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Stephen Evans
In Prolegomena to Any Future Vacation by playwright and author Stephen Evans, a post-divorce escape transforms into a philosophical ramble through the spectacular wilds and wastelands of the American West.
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A funny and endearing tale of a partnership beyond law, beyond marriage, and possibly beyond reality.
"Funny Thing Is melds philosophy, science, and personal observations to result in a multifaceted take on modern comedy-one with a heartfelt message. "
The Next Joy and the Next is a mythology the author uses to understand (insofar as possible, which isn't far) the reason for the life he has lived.
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This volume contains three one-act plays in which Ralph Waldo Emerson is the principal character, imaging three critical periods in Emerson's life. The plays are:
Monuments
Solid Seasons
Tender
The Visitation Quartet collects four plays by Stephen Evans that explore the ways in which a mysterious encounter can shape our understanding of life, and each other.
The Mind of a Writer and other Fables collects the often playful occasionally charming always quirky tales, plays, verse, and other inhabitants of the imagination of playwright and author Stephen…
A writer's memories of high school and the extraordinary girl he knew then inspire an epic tale of adventure.
The Crooked Mirror is a collection of verse about Love and Loss, Remembrance and Hope by Stephen Evans.
Sonets from the Chesapeke is a collection of American sonets by poet, playwright, and author Stephen Evans. An American sonet is a verse form with 12 lines, two stanzas of…
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In this "delicious romp through the maze of modern wedlock", a Minneapolis couple receives a wedding invitation from and mysterious cousin and undertakes a perilous quest to find the perfect…
In Stephen Evans' play Spooky Action at a Distance, a despondent physicist chooses to exit this universe in a Las Vegas casino room, where he is interrupted by an exotic…
Monuments is a play in one act exploring the tragic life and remarkable mind of America's greatest philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson. The play is set on a boat travelling down…
Limerosity is an anapestic journey, a collection of limericks inspired by well-known figures in the (mostly) western literary canon.
An anapestic journey through Western philosophy, Limerositus is a collection of limericks inspired by famous philosophers.
Henrik Ibsen
In The Glass Door, Ibsen's Hedda Gabler has been adapted to make it easier for modern theaters to produce and for modern audiences to enjoy. Content warning: This play deals…
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare's As You Like It offers what may be his funniest, most complex, and most sophisticated presentation of the ups and downs, ins and outs, and roundabouts of love…
Stephen Davies
Based on the hit Netflix series, join Hilda and Twig for more hilarious adventures in the 4th volume of the illustrated fiction series.
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A Transcendental Journey is the thoughtful and often humorous account of playwright and author Stephen Evans’ journey exploring both America and American Transcendental Philosophy.
In this funny, charming sequel to Stephen Evans The Marriage of True Minds, Lena must once against balance her feelings for Nick against the costs to herself and decide: is…
The Ghost Writer is a fast-paced, funny play that explores the spirit of creativity both mortal and immortal.
Minneapolis environmental attorneys Nick Ward and Lena Grant are no longer partners in law and marriage. But neither Lena’s heart nor Nick’s imagination can seem to accept that fact. As…
There really isn’t much material available dealing with bus and motorcoach safety. Most of it is about compliance with regulations, which doesn’t deal with the day-to-day challenges of operating a…
Two short novels by author and playwright Stephen Evans: a quest to find the perfect wedding gift, and a contemporary coming of age story that morphs into Arthurian romance.
Liebestraum is a collection of family memories and related stories.
Solid Seasons is a one-act play that imagines an encounter by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson at Walden Pond.
Sometimes wry, sometimes opinionated, always thoughtful, The Laughing String records the concerns, concepts, and convictions of an author committed to the art, for better or worse.
In Stephen Evans’ play Tourists, audiences encounter three sets of characters on their own unique journeys. Each of these vignettes explores a perspective on time, through which we are all…
In Stephen Evans' play Tourists, audiences encounter three sets of characters on their own unique journeys. Each of these vignettes explores a perspective on time, through which we are all…
Researchers and students working in the fields of sociolinguistics, English as a global language, world Englishes, applied linguistics and English-language education will find this book provides valuable information and insights…
Stephen Evans’s breakthrough collection ‘Blink!’ explores the chaos and entanglements of modern life. Themes of first love, loss, bereavement, loneliness, depression, obsession, fatherhood, friendship, ageing, ailing parents, vanity and failing…
Layers of Life presents a thoughtful if fragmented view of a thoughtful if fragmented life. The author sketches a gentle life, filled with awareness of the world around him, fragile…
This is the story of a child who journeys to a fantastic undersea realm, or of a grieving poet imagining a beautiful life for a daughter lost to the sea…
A Look from Winter is a collection of verse by poet, playwright, and author Stephen Evans.
By exploring a range of social justice issues from first-hand perspectives, this book reframes our understanding of knowledge production. It demonstrates that when lived experience experts lead the way, their…
This book engages with some of Stephen A Smith's most significant arguments, illustrating that he was a towering figure in the field of private law, with little of the field…
C. Stephen Evans
The human quest for self-understanding is ancient. It transcends the boundaries between ordinary folk and philosophers and it over- laps with many academic disciplines, including psychology, sociology, philosophy and theology…
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C. Stephen Evans unfolds the implications and effects of this human desire for wholeness and growth of the self. This book is written for psychologists, pastors, counselors, and ordinary people…
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For philosophers, the pursuit of truth travels on precise definitions. For Christian apologists, the defence of the faith is founded on the defining Word. For students approaching either discipline for…
Plato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel. Every student of philosophy needs to know the history of the philosophical discourse such giants have bequeathed us. Philosopher C. Stephen Evans brings his…
Presents a rich collection of studies that allow Soren Kierkegaard to speak directly to the questions of contemporary readers. Evans analyses Kierkegaard as a philosopher, his perspectives on faith, reason…
Introduces even the non-specialist to two of Kierkegaard’s most challenging works without minimizing the complex nature of his philosophy. Evans honors Kierkegaard’s wish not to be confused with his pseudonyms…
Stephen Evans distinguishes between a faith which rejects all reason and a faith requiring that reason is self-critical. In this accessible book he addresses this central debate in the philosophy…
Evans’ analysis of Kierkegaard’s Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript introduces even the nonspecialist to two of Kierkegaard’s most challenging works without minimizing the complex nature of his philosophy.
