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The Stories of Cricket's Finest Painting

Kent v Lancashire 1906

by Jonathan Rice ...

Kent v Lancashire 1906 is the story of a remarkable painting, commissioned at the height of cricket's golden age. Jonathan Rice tells the story of the match depicted, of the painting's creation and influence on sporting art. He traces the careers of the players portrayed, and contrasts the game in 1906 with cricket in Britain today. ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Kent v Lancashire 1906 is the story of a remarkable painting, commissioned at the height of cricket's golden age. Jonathan Rice tells the story of the match depicted, of the painting's creation and influence on sporting art. He traces the careers of the players portrayed, and contrasts the game in 1906 with cricket in Britain today.
... Read more
Classic After-Dinner Sports Tales

by Jonathan Rice ...

Following on from the hugely successful Best After-Dinner Sports Tales, yet more rousing stories from the after-dinner speaking circuit, from some of the biggest names in sport as well as celebrities from the world of entertainment.The book will take a look at the cricket world, with stories from Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and the sub-continent, and go on to cover many other ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Following on from the hugely successful Best After-Dinner Sports Tales, yet more rousing stories from the after-dinner speaking circuit, from some of the biggest names in sport as well as celebrities from the world of entertainment.The book will take a look at the cricket world, with stories from Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and the sub-continent, and go on to cover many other
... Read more
Africa and the Bible

Corrective Lenses—Critical Essays

by Gene Rice, Jonathan Rice ...

Africa and the Bible is a collection of essays about the African influence on and presence in the Old Testament, written over Gene Rice's more than fifty years of scholarly service at Howard University School of Divinity. They focus on characters with African heritage such as Ebed-melech and Jehudi in Jeremiah, and the prophet Zephaniah himself, as well as dealing with texts that have been ... Read more

$16.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Africa and the Bible is a collection of essays about the African influence on and presence in the Old Testament, written over Gene Rice's more than fifty years of scholarly service at Howard University School of Divinity. They focus on characters with African heritage such as Ebed-melech and Jehudi in Jeremiah, and the prophet Zephaniah himself, as well as dealing with texts that have been
... Read more
Audiobook

Notes By The Editors

120 Years of Wisden Opinion

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

Bloomsbury presents Notes By The Editors, edited by Jonathan Rice, read by David Thorpe.When Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century, ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Also available as: eBook

Bloomsbury presents Notes By The Editors, edited by Jonathan Rice, read by David Thorpe.When Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Rhetoric of Outrage

Why Social Media Is Making Us Angry

by Jeff Rice ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

An accessible and important look at what is truly behind our digital outrageOn any given day, at any given hour, across the various platforms constituting what we call social media, someone is angry. Facebook. Instagram. Twitter.Reddit. Chan. In The Rhetoric of Outrage: Why Social Media Is Making Us Angry, Jeff Rice addresses the critical question of why anger has become the dominant digital ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

An accessible and important look at what is truly behind our digital outrageOn any given day, at any given hour, across the various platforms constituting what we call social media, someone is angry. Facebook. Instagram. Twitter.Reddit. Chan. In The Rhetoric of Outrage: Why Social Media Is Making Us Angry, Jeff Rice addresses the critical question of why anger has become the dominant digital
... Read more

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Audiobook

Forgotten Landscapes

How Native Americans Created Pre-Columbian North America and What We Can Learn From It

by Stanley A. Rice ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

North America was not empty nor were its inhabitants savages when Europeans arrived in 1492. Quite the opposite, North America was thickly populated by indigenous people who lived in clean cities, had a thriving economy, and transformed the landscape into bountiful productivity. Forgotten Landscapes reveals the incredible extent to which Native Americans manipulated and shaped their surrounding ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

North America was not empty nor were its inhabitants savages when Europeans arrived in 1492. Quite the opposite, North America was thickly populated by indigenous people who lived in clean cities, had a thriving economy, and transformed the landscape into bountiful productivity. Forgotten Landscapes reveals the incredible extent to which Native Americans manipulated and shaped their surrounding
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Notes By The Editors

120 Years of Wisden Opinion

Edited by Jonathan Rice ...

When Wisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century, things had changed, and since the first set of “Notes By The Editor” appeared in Wisden in ... Read more

$11.09 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

When Wisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century, things had changed, and since the first set of “Notes By The Editor” appeared in Wisden in
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Audiobook

Even Reindeer Wear Masks

A Christmas Audiobook for Children

by Isla Wynter ...

Narrated by Jonathan Rice ...

Unabridged

5 min

This year, everything is different.Humans wear masks to keep each other safe.And so does Santa!He's told his reindeer to put on masks, but will they do what he said?Join Santa on his journey as he delivers his presents and makes an unexpected friend!A children's audiobook that shows how Christmas can still be fun in a world of social distancing, lockdowns and a global pandemic.You can also get the ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This year, everything is different.Humans wear masks to keep each other safe.And so does Santa!He's told his reindeer to put on masks, but will they do what he said?Join Santa on his journey as he delivers his presents and makes an unexpected friend!A children's audiobook that shows how Christmas can still be fun in a world of social distancing, lockdowns and a global pandemic.You can also get the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Vampire Armand

The Vampire Chronicles

by Anne Rice ...

Narrated by Jonathan Marosz ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Vampire Chronicles
Unabridged

15 hours 46 min

See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Anne Rice in Large Print* About Large PrintAll Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceIn the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand - eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than ... Read more

$25.99 USD

See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Anne Rice in Large Print* About Large PrintAll Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceIn the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand - eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than
... Read more
Audiobook

Vittorio the Vampire

by Anne Rice ...

Narrated by Jonathan Marosz ...

Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • With Pandora, Anne Rice began a magnificent new series of vampire novels. Now, in the second of her New Tales of the Vampires, she tells the mesmerizing story of Vittorio, a vampire in the Italian Age of Gold.Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country ... Read more

$14.95 USD

Also available as: eBook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • With Pandora, Anne Rice began a magnificent new series of vampire novels. Now, in the second of her New Tales of the Vampires, she tells the mesmerizing story of Vittorio, a vampire in the Italian Age of Gold.Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country
... Read more

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Wisden on Grace

An Anthology

Edited by Jonathan Rice ...

Wisden was first published in 1864, the same year that William Gilbert Grace, then aged 16, made his debut in first-class cricket. The great man made his first appearance in the 1865 edition and two years later Wisden reported his 224 not out against Surrey at The Oval. From then on, W.G. was the main headline in each year's annual as he cast his considerable shadow over the game. Today the ... Read more

$24.39 USD

Wisden was first published in 1864, the same year that William Gilbert Grace, then aged 16, made his debut in first-class cricket. The great man made his first appearance in the 1865 edition and two years later Wisden reported his 224 not out against Surrey at The Oval. From then on, W.G. was the main headline in each year's annual as he cast his considerable shadow over the game. Today the
... Read more
Audiobook

Tarzan of the Apes

by Edgar Rice Burroughs ...

Narrated by Jonathan Reeves ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

"Tarzan of the Apes," written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 20th century, explores themes of survival, identity, and the conflict between civilization and the wild. The story follows John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and his wife, who become stranded on the African coast after a mutiny aboard their ship, the "Fuwalda."As chaos ensues among the crew, the Claytons face horrifying brutality and ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

"Tarzan of the Apes," written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 20th century, explores themes of survival, identity, and the conflict between civilization and the wild. The story follows John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and his wife, who become stranded on the African coast after a mutiny aboard their ship, the "Fuwalda."As chaos ensues among the crew, the Claytons face horrifying brutality and
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks