量保存和振興這些珍貴的人類共同遺產。 ＊本書另附有相關影音輔助資源，請掃描折口QR碼連至原書網站，選取Browse by Resource聽取音檔及觀看影片。

Shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize and the Current Archaeology Book of the Year Award The Picts have fascinated for centuries. They emerged c. ad 300 to defy the might of the Roman empire only to disappear at the end of the first millennium ad, yet they left major legacies. They laid the foundations for the medieval Scottish kingdom and their captivating carved stones are some of the most eye-catching yet enigmatic monuments in Europe. Until recently the Picts have been difficult to trace due to limited archaeological investigation and documentary sources, but innovative new research has produced critical new insights into the culture of a highly sophisticated society which defied the might of the Roman Empire and forged a powerful realm dominating much of northern Britain. This is the first dedicated book on the Picts that covers in detail both their archaeology and their history. It examines their kingdoms, culture, beliefs and everyday lives from their origins to their end, not only incorporating current thinking on the subject, but also offering innovative perspectives that transform our understanding of the early history of Scotland.

A gripping and moving text which explores the wealth of human language diversity, how deeply it matters, and how we can best turn the tide of language endangerment In the new, thoroughly revised second edition of Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition (formerly called Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us), renowned scholar Nicholas Evans delivers an accessible and incisive text covering the impact of mass language endangerment. The distinguished author explores issues surrounding the preservation of indigenous languages, including the best and most effective ways to respond to the challenge of recording and documenting fragile oral traditions while they’re still with us. This latest edition offers an entirely new chapter on new developments in language revitalisation, including the impact of technology on language archiving, the use of social media, and autodocumentation by speakers. It also includes a number of new sections on how recent developments in language documentation give us a fuller picture of human linguistic diversity. Seeking to answer the question of why widespread linguistic diversity exists in the first place, the book weaves in portraits of individual “last speakers” and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries. It provides access to a companion website with sound files and embedded video clips of various languages mentioned in the text. It also offers: A thorough introduction to the astonishing diversity of the world’s languages Comprehensive exploration of how the study of living languages can help us understand deep human history, including the decipherment of unknown texts in ancient languages Discussions of the intertwining of language, culture and thought, including both fieldwork and experimental studies An introduction to the dazzling beauty and variety of oral literature across a range of endangered languages In-depth examinations of the transformative effect of new technology on language documentation and revitalisation Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying language endangerment and preservation and for any reader who wants to discover what the full diversity of the world’s languages has to teach us, Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition, will earn a place in the libraries of linguistics, anthropology, and sociology scholars with a professional or personal interest in endangered languages and in the full wealth of the world’s languages.

Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores of the Moray Firth. The implications for our understanding of this period and for the formation of Scotland are unprecedented and still being worked through. This is the first account of this northern heartland of Pictavia for a more general audience to take in the full implications of this and of the substantial recent archaeological work that has been undertaken in recent years. Part of the The Northern Picts project at Aberdeen University, this book represents an exciting cross disciplinary approach to the study of this still too little understood yet formative period in Scotland''s history.

This authoritative and comprehensive handbook is the definitive work on the current state of the art of Biometric Presentation Attack Detection (PAD)? also known as Biometric Anti-Spoofing. Building on the success of the previous, pioneering edition, this thoroughly updated second edition has been considerably expanded to provide even greater coverage of PAD methods, spanning biometrics systems based on face, fingerprint, iris, voice, vein, and signature recognition. New material is also included on major PAD competitions, important databases for research, and on the impact of recent international legislation. Valuable insights are supplied by a selection of leading experts in the field, complete with results from reproducible research, supported by source code and further information available at an associated website. Topics and features: Reviews the latest developments in PAD for fingerprint biometrics, covering optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, and issues of interoperability Examines methods for PAD in iris recognition systems, and the application of stimulated pupillary light reflex for this purpose Discusses advancements in PAD methods for face recognition-based biometrics, such as research on 3D facial masks and remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) Presents a survey of PAD for automatic speaker recognition (ASV), including the use of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and an overview of relevant databases Describes the results yielded by key competitions on fingerprint liveness detection, iris liveness detection, and software-based face anti-spoofing Provides analyses of PAD in fingervein recognition, online handwritten signature verification, and in biometric technologies on mobile devices Includes coverage of international standards, the E.U. PSDII and GDPR directives, and on different perspectives on presentation attack evaluation This text/reference is essential reading for anyone involved in biometric identity verification, be they students, researchers, practitioners, engineers, or technology consultants. Those new to the field will also benefit from a number of introductory chapters, outlining the basics for the most important biometrics.

