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Music

A Very Short Introduction

by Nicholas Cook ...

Unabridged

4 hours 59 min

What is music? How is it constructed? How is it consumed? Why do you enjoy it at all? In Music: A Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cook invites us to really think about music and the role it plays in our lives and our ears. Drawing on a number of accessible examples, the author prompts us to call on our own musical experiences in order to think more critically about the roles of the performers ... Read more

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What is music? How is it constructed? How is it consumed? Why do you enjoy it at all? In Music: A Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cook invites us to really think about music and the role it plays in our lives and our ears. Drawing on a number of accessible examples, the author prompts us to call on our own musical experiences in order to think more critically about the roles of the performers
... Read more
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Why Bushwick Bill Matters

by Charles L. Hughes ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Series series Why Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one ... Read more

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In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one
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Heilsame Klänge für Tiere

by Ingrid Rose Fröhling, Lucien Majrich ...

Narrated by Ingrid Rose Fröhling ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Heilsame Klänge für Tiere sind zwei einzigartige Klangschalen-Kompositionen, die bei kleinen und großen Tieren tief entspannend wirken: In Stresssituationen, bei Ängsten und Krankheit werden sie ebenso eingesetzt, wie bei Autofahrten, bei Konflikten in Tierheimen und Ställen, aber auch bei der Therapie in Tierpraxen und Kliniken. Die Mutterton-Komposition wirkt ungemein entspannend, angstlösend ... Read more

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Heilsame Klänge für Tiere sind zwei einzigartige Klangschalen-Kompositionen, die bei kleinen und großen Tieren tief entspannend wirken: In Stresssituationen, bei Ängsten und Krankheit werden sie ebenso eingesetzt, wie bei Autofahrten, bei Konflikten in Tierheimen und Ställen, aber auch bei der Therapie in Tierpraxen und Kliniken. Die Mutterton-Komposition wirkt ungemein entspannend, angstlösend
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Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes

The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them

by Huey Morgan ...

Narrated by Huey Morgan ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey ... Read more

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The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey
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My Life, My Own Melody

by Sumi Jo ...

Narrated by Erin Lee ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a ... Read more

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Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a
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Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

by Fred Goodman ...

Narrated by Lori Felipe-Barkin ...

Series series Why Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

An artist in every sense of the word, Lhasa de Sela wowed audiences around the globe with her multilingual songs and spellbinding performances, mixing together everything from Gypsy music to Mexican rancheras, Americana and jazz, chanson française, and South American folk melodies. In Canada, her album La Llorona won the Juno Award and went gold, and its follow-up, The Living Road, won a BBC World ... Read more

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An artist in every sense of the word, Lhasa de Sela wowed audiences around the globe with her multilingual songs and spellbinding performances, mixing together everything from Gypsy music to Mexican rancheras, Americana and jazz, chanson française, and South American folk melodies. In Canada, her album La Llorona won the Juno Award and went gold, and its follow-up, The Living Road, won a BBC World
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The Death of Me

by Michelle Davies ...

Narrated by Susanna Wolff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

When Isaac Naylor committed suicide after a teenage fan was found dead in his hotel room, the world thought it had lost one of the greatest rock stars of a generation. Naylor, lead singer of The Ospreys, had been arrested for causing the girl's death and was on police bail when he drowned himself in the sea off the Devon coast, leaving two notes addressed to his bandmates and his younger brother, ... Read more

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When Isaac Naylor committed suicide after a teenage fan was found dead in his hotel room, the world thought it had lost one of the greatest rock stars of a generation. Naylor, lead singer of The Ospreys, had been arrested for causing the girl's death and was on police bail when he drowned himself in the sea off the Devon coast, leaving two notes addressed to his bandmates and his younger brother,
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Why the Beach Boys Matter

by Tom Smucker ...

Narrated by Joe Hempel ...

Series series Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

Of all the white American pop music groups that hit the charts before the Beatles, only the Beach Boys continued to thrive throughout the British Invasion to survive into the 1970s and beyond. The Beach Boys helped define both sides of the era we broadly call the sixties, split between their early surf, car, and summer pop and their later hippie, counterculture, and ambitious rock. No other group ... Read more

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Of all the white American pop music groups that hit the charts before the Beatles, only the Beach Boys continued to thrive throughout the British Invasion to survive into the 1970s and beyond. The Beach Boys helped define both sides of the era we broadly call the sixties, split between their early surf, car, and summer pop and their later hippie, counterculture, and ambitious rock. No other group
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50 Jahre Beatles

50 Jahre Beatles in Hamburg

by Horst Fascher ...

Narrated by Horst Fascher ...

