Rod L. Evans

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Rod L. Evans is an American philosopher, author, and lecturer who writes and speaks on ethics, religion, political philosophy, and English usage.

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Evans graduated from Old Dominion University and received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He is currently Lecturer of Philosophy at Old Dominion University. [1]

He has published seventeen books, [1] including books about political philosophy, religion, lexicography, English usage, and recreational linguistics.

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  1. 1 2 Stevens, Heidi (June 25, 2011). "Had any trouble with your meat hand lately?: Author shares the skinny on 'satyriasis,' 'hypergamy' and other puzzling terms", Chicago Tribune , p. 16.
  2. ↑ Evans, Rod L.; Berent, Irwin M.; foreword by Steve Allen; introduction by Isaac Asimov (1988). Fundamentalism : hazards and heartbreaks . La Salle, IL: Open Court. ISBN   0812690818.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Evans, Rod L.; Berent, Irwin M. (1992). Drug legalization : for and against (1. print. ed.). LaSalle, IL: Open Court. ISBN   0812691830.
  4. ↑ Berent, Irwin M.; Evans, Rod L. (1992). The right words : the 350 best things to say to get along with people (Warner Books ed.). New York: Warner Books. ISBN   0446363588.
  5. ↑ Evans, Rod L.; Berent, Irwin M.; introduction by William F. Buckley; foreword by William E. Simon (1996). The quotable conservative : the giants of conservatism on liberty, freedom, individual responsibility, and traditional values. Holbrook, MA: Adams Pub. ISBN   1580620566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Busch, Jim (November 26, 2006). "'Gilded Tongue' will have you speaking archaically", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review , p. n/a.
  7. ↑ Evans, Rod L. (2006). The gilded tongue : overly eloquent words for everyday things (1st ed.). Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. ISBN   1582973822.
  8. ↑ Ruehlmann, Bill (May 3, 2009). "A funny (or is that witty?) take on English", The Virginian-Pilot , p. E7.
  9. ↑ Evans, Rod L. (2009). The artful nuance : a refined guide to imperfectly understood words in the English language (1st ed.). New York: Perigee. ISBN   978-0399534829.
  10. ↑ Evans, Rod L. (2011). Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things. New York: Perigee, an imprint of the Penguin Group. ISBN   978-0399536724.
  11. ↑ Evans, Rod L. (2012). Tyrannosaurus lex : the marvelous book of palindromes, anagrams, and other delightful and outrageous wordplay (1st ed.). New York: Perigee Book. ISBN   978-0399537493.
  12. ↑ Watson, Denise (11 June 2012). "ODU professor writes 'Lady Gaga' of word books". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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