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Molineaux

America's First Boxing Champion

by Fremont Ford ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Tuffy Blake E ...

Unabridged

15 hours 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Before Muhammad Ali, there was Joe Louis; before Louis, there was Jack Johnson; and before them all, there was Tom Molineaux.Born into enslavement on a Virginia plantation in 1784, young Tom was forced into the brutal world of bare-knuckle fighting, where enslavers wagered on contests between enslaved men. Yet what began as exploitation revealed an ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Before Muhammad Ali, there was Joe Louis; before Louis, there was Jack Johnson; and before them all, there was Tom Molineaux.Born into enslavement on a Virginia plantation in 1784, young Tom was forced into the brutal world of bare-knuckle fighting, where enslavers wagered on contests between enslaved men. Yet what began as exploitation revealed an
... Read more
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Shadow Box

An Amateur in the Ring

by George Plimpton ...

Narrated by Jeff Bottoms ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

George Plimpton makes his riskiest foray into participatory journalism -- stepping into the ring against a champion boxer -- in Shadow Box, repackaged and including never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Plimpton pauses to wonder what ever induced him to become a participatory journalist. Bloodied but ... Read more

$31.99 USD

George Plimpton makes his riskiest foray into participatory journalism -- stepping into the ring against a champion boxer -- in Shadow Box, repackaged and including never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Plimpton pauses to wonder what ever induced him to become a participatory journalist. Bloodied but
... Read more
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The Fight of the Century

Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971

by Michael Arkush ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with ... Read more

$25.99 USD

It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with
... Read more
Audiobook

Biniak

by Biniak ...

Narrated by Roland Geiger ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Für Köln! Der Hooligan-Kodex
Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten, ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten,
... Read more
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Vortex Control Self-Defense

Hand to Hand Combat Training Manual

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Self-defense
Unabridged

54 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research
... Read more
Audiobook

Bayer und Schalke: Echte Erzfeinde?

by Biniak ...

Narrated by Roland Geiger ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Für Köln! Der Hooligan-Kodex
Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten, ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten,
... Read more
Audiobook

A Rare Recording of the 1972 Title Fight Between Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson

by Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson ...

Narrated by Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson ...

Series series A Rare Recording of…
Unabridged

29 min

This is the audio recording of the second Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson boxing match contested on September 20, 1972, for the NABF championship. It followed Patterson's victory over Oscar Bonavena in February 1972. The fight lasted 7 rounds. After the ringside doctor inspected eye between rounds, referee Arthur Mercante Sr. stopped Patterson from coming out for the eighth round, giving Ali a ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the audio recording of the second Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson boxing match contested on September 20, 1972, for the NABF championship. It followed Patterson's victory over Oscar Bonavena in February 1972. The fight lasted 7 rounds. After the ringside doctor inspected eye between rounds, referee Arthur Mercante Sr. stopped Patterson from coming out for the eighth round, giving Ali a
... Read more
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Kessler - prinsen og den gyldne trone

by Kurt Thyboe ...

Narrated by Tobias Hertz ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

Mod er at fastholde drømmen og rejse sig fra støvet, når alle dømmer dig ude ...Det har kendetegnet de største af de største ... champs among champs ... Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Chris Eubank, Bernard Hopkins ... og også vores egen hard-hitter, samuraien, krigeren, gladiatoren ... The Viking ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Mod er at fastholde drømmen og rejse sig fra støvet, når alle dømmer dig ude ...Det har kendetegnet de største af de største ... champs among champs ... Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Chris Eubank, Bernard Hopkins ... og også vores egen hard-hitter, samuraien, krigeren, gladiatoren ... The Viking
... Read more
Audiobook

100 års boksning i USA - 1990'erne

by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Narrated by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Series Audiobook 10 - 100 års boksning
Unabridged

34 min

1990’erne. Hvis frigørelsen af de sorte er kommet så langt, at man tør at bruge sorte som reklamesøjler på lige fod med hvide, hvad er det så egentlig for en frihed, man har opnået? Med Mike Tyson tager vi fat i en historie om bokseren, der bliver et produkt, men desværre i skæret af alle de gamle og slidte stereotyper om sorte. Tag med på en rejse gennem USA’s store århundrede og mærk blodet, ... Read more

$6.99 USD

1990’erne. Hvis frigørelsen af de sorte er kommet så langt, at man tør at bruge sorte som reklamesøjler på lige fod med hvide, hvad er det så egentlig for en frihed, man har opnået? Med Mike Tyson tager vi fat i en historie om bokseren, der bliver et produkt, men desværre i skæret af alle de gamle og slidte stereotyper om sorte. Tag med på en rejse gennem USA’s store århundrede og mærk blodet,
... Read more
Audiobook

Muhammad Ali - "The greatest": svæve som en sommerfugl - stikke som en bi

by Kurt Thyboe ...