Abridged

2 hours 37 min

PARALLEL ZUR DVD "50 JAHRE BEATLES IN HAMBURG ERSCHEINT DIESES ATTRAKTIVE HÖRBUCH EBENSO MIT DERSLEBEN MUSIK - CD ALS BONUS UND NATÜRLICH MIT DEN ZAHLREICHEN SPANNENDEN GESCHICHTEN, ERZÄHLT VOM ALTMEISTER HORST FASCHER ... Read more

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PARALLEL ZUR DVD "50 JAHRE BEATLES IN HAMBURG ERSCHEINT DIESES ATTRAKTIVE HÖRBUCH EBENSO MIT DERSLEBEN MUSIK - CD ALS BONUS UND NATÜRLICH MIT DEN ZAHLREICHEN SPANNENDEN GESCHICHTEN, ERZÄHLT VOM ALTMEISTER HORST FASCHER
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Learning To Read Guitar Music How and Why

by Ged Brockie ...

Narrated by Ged Brockie ...

Unabridged

31 min

Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life. ... Read more

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Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life.
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Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes 2

by Abbas Schirmohammadi, Abbas Schirmohammadi, Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Narrated by Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Abridged

46 min

Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes Liebe Wrestling-Fans! Ich bin Christof Haas und 1. Vorsitzender der EWS – Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. ... Read more

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Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes Liebe Wrestling-Fans! Ich bin Christof Haas und 1. Vorsitzender der EWS – Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern.
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Vince Ebert: Die jetzt aber wirklich große Show!

Stand-up Kabarett

by Vince Ebert ...

Narrated by Vince Ebert ...

Abridged

53 min

Comedy ist wie das Leben: Am einen Tag geht's runter, am anderen läufts auch nicht gut! Vince Ebert, geboren am 23.5.68 im Odenwald, hatte als Diplomphysiker gar keine Wahl: Er musste auf die Comedy-Bühne. 1998 mit dem ersten Soloprogramm gestartet, kam er schnell auf die Bühnen renommierter deutscher Theater und ins Fernsehen: Ottis Schlachthof im BR, WDR Nightwash, Mitternachtsspitzen, Pro ... Read more

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Comedy ist wie das Leben: Am einen Tag geht's runter, am anderen läufts auch nicht gut! Vince Ebert, geboren am 23.5.68 im Odenwald, hatte als Diplomphysiker gar keine Wahl: Er musste auf die Comedy-Bühne. 1998 mit dem ersten Soloprogramm gestartet, kam er schnell auf die Bühnen renommierter deutscher Theater und ins Fernsehen: Ottis Schlachthof im BR, WDR Nightwash, Mitternachtsspitzen, Pro
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Along the Cherry Lane

Tales from the Life of Music Industry Legend Milton Okun

by Richard Sparks, Milton Okun, Milton Okun ...

Narrated by Richard Sparks, Jason Culp, Amanda Carlin, Lee Holdridge, Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him throughout his career. He created arrangements for Peter, ... Read more

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John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him throughout his career. He created arrangements for Peter,
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Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures

by Rob Halford ...

Narrated by Rob Halford ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford—lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically acclaimed and reader-beloved autobiography, Confess—delivers yet again, now with the bible of hard rock and heavy metal, all in his enlightening, hilarious, and one-of-a-kind voice.Rob Halford has long been known for his legendary voice. As the front man of Judas Priest, his vocals have been tremendous, ... Read more

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The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford—lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically acclaimed and reader-beloved autobiography, Confess—delivers yet again, now with the bible of hard rock and heavy metal, all in his enlightening, hilarious, and one-of-a-kind voice.Rob Halford has long been known for his legendary voice. As the front man of Judas Priest, his vocals have been tremendous,
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The Vintage Guide to Classical Music

An Indispensable Guide for Understanding and Enjoying Classical Music

by Jan Swafford ...

Narrated by Peter Coates ...

Unabridged

19 hours 37 min

The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond.The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively—and opinionated—musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical ... Read more

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The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond.The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively—and opinionated—musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical
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Jauchzet ihr Himmel, frohlocket ihr Engel

by Anselm Grün, Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen ...

Narrated by Anselm Grün ...

Series series Anselm Grün HÖREN
Abridged

1 hour 26 min

Anselm Grün meditiert die bekanntesten und beliebtesten Weihnachtslieder. Zwischen den Textpassagen spielt Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen u. a. Bearbeitungen dieser wunderbaren Melodien: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her O du fröhliche Zu Behtlehem geboren ... Read more

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Anselm Grün meditiert die bekanntesten und beliebtesten Weihnachtslieder. Zwischen den Textpassagen spielt Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen u. a. Bearbeitungen dieser wunderbaren Melodien: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her O du fröhliche Zu Behtlehem geboren
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Why the Ramones Matter

by Donna Gaines ...