Placé dans un pensionnat austère, Tom Bedford pourrait être un personnage de Dickens. Sa seule échappatoire : rêver de cowboys et d''Indiens. Le jour où Diane, sa soeur aînée, épouse Ray Montane, acteur vedette d''une série western, tout semble s''éclairer pour le petit garçon qui part rejoindre le couple en Amérique. Mais à Hollywood, le bonheur est souvent de courte durée...Une magnifique fresque, où il est question d''amour et de rédemption par l''auteur de L''Homme qui murmurait à l''oreille des chevaux !

Ed Tully e Connor Ford non potrebbero essere pi. diversi: Ed un musicista esuberante ed estroverso; Connor. Un cowboy taciturno con l''hobby della fotografia. Sono amici per la pelle, e hanno in comune due passioni: la prima. passare le vacanze a paracadutarsi in zone impervie per spegnere gli incendi che divampano nelle foreste; la seconda. Julia Bishop, la ragazza di Ed, di cui si innamora anche Connor. Quando un fulmine scatena un inferno di fuoco nella foresta in cui i tre giovani stanno trascorrendo l''estate, la loro vita cambia. La sorte mette a dura prova le esistenze di tutti, ma alla fine, l''amore briller. Su ogni cosa, come una fiamma purificatrice.

Sotto il ghiaccio che ricopre un lago nel Montana due sciatori scoprono il corpo di una ragazza assassinata. È Abbie, giovane figlia di una ricca coppia della borghesia di New York, fuggita da casa per unirsi a un gruppo di ecoterroristi responsabili di una serie di attentati e dell''uccisione del dirigente di una compagnia petrolifera. I genitori di Abbie, Ben e Sarah, separati da quattro anni, si ritrovano per riconoscere il corpo della figlia, e il mistero della tragica morte di Abbie appare da subito legato a quello della fine improvvisa del grande amore che per decenni li aveva legati. Nicholas Evans costruisce uno straordinario avvicendarsi di colpi di scena, un romanzo nero che non si limita a una semplice inchiesta, ma che esplora i bisogni, le speranze, le disillusioni che uniscono e dividono gli uomini e le donne, i tanti modi in cui possiamo tradire chi amiamo, e l''imprevedibilità delle nostre reazioni alle prove della vita.

Der Autor vom „Pferdeflüsterer“ ist zurück! England 1959: Es gibt wenig Liebe im Leben des achtjährigen Tommy; seine Helden sind die Cowboys in den Westernserien, doch er selbst ist ein schüchterner Junge. Sein einziger Lichtblick ist seine Schwester Diane, die versucht, in Hollywood ihr Glück als Schauspielerin zu machen. Als Tommy in ein Internat kommt, in dem die Devise herrscht „immer tapfer sein“, wird er von allen anderen gehänselt und gequält. Diane rettet ihn und nimmt ihn mit nach Hollywood – doch dann kommt es zu einer Katastrophe, die Tommys Leben für immer verändert. Vierzig Jahre später ist Tom ein anerkannter Journalist und Dokumentarfilmer. Das Geheimnis seiner Vergangenheit trägt er immer noch mit sich herum. Bis plötzlich sein Sohn, den er kaum kennt, in Schwierigkeiten gerät. Man wirft Danny vor, im Irak an einem Massaker an Zivilisten beteiligt zu sein. Tom begreift, dass er eine Familie hat – und dass er eine alte Schuld begleichen muss ... Ein Roman über Liebe, Schuld und die Erkenntnis, dass man die Vergangenheit manchmal doch ändern kann ...

‘Semper fortis’, ‘Wees altijd dapper’, aldus het motto van de kostschool waar Tommy Bedford naartoe gaat. Het is 1959 en de school wordt bevolkt door bullebakken en sadistische leraren. De achtjarige Tommy is een eenling, geobsedeerd door cowboys en indianen, en hij heeft al zijn moed nodig om zich hier staande te houden. Totdat zijn zus Diane, een beginnend actrice, hem meeneemt naar Hollywood. Ze verhuizen erheen voor haar grote liefde en Tommy’s held: tv-cowboy Ray Montane. Maar de dreiging van de koude oorlog brengt de donkerste kanten van het leven in Hollywood naar boven, en het geluk van Tommy en Diane is slechts van korte duur. Veertig jaar later moet Tommy de trauma’s uit zijn jeugd onder ogen zien, wanneer zijn eigen zoon van moord wordt beschuldigd. De vergeving is een ode aan onze zoektocht naar liefde en identiteit, en een onvergetelijk verhaal over de onvolmaaktheid van helden en ouders en het verwoestende effect van familiegeheimen.

Een baby ligt buiten in zijn wiegje te kraaien. Langzaam sluipt de wolf dichterbij... Een troep wolven waart in de bosrijke omgeving van het dorpje Hope in Montana, de streek waar ze een eeuw geleden tot op het laatste exemplaar werden afgeslacht. Nu worden ze beschermd door de wet en door de 29-jarige biologe Helen Ross, die in het gebied is om deze prachtige wilde dieren te observeren. Ook moet ze zien te voorkomen dat de wolven opnieuw worden uitgeroeid. Dit tot groot ongenoegen van de lokale schapenfokkers die hun kuddes bedreigd zien. Nicholas Evans laat zien hoe de emoties in het afgelegen dorp langzaam steeds hoger oplopen en uiteindelijk tot een aangrijpende confrontalie leiden. Voor geen van de bewoners zal het leven ooit nog hetzelfde zijn.

Inglaterra, años cincuenta. Tommy tiene ocho años y está a punto de entrar en un internado, una idea que le aterroriza. Mientras tanto, su adorada hermana Diane va a dar el gran salto de los escenarios londinenses a Hollywood. Pero lo que el destino les depara a ambos cambiará sus vidas para siempre. A sus cincuenta y cinco años, Tom jamás ha hablado con nadie de lo que ocurrió entonces. Sin embargo, ahora deberá enfrentarse al secreto que enterró hace tanto tiempo si quiere ayudar a su hijo. Una profunda y emotiva historia sobre los secretos de familia y las consecuencias de nuestros actos. Una historia acerca de lo que somos y lo que desearíamos ser; acerca de nuestra debilidad y también de nuestra fortaleza. Con quince millones de ejemplares vendidos de El hombre que susurraba a los caballos, Nicholas Evans nos dejó suspirando por más. Ahora vuelve con una novela adictiva y tremendamente impactante que el lector no podrá evitar releer y recomendar a todo el mundo. «El autor de El hombre que susurraba a los caballos vuelve con un thriller emocional desgarrador, lleno de tensión y ritmo pero también profundamente conmovedor.» The Times «Un novelón destinado a hacer las delicias de millones de lectores.» Publishers Weekly «Es el tipo de lectura de catarsis emocional que Evans hace tan bien: una búsqueda de la identidad a través de un mar de secretos familiares. ¡Tengan los pañuelos a mano!» Glamour

Ogni giorno, nel dormitorio deserto del collegio, Tom solleva il coperchio del suo baule di legno e parla col cowboy Flint, il suo unico amico. È il 1959, Tommy Bedford ha otto anni, e quando l''adorata sorella Diane viene a prenderlo ad Ashlawn, nel cuore dell''Inghilterra, decisa a portarlo con sé a Hollywood, per lui si avvera un sogno che nemmeno aveva osato sognare. Perché Diane, astro nascente di quella stagione dorata del cinema, sta per sposarsi con Ray Montane, uno dei cowboy del piccolo schermo per cui Tom stravede. Ma nella vita pazza e vacua delle stelle del Sunset Boulevard basta poco perché un''esplosione di brutalità trasformi il sogno in tragedia: e quando il cowboy Ray si rivela per quello che è, non un eroe buono ma un uomo capace di una violenza feroce e meschina, il destino di Tom giungerà crudelmente a compimento. E la sua vita non sarà mai più la stessa. A cinquant''anni, il ragazzino che un tempo amava i cowboy è un uomo solo e amareggiato, che si è rifugiato nel Montana a coltivare il proprio dolore. Fino a quando irrompe nella sua vita Danny, il figlio ormai estraneo, partito per l''Iraq, che ora rischia la corte marziale per un''accusa di omicidio. Il dramma del figlio diventerà il dramma del padre, e costringerà Tom ad affrontare anche il proprio passato, e a liberarsi del segreto bruciante che ha piegato la sua esistenza. Trovando, per la prima volta, il coraggio di guardare la vita in faccia, e tornare finalmente ad amare.Solo se avrai coraggio segna il grande ritorno dell''autore dell''Uomo che sussurrava ai cavalli: un''ardita, emozionante esplorazione del cuore, una storia commovente sulla fatica di diventare uomini e sulla forza di ricominciare da quel che resta di un sogno infranto.