Narrated by Tobias May Hertz ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

"Muhammad Ali ... og så mig! Dette århundredes største idræts-idol. Og en dansk reporter. Det er vel sådan ca. som herfra til den anden side af Mælkevejen. Og dog. Engang krydsede vi spor... Fragmenter af to liv, frosset fast i tiden i enkelte gyldne sekunder."Kurt Thyboe (f. 1940) er en dansk sportkommentator, journalist, freelanceskribent og forfatter. Han har tidligere skrevet "Ritter: portræt ... Read more

$8.99 USD

"Muhammad Ali ... og så mig! Dette århundredes største idræts-idol. Og en dansk reporter. Det er vel sådan ca. som herfra til den anden side af Mælkevejen. Og dog. Engang krydsede vi spor... Fragmenter af to liv, frosset fast i tiden i enkelte gyldne sekunder."Kurt Thyboe (f. 1940) er en dansk sportkommentator, journalist, freelanceskribent og forfatter. Han har tidligere skrevet "Ritter: portræt
... Read more
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Devotion

Now a Netflix limited series

by Marco Missiroli ...

Narrated by Emma Carter ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES'Erotically charged... this intimate and ultimately moving analysis of desire and the long-term legacy of betrayal deserves to be read: completely absorbing'DAILY MAIL'An absolute scorcher'EVENING STANDARD'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'FINANCIAL TI... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES'Erotically charged... this intimate and ultimately moving analysis of desire and the long-term legacy of betrayal deserves to be read: completely absorbing'DAILY MAIL'An absolute scorcher'EVENING STANDARD'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'FINANCIAL TI...
... Read more
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Basic Wing Chun Training

Wing Chun For Street Fighting and Self Defense

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Self-Defense
Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets!This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense.It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao).Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are:People who are ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets!This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense.It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao).Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are:People who are
... Read more
Audiobook

Sports Byline: Andre Ward

by Ron Barr ...

Narrated by Ron Barr ...

Series series Sports Byline Classics
Unabridged

11 min

In this Sports Byline Classic interview from 2016, Andre Ward talks about the mental aspect of boxing and his career highlights, including bringing home a gold medal in 2004 and subsequent WBA Super and WBC Super Middleweight title accolades. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this Sports Byline Classic interview from 2016, Andre Ward talks about the mental aspect of boxing and his career highlights, including bringing home a gold medal in 2004 and subsequent WBA Super and WBC Super Middleweight title accolades.
... Read more
Audiobook

Bruno 60 Years a Fighter

by Frank Bruno, Nick Owens ...

Narrated by Elroy Spoonface Powell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

60 Years a Fighter. World Champion boxer, national treasure, pantomime star, sidekick to Harry Carpenter, mental health campaigner.Frank Bruno is many different things to many different people. Now, in his own words, as he turns 60, Frank delivers the full, explosive story of his remarkable life so far.At times harrowing, at times hilarious, but always 100 per cent honest, Frank Bruno: 60 Years A ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

60 Years a Fighter. World Champion boxer, national treasure, pantomime star, sidekick to Harry Carpenter, mental health campaigner.Frank Bruno is many different things to many different people. Now, in his own words, as he turns 60, Frank delivers the full, explosive story of his remarkable life so far.At times harrowing, at times hilarious, but always 100 per cent honest, Frank Bruno: 60 Years A
... Read more
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The Fighter of Auschwitz

The incredible true story of Leen Sanders who boxed to help others survive

by Erik Brouwer ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.'In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS ... Read more

$31.99 USD

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.'In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS
... Read more
Audiobook

Ali vs. Inoki

The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment

by Josh Gross ...

Narrated by Keith Brown ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

Named one of the "40 Best Books of 2016" by The New York Post"Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There's $10 million involved. I wouldn't pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There's no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I'm not here in this time of my life to come out with some phony action. I want you to know this is real." ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Named one of the "40 Best Books of 2016" by The New York Post"Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There's $10 million involved. I wouldn't pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There's no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I'm not here in this time of my life to come out with some phony action. I want you to know this is real."
... Read more
Audiobook

Strong Boy

The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America’s First Sports Hero

by Christopher Klein ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

"I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the world."So boasted John L. Sullivan, the first modern heavyweight boxing champion of the world, a man who was the gold standard of American sports for more than a decade and the first athlete to earn more than a million dollars. He had a big ego, a big mouth, and even bigger appetites. His womanizing, drunken escapades, and chronic police-blotter presence were ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the world."So boasted John L. Sullivan, the first modern heavyweight boxing champion of the world, a man who was the gold standard of American sports for more than a decade and the first athlete to earn more than a million dollars. He had a big ego, a big mouth, and even bigger appetites. His womanizing, drunken escapades, and chronic police-blotter presence were
... Read more
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Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

by Jeremy Schaap ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In ... Read more

$17.50 USD

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In
... Read more
Audiobook

The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz

A Library of America Special Publication

by W. C. Heinz, Bill Littlefield ...