Narrated by Curt Bonnem ...

Series series Why Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

The central experience of the Ramones and their music is of being an outsider, an outcast, a person who’s somehow defective, and the revolt against shame and self-loathing. The fans, argues Donna Gaines, got it right away, from their own experience of alienation at home, at school, on the streets, and from themselves. This sense of estrangement and marginality permeates everything the Ramones ... Read more

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The central experience of the Ramones and their music is of being an outsider, an outcast, a person who’s somehow defective, and the revolt against shame and self-loathing. The fans, argues Donna Gaines, got it right away, from their own experience of alienation at home, at school, on the streets, and from themselves. This sense of estrangement and marginality permeates everything the Ramones
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Bitch She's Madonna. La reina del pop en la cultura contemporánea: La reina del pop en la cultura contemporánea

by Lara González, Lara González, Iván Rotella, Iván Rotella, Borja Ibaseta, Borja Ibaseta, Eduardo Viñuela, Igor Paskual, Mar Álvarez, Laura Viñuela, Jimena Escudero0, Cande Sánchez-Olmos1, Ana Fernández Alonso2 ...

Narrated by Carlos Fierro3 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Ser un referente para varias generaciones y mantenerse en la cumbre del mundo de la música desde hace cuarenta años no es una tarea fácil. Y más si eres mujer y si nunca has tenido reparos en tomar las riendas de tu vida y de tu carrera (lidiando con las críticas, el machismo, la censura… y el paso del tiempo). Controvertida y admirada, polémica e incombustible, Madonna es una figura clave de la ... Read more

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Ser un referente para varias generaciones y mantenerse en la cumbre del mundo de la música desde hace cuarenta años no es una tarea fácil. Y más si eres mujer y si nunca has tenido reparos en tomar las riendas de tu vida y de tu carrera (lidiando con las críticas, el machismo, la censura… y el paso del tiempo). Controvertida y admirada, polémica e incombustible, Madonna es una figura clave de la
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Rolling Deep

The High Art of Weed and Rap

by Noah Rubin ...

Narrated by Noah Rubin ...

Unabridged

4 hours

An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap—and how they've been intertwined since ... Read more

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An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap—and how they've been intertwined since
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One Way Out

The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band

by Alan Paul ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

One Way Out is the powerful biography of the Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.For twenty-five years, Alan Paul has covered the Allman ... Read more

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One Way Out is the powerful biography of the Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.For twenty-five years, Alan Paul has covered the Allman
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Rust in Peace

The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece

by Dave Mustaine ...

Narrated by Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chuck Behler, Tony Lettieri, Randall Kertz, Pam Mustaine, Bob Nalbandian, Mike Clink0, Nate Ryan1, Max Norman2, Fred Berman3, Vikas Adam4 ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist.When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce ... Read more

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist.When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce
... Read more
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The Inner Game of Music

by Barry Green ...

Narrated by Roxanne Abbott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in ... Read more

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The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in
... Read more
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EWS Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes

by Abbas Schirmohammadi, Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Narrated by Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Abridged

38 min

Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes EWS ‒ Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. Unser Heimspiel haben wir immer im Sportpark Schollbach in Erding mit ... Read more

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Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes EWS ‒ Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. Unser Heimspiel haben wir immer im Sportpark Schollbach in Erding mit
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Sie Düffeldoffel da! Herbert Wehner - Ein komischer Heiliger

by Jürgen Roth ...

Narrated by Gert Heidenreich ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

Herbert Wehner war ein Jahrhundertpolitiker, ein Mensch, an dem sich die Weltgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts bricht. Er war Sozialist, Anarchist, Kommunist, Widerstandskämpfer in Deutschland und in der Emigration. 1946 trat er in die SPD ein und gehörte von 1949 bis 1983 dem Deutschen Bundestag an. Wehner liebte das Parlament. Er hielt atemberaubende Reden und machte den politischen Gegner nach ... Read more

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Herbert Wehner war ein Jahrhundertpolitiker, ein Mensch, an dem sich die Weltgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts bricht. Er war Sozialist, Anarchist, Kommunist, Widerstandskämpfer in Deutschland und in der Emigration. 1946 trat er in die SPD ein und gehörte von 1949 bis 1983 dem Deutschen Bundestag an. Wehner liebte das Parlament. Er hielt atemberaubende Reden und machte den politischen Gegner nach
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