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“roland jackson”

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  • Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State

    by Roland Jackson ...
    Series series
    In twenty-first-century Britain, scientific advice to government is highly organized, integrated across government departments, and led by a chief scientific adviser who reports directly to the prime minister. But at the end of the eighteenth century, when Roland Jackson’s account begins, things were very different. With this book, Jackson turns his attention to the men of science of the day—who ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Performance Practice

    A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians

    by Roland Jackson ...
    Performance practice is the study of how music was performed over the centuries, both by its originators (the composers and performers who introduced the works) and, later, by revivalists. This first of its kind Dictionary offers entries on composers, musiciansperformers, technical terms, performance centers, musical instruments, and genres, all aimed at elucidating issues in performance practice. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Ascent of John Tyndall

    Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual

    by Roland Jackson ...
    Rising from a humble background in rural southern Ireland, John Tyndall became one of the foremost physicists, communicators of science, and polemicists in mid-Victorian Britain. In science, he is known for his important work in meteorology, climate science, magnetism, acoustics, and bacteriology. His discoveries include the physical basis of the warming of the Earth's atmosphere (the basis of the ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

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    Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

    by Roland Lazenby ...
    Narrated by Roland Lazenby, JD Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    30 hours 2 min

    **This program features a prologue read by the author.The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life.**Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes in history. His iconic smile lifted the dowdy sport of American professional basketball from a second ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    The Last Innocents

    The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers

    by Michael Leahy ...
    Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 31 min

    Legendary Dodgers Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Wes Parker, Jeff Torborg, Dick Tracewski, and Tommy Davis encapsulated 1960s America: white and black, Jewish and Christian, wealthy and working class, pro-Vietnam and anti-war, golden boy and seasoned veteran. The Last Innocents is a thoughtful, technicolor portrait of these seven players—friends, mentors, confidants, rivals, and allies—and their ... Read more

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    Glory Days

    The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever

    by L. Jon Wertheim ...
    Narrated by Chris Abell ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 49 min

    A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sportsThe summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN’s rise to ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    The Big Three

    Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics

    by Michael Holley ...
    Narrated by Jean-Francois Donaldson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 47 min

    A New York Times bestselling sportswriter tells the inside story of how three star players joined together to form the most dominant team in basketball and lead the Boston Celtics to their first championship in more than two decades.The first of "The Big Three" was Paul Pierce. As Boston Celtics fans watched the team retire Pierce's jersey in a ceremony on February 11, 2018, they remembered again ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Homegrown

    How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up

    by Alex Speier ...
    Narrated by George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 34 min

    The captivating inside story of the historic 2018 Boston Red Sox, as told through the assembly and ascendancy of their talented young core—the culmination of nearly a decade of reporting from one of the most respected baseball writers in the country.The 2018 season was a coronation for the Boston Red Sox. The best team in Major League Baseball—indeed, one of the best teams ever—the Sox won 108 ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    The Big East

    Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History

    by Dana O'Neil ...
    Narrated by Dana O'Neil ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 24 min

    The definitive, compulsively readable story of the greatest era of the most iconic league in college basketball history—the Big East“This book, full of long-standing rivalries, unmatched moments in the lives of coaches and players, and juicy insider gossip, is, like the game of basketball, a ton of fun.”—Philadelphia magazineThe names need no introduction: Thompson and Patrick, Boeheim and the ... Read more

    $17.50 USD

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    West by West

    My Charmed, Tormented Life

    by Jerry West, Jonathan Coleman ...
    Narrated by Ryan West ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 24 min

    One of the greatest basketball players of all time finally tells—with relentless honesty—the incredible story of his life.He is one of basketball's towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Out of the Darkness

    The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

    by Ian O'Connor ...
    Narrated by Charles Constant ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 4 min

    Instant New York Times Bestseller""A masterwork. ... O'Connor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that we've had about the most controversial person in America's biggest game."" —Peter KingFour-time New York Times bestselling sport biographer Ian O’Connor pulls back the curtain on four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, delivering the definitive portrait of the legendary yet mysterious quarterback ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    The Victory Machine

    The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

    by Ethan Sherwood Strauss ...
    Narrated by Ethan Sherwood Strauss ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 35 min

    How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apartThe Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium.Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of ... Read more

    $24.99 USD