Narrated by Bill Littlefield ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

A pioneer of the long-form sports story, W. C. Heinz wrote with a freshness of perception, a gift for characterization, and a finely tuned ear for dialogue. Here is a first of its kind audio edition of some of his finest work, selected and read by Bill Littlefield (NPR's "Only a Game"), including “Brownsville Bum”—“the greatest magazine sports story I’ve ever read, bar none” (Jimmy Breslin)—and ... Read more

$29.95 USD

A pioneer of the long-form sports story, W. C. Heinz wrote with a freshness of perception, a gift for characterization, and a finely tuned ear for dialogue. Here is a first of its kind audio edition of some of his finest work, selected and read by Bill Littlefield (NPR's "Only a Game"), including “Brownsville Bum”—“the greatest magazine sports story I’ve ever read, bar none” (Jimmy Breslin)—and
... Read more
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Carl Frampton

by Carl Frampton, Paul D. Gibson ...

Narrated by Carl Frampton, Patrick Strain ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

Belfast’s Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton MBE is no ordinary boxer. One of only three fighters from the British Isles to be named the Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, he has headlined sellout world championship bouts on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple world titles in the process. His dedicated army of fans have traversed the globe to be ringside throughout it all.But Frampton’s ... Read more

$16.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Belfast’s Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton MBE is no ordinary boxer. One of only three fighters from the British Isles to be named the Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, he has headlined sellout world championship bouts on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple world titles in the process. His dedicated army of fans have traversed the globe to be ringside throughout it all.But Frampton’s
... Read more
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Super Brian

by Flemming Kjellerup ...

Narrated by Peter Milling ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

Historien om bokseren Brian Nielsen er et moderne eventyr fra den virkelige verden. Det er fortællingen om klassens tykke dreng, der slår sig op fra boksende vittighed til fejret folkehelt.Det er også historien om en anti-helt. Om en mand, der gør, hvad andre har lyst til og siger, hvad andre drømmer om at sige. Og han slipper godt afsted med det hele. Han er en sportsstjerne, som er fuldstændig ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Historien om bokseren Brian Nielsen er et moderne eventyr fra den virkelige verden. Det er fortællingen om klassens tykke dreng, der slår sig op fra boksende vittighed til fejret folkehelt.Det er også historien om en anti-helt. Om en mand, der gør, hvad andre har lyst til og siger, hvad andre drømmer om at sige. Og han slipper godt afsted med det hele. Han er en sportsstjerne, som er fuldstændig
... Read more
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Abseits der Spiele

Ein Kölner Ex-Hooligan packt aus

by Biniak ...

Narrated by Roland Geiger ...

Unabridged

15 hours 53 min

In "Abseits der Spiele" berichtet der Kölner Ex-Hooligan Biniak aus seiner aktiven Zeit in den 90ern und 2000er Jahren. Mit Biniak schreibt kein Journalist über Hooligans, sondern einer, der in der "ersten Reihe" dabei war, wenn es am Rhein heiß herging. Eine Liebeserklärung an Köln und eine exklusive Coming of Age Geschichte. - Der Autor lässt die Hörer in die eigene Gefühlswelt eintauchen. Zeile ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "Abseits der Spiele" berichtet der Kölner Ex-Hooligan Biniak aus seiner aktiven Zeit in den 90ern und 2000er Jahren. Mit Biniak schreibt kein Journalist über Hooligans, sondern einer, der in der "ersten Reihe" dabei war, wenn es am Rhein heiß herging. Eine Liebeserklärung an Köln und eine exklusive Coming of Age Geschichte. - Der Autor lässt die Hörer in die eigene Gefühlswelt eintauchen. Zeile
... Read more
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100 års boksning i USA - 1970'erne

by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Narrated by Simon Østergaard Chievitz, Jonas Sølberg ...

Series Audiobook 8 - 100 års boksning
Unabridged

45 min

1970’erne. I dette årti findes historien om fødslen af sportsverdenens uomtvisteligt største politiske ikon og stemme nogensinde. Historien om Cassius Clay, der konverterer til Islam og bliver til muslimske Muhammad Ali. Med sin kompromisløse personlighed, sine talegaver og en politisk stemme, der trodser alt og alle viser Muhammad Ali vejen for en ny og selvsikker sort identitet, der ikke står ... Read more

$6.99 USD

1970’erne. I dette årti findes historien om fødslen af sportsverdenens uomtvisteligt største politiske ikon og stemme nogensinde. Historien om Cassius Clay, der konverterer til Islam og bliver til muslimske Muhammad Ali. Med sin kompromisløse personlighed, sine talegaver og en politisk stemme, der trodser alt og alle viser Muhammad Ali vejen for en ny og selvsikker sort identitet, der ikke står
... Read more
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Für Köln! Der Hooligan-Kodex

by Biniak ...

Narrated by Roland Geiger ...

Unabridged

15 hours 52 min

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten, ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten,
... Read more

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