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Simon Langley-Evans

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Simon Langley-Evans also publishes as S.C.Langley.

Simon is a retired academic who lives in Leicestershire with his wife and several cats who regard him as a disappointing member of staff. After many years writing about nutrition, he now spends his time watching wildlife and inventing crimes that fortunately never happen in real life.

In his previous life he wrote textbooks for students of nutrition and dietetics, including Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach (Wiley, 2021). Thousands of students have been forced to read at least some of it, which he considers a respectable achievement.

Since escaping academia, Simon has described himself as a recovering academic. He occasionally relapses by writing about research culture or expl ...more

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	Nutrition: A Lifespan Approach 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Comes to Cockburn and Other Stories 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing a Scientific Paper: The Early Career Researcher’s Guide. 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Fetal Nutrition and Adult Disease: (Frontiers in Nutritional Science) First edition by Langley-Evans, Simon C published by CABI Hardcover liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lectures on Death is a razor-sharp collection of darkly comic murder stories set in the festering heart of academia. Behind the respectable façades of lecture theatres and research labs simmer petty grudges, bruised egos, and simmering rage—just waiting to boil over.

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