Delving into the richness of human language diversity, this book examines its significance and the urgent need to address language endangerment. It highlights the cultural and emotional connections tied to languages, presenting compelling arguments for preservation efforts. Through insightful analysis, the text offers strategies to revitalize endangered languages, emphasizing the importance of linguistic heritage in shaping human identity and fostering global understanding.
Nicholas Evans Books







Far from the Caliph's Gaze
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
This book presents readers with a new way of thinking about religious doubt through an ethnographic exploration of how Ahmadi Muslims in India--members of a minority's minority--confront an impossible question: how do I prove that I'm Muslim--
The Smoke Jumper
- 576 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Set against a backdrop of intense emotions, this novel explores themes of love, loyalty, guilt, and honor. The story introduces a compelling hero, crafted by the acclaimed author of a bestselling work. Readers can expect a deep dive into the complexities of human relationships, where personal sacrifices and moral dilemmas play a crucial role in shaping the characters' journeys. The narrative promises to engage with profound questions of fidelity and redemption, appealing to fans of heartfelt and thought-provoking storytelling.
The Loop
- 434 pages
- 16 hours of reading
From the author of "The Horse Whisperer" comes a breathtaking story of love, family and man's relationship with the natural world, set against the epic grandeur of the American West. The story surrounds wolf biologist Helen Ross who comes to the ranching town of Hope, Montana, to protect the wolves from those seeking their destruction.
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.This book 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.It is 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.
The Horse Whisperer
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The phenomenal number one bestseller, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1995, and which became a film starring Robert Redford.
Two backcountry skiers find the body of a young woman embedded in the ice of a remote mountain creek. All through the night police work with arc lights and chainsaws to prise her out. Identifying her doesn't take so long. Abbie Cooper is wanted for murder and her picture is on law enforcement computers all across America. But how did she die? And what was the trail of events that led this golden child of a loving family so tragically astray?
The Brave
- 488 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. It's 1959 and the school bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. Tommy, a quirky loner, obsessed with cowboys and Indians, needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes, TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming, the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through and Tommy and Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on, Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his own son finds himself charged with murder.
Contemporary / British EnglishOne winter's morning in New York State, there is an accident on an icy mountain road. Thirteen-year-old Grace and her much- loved horse, Pilgrim, are very badly hurt. Grace's mother beleives her daughter will only recover if her horse can be saved. Can Pilgrim be nursed back to health? Can the Horse Whisperer work his magic?
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Step-Ball-Change. The Stone Monkey. The Wailing Wind. The Smoke Jumper
Omnibus: De Paardenfluisteraar & De Wolvenlus
- 750 pages
- 27 hours of reading
Bundeling van twee romans waarin de communicatie tussen mensen en paarden en wolven een grote rol speelt.
Reader's Digest Im Schatten Der Gotter; Funf Minuten Verspatung; Mutter Macht Geschichten; Zerreissprobe
Super Pocket - 82: L'uomo che sussurrava ai cavalli
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A forty-ton truck careens out of control on a snowy road, threatening a teenage girl on horseback. In moments, a family's life is shattered, and a mother embarks on a desperate quest to save her injured daughter and a horse driven mad by pain. This journey leads her to a legendary figure known for calming wild horses and healing broken spirits. Tom Booker, the inheritor of an ancient gift, faces his greatest challenge yet. Annie Graves travels across the continent with her daughter, Grace, and their wounded horse, Pilgrim, to seek help at the Booker ranch in Montana. Annie risks everything—her career, marriage, and comfortable life—believing the Whisperer can save them. The accident has left Pilgrim savage and deemed dangerous, with many insisting he should be put down. Yet, Annie refuses to give up, sensing that the horse's fate is tied to Grace's, who has withdrawn into a painful silence. If Pilgrim dies, Annie fears something in Grace will die too. Over the coming weeks, under the vast Rocky Mountain sky, their lives—and Tom Booker's—will be transformed in unforeseen ways. This epic tale of healing and redemption explores our deep connections with nature and the journey of self-discovery, celebrating the power of belief and the possibility of hope.