Una innocente cavalcata all''alba per salutare la prima neve si trasforma in un incubo per la giovane Grace. La caduta, il terribile schianto con il camion, la perdita di una gamba, le ferite forse incurabili riportate dal suo cavallo Pilgrim: in una manciata di minuti una sequenza di eventi ingovernabili trasforma l''esistenza della piccola cavallerizza rubandole la speranza e la voglia di vivere. L''incrollabile fiducia e determinazione della madre Annie, la capacità di Tom di "parlare tra sussurri" all''animo di uomini e cavalli restituiranno a una ragazzina segnata nel corpo e nel cuore la forza di guarire, e a una donna forte ma confusa il senso di un''esistenza dimenticata. Un''avventura spirituale, nella cornice di una natura maestosa e benevola, capace di assorbire e medicare i dolori dell''uomo. Da questo libro - uno dei più grandi successi editoriali internazionali degli ultimi anni - l''omonimo film diretto e interpretato da Robert Redford.

Una historia de profundas connotaciones humanas que recupera los sólidos valores que la frenética sociedad actual parece haber olvidado. Un accidente trunca brutalmente la idílica relación entre una niña y su caballo. La madre deberá recurrir a un hombre muy especial, de quien se dice que posee poderes para comunicarse con los caballos y sanar su espíritu... La solidaridad entre las personas, la armonía con la naturaleza y la fuerza de los sentimientos subyacen como motor de esta novela inolvidable, adaptada al cine en una superproducción dirigida y protagonizada por Robert Redford.

Analyses the principal Irish chronicles and proposes that the chroniclers were in contact with each other, exchanging written notices of events. Reconstructs the contents and chronology at different times, showing how the accounts were altered to reflect and promote certain views of history.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A compelling portrait of three people who love each other but can''t break through the self-created walls that keep them apart.”—Chicago Sun-Times His name is Tom Booker. His voice can calm wild horses, his touch can heal broken spirits. And Annie Graves has traveled across a continent to the Booker ranch in Montana, desperate to heal her injured daughter, the girl’s savage horse, and her own wounded heart. She comes for hope. She comes for her child. And beneath the wide Montana sky, she comes to him for what no one else can give her: a reason to believe. Praise for The Horse Whisperer “Compelling . . . a real page-turner.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fascinating . . . moving . . . a big, engrossing book [with] an unexpected endeing that surprises mightily.”—Los Angeles Times “Brilliance pervades this five-hankerchief weepie.”—The Times (London) “Outstanding . . . a book of rare power and beauty.”—Booklist

The next century will see more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage Questions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience Brings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual ‘last speakers’ and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries

From totem designs used for body paint-up to sweeps of brilliant colour on canvas, the art of Mornington and Bentinck Islands has a long and rich history. This major new book - featuring the work of artists from Mornington Island Arts & Craft centre - explores, for the first time, the history and visual culture of the region and its wide ranging contemporary art movement. Founded by brothers Dick and Lindsay Roughsey in the 1960s, todays'' artists of Mornington Island, off the far north Queensland coast, are creating fresh and exciting imagery. Alongside this, led by Sally Gabori, has developed a whole new school of joyous paintings by the Kaiadilt artists of nearby Bentinck Islands. Lavishly illustrated throughout the book features a stunning four page fold-out of a large collaborative painting and informative essays by Dr Paul Memmott and Dr Nicholas Evans and art writer Louise Martin-Chew, and with biographies of the leading exhibiting artists, The Heart of Everything is an in-depth exploration of the vibrant contemporary art of this fascinating region of Australia''s far north.

When a murder suspect''s body is found frozen in the ice of a remote mountain creek, the subsequent investigation poses unsettling questions about how a promising young woman from a loving family could engage in acts of killing and ecoterrorism. Reprint.

In a searing novel of love and loyalty, guilt and honor, the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Horse Whisperer gives his millions of readers another hero... The Smoke Jumper His name is Connor Ford and he falls like an angel of mercy from the sky, braving the flames to save the woman he loves but knows he cannot have. For Julia Bishop is the partner of his best friend and fellow “smoke jumper,” Ed Tully. Julia loves them both--until a fiery tragedy on Montana’s Snake Mountain forces her to choose between them, and burns a brand on all their hearts. In the wake of the fire, Connor embarks on a harrowing journey to the edge of human experience, traveling the world’s worst wars and disasters to take photographs that find him fame but never happiness. Reckless of a life he no longer wants, again and again he dares death to take him, until another fateful day on another continent, he must walk through fire once more...

From the author of The Horse Whisperer comes the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, an extraordinary new novel of love, family, and man''s struggle with the wild. A pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. Biologist Helen Ross has come to Hope from the East, fleeing a life in shambles, determined to save the wolves from those who seek to destroy them. But an ancient hatred awaits her in Hope, a hatred that will tear a family and ultimately the community apart. And soon Helen is at the center of the storm, by loving the wrong man, by defying the wrong man . . . by daring to lead a town out of the violent darkness of its past. . . . Visit the Nicholas Evans Web site at http://www.nicholasevans.com