Sélection du livre: Le cercle des loups. La belle Rochelaise. Une triche si parfaite. La chambre des officiers
- 536 pages
- 19 hours of reading
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher. Dal elfte Gebot. Tod einer Zofe. Im Kreis des Wolfs. Der Kapitän
- 582 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Das elfte Gebot/Tod einer Zofe/Im Kreis des Wolfs/Der Kapitän - bk505; Verlag "Das Beste"; Jeffrey Archer/Judith Cook/Nicholas Evans/Hinrich Matthiesen; Paperback; 1999
A través del fuego
- 441 pages
- 16 hours of reading
W spokojny, śnieżny poranek dziewczynka i jej koń dostają się pod koła czterdziestotonowej ciężarówki. Zarówno Grace, jak i Pielgrzym uchodzą z życiem, jednak wypadek ma destrukcyjny wpływ na ich losy, a także na losy osób z nimi związanych. Matka Grace, Annie, nie zgadza się na uśpienie straszliwie poranionego konia, czując, że wówczas w Grace również coś umrze. Przejeżdża pół Ameryki w poszukiwaniu zaklinacza człowieka, który potrafi oddziaływać na psychikę koni... Tom Booker, kowboj z Montany, ma szczególny dar jest kimś w rodzaju końskiego psychoterapeuty. Wywiera kojący wpływ na zwierzęta, a później okazuje się, że potrafi również wywierać wpływ na ludzi. Osoby, które się z nim zetknęły, ulegają wewnętrznej przemianie i nic w ich życiu nie jest już takie, jak było...
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher
Der Pferdeflüsterer. Beben im Beton. Die Hand an der Wiege
Semper fortis
- 413 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Zwarte beertjes - 3196: De rookspringer
- 411 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Een jonge vrouw trouwt met haar blinde vriend, maar als blijkt dat hij geen kinderen kan verwekken vragen zij de man op wie ze verliefd is om donorzaad.
Najlepšie svetové čitanie. Požiar v srdci. Tango jeden. V rytme stepu. P ako pochybnosti
- 576 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Požiar v srdci: Ed Tully a Connor Ford sú najlepší priatelia, ktorých spája nielen láska k prírode a túžba po dobrodružstve, ale aj spoločné zážitky z práce dobrovoľných hasičov. I to najpevnejšie puto priateľstva však dostáva trhliny, keď sa dvaja muži zamilujú do jednej ženy. V prípade Eda a Connora vstupuje do hry okrem tmavovlasej Julie aj ich nebezpečný koníček.Tango jeden: Tango jeden označuje v policajnom žargóne najhľadanejšieho zločinca - a v tomto prípade je ním drogový barón Den Donovan. V snahe o jeho dolapenie sa londýnska polícia uchyľuje k veľmi neštandartným metódam. Keď sa jedného dňa prestane Donovanovi dariť v osobnom i profesionálnom živote, je len otázkou času, kedy sklapne pasca...V rytme stepu: Manželia Caroline a Tom McSwainovci sú spolu už rovných štyridsaťdva rokov. Od usadlého manželského páru však majú ďaleko, najmä keď väčšinu členov ich domácnosti v približne rovnakom čase zasiahne Amorov šíp lásky. To je potom nevyhnutné zachovať si chladnú hlavu a všetky prípadné katastrofy vyriešiť pekne jednu po druhej.P ako pochybnosti-Svojrázna súkromná vyšetrovateľka Kinsey Millhonová sa púšťa do riskantného prípadu, keď sa rozhodne preskúmať okolnosti záhadného zmiznutia miestneho lekára. Sprenevera, podozrivé obchodné partnerstvá, nenásytné manželky... V svete nezvestného Dr. Purcella je všetko inak, ako by sa zdalo na prvý pohľad. A navyše sa vynoria ďalšie temné tajomstvá.
Další svazek z této řady obsahuje čtyři převážně kriminální romány anglických a amerických autorů ve zkrácené verzi. / Nicholas Evans. Tango jedna / Stephen Leather. Svatba v rytmu stepu / Jeanne Rayová. P jako pochybnosti / Sue Graftonová




















