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Die rechte und die linke Hand der Parodie - Bud Spencer, Terence Hill und ihre Filme

Ende der 1960er-Jahre war das Western-Genre zu einer phantasielosen und gewalttätigen Dauerballerei erstarrt - bis Bud Spencer und Terence Hill auftauchten. Mit ihren Filmen "Die rechte und die linke Hand des Teufels" (1970) und "Vier Fäuste für ein Halleluja" (1971) fegten sie den apokalyptischen Trübsinn mit entschlossener Leichtigkeit aus den Kinosälen heraus und sorgten stattdessen für schallendes Gelächter in der staubigen Prärie. Anstelle pathetischer US-Pioniere oder heimtückischer Italo-Outlaws à la Leone traten nun plötzlich zwei völlig neuartige Leinwand-Helden auf den Plan, die das Genre revolutionierten und es zugleich an seinen Endpunkt führten. In parodistischem Affront kreisten ihre Filme um ein ungleiches Brüderpaar, das sich statt blutiger Shootouts lieber skurrile Wortgefechte und schwungvolle Cartoon-Schlägereien lieferte und dabei mit verspielt-naiver Situationskomik die Herzen von Millionen Zuschauern eroberte.Christian Heger nimmt in bewusster Abgrenzung vonoberflächlichen Trivial-Infos und sensationsgieriger Star-Reportage eine Einordnung des Phänomens Spencer/Hill in den kulturhistorischen Kontext vor, untersucht die komischen Wirkungsprinzipien ihres dualistischen Spiels und stellt die wichtigsten Köpfe und Motive ihres filmischen Universums vor. Zudem werden sämtliche Filme von Bud Spencer und Terence Hill mit Stabangaben, Inhalt und Kurzkritik besprochen. Ein eigenes Kapitel zur deutschen Verleih- und Synchrongeschichte rundet das Buch ab.Für die durchgesehene Neuauflage des erstmals 2009 erschienenen Bandes wurde die Spencer-/Hill-Filmografie aktualisiert und ergänzt und zudem die Lesefreundlichkeit durch die Übersetzung fremdsprachiger Filmtitel und Zitatpassagen erhöht. Ein zusätzliches Kapitel befasst sich mit dem großen öffentlichen Revival der beiden Leinwand-Helden während der letzten Jahre - geprägt durch Kino-Comebacks, unverhoffte Erfolge jenseits der Leinwand und eine überwältigende Vielzahl popkultureller Würdigungen durch die eingeschworene Fangemeinde.

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The Art of Tennis: An Innovative Review of Tennis Highlights 2019-2021

Opening with Wimbledon 2019, The Art of Tennis covers the excitement of the sport up to the profound silence of the Covid-19 pandemic-when no tennis was played for a year-through Wimbledon 2021. As play began to resume, there were many questions surrounding its return, and the author examines these and how the sport of tennis fights to prevail as the virus continues to redefine modern life. The book follows the latest comebacks from Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Andy Murray and looks at how Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Zverev reached their first major finals. In the women's game, Barbora Krejcíková, Bianca Andreescu, and Sofia Kenin make big stage breakthroughs, and Naomi Osaka continues to rule on hard courts. In late 2020, the calendar looked different. The tours adapted as best they could, and some remarkable tennis took place in empty arenas. 2021 saw tournaments finding a way to coincide with the virus that is reshaping daily life. With thoughtful observations, author Dominic Stevenson comments on the many aspects of professional tennis, both on and off the courts, providing his own unique perspective on this beautiful sport. Inspiration is everywhere, and tennis was spellbinding until the global pandemic hit and changed everything, pausing the tours and forcing a period of contemplation toward sport and life. Still, tennis, like many other areas of life, has fought back to find a way to prevail in trying circumstances and through the uncertainty of it all. This book allows avid tennis fans to seek solace in words, in art, in sport, and the beauty of life.

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Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 430min

James Dean to Hopper: "I saw what you did today. Today you were great." Jack Nicholson to Hopper: "We're geniuses, you know that? Isn't it great to be a genius?" The chopper-riding hippie outlaw in Easy Rider. The prophetic madman in the jungle in Apocalypse Now. The terrifying psychopath in Blue Velvet. The kid gone wrong in Rebel Without a Cause. The actor taken under the wing of James Dean who longed to be the next Orson Welles. The hell-raising director who revolutionized Hollywood. An enigmatic man from Dodge City, Kansas, on an endless quest to realize the American Dream. Dennis Hopper has been described as a rebel, an icon, an addict plagued by demons, and one of the most important champions of the pop-art movement. Friend to Warhol, muse to David Lynch, mentor to Sean Penn, champion of Ice-T, Dennis Hopper built a career that was a half-century of rebellion waged at the edge of American popular culture. Tom Folsom's Hopper is a wild ride through Dennis's many lives. Featuring hundreds of interviews with Hopper's fellow actors, artists, musicians, and residents of Taos, New Mexico (where he spent much of his most manic time), as well as his ex-wives and many other people who knew him, Hopper takes you on an extraordinary - and sometimes troubling - journey. From Dennis's early days with his grandparents on a dusty farm in Kansas, where he watched trains go by on their way to Los Angeles, to his formative time in Hollywood as one of a bright new crop of actors straddling the edge of the studio system, to the rebellious 1960s and the start of the independent film movement, to the drug-addled 1970s and beyond, when Hopper staged one of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time - Tom Folsom has crafted a biography as unconventional as Dennis Hopper himself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ray Porter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003304/bk_harp_003304_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 948min

Hillary Clinton’s surprising defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary brought her to the nadir of her political career, vanquished by a much younger opponent whose message of change and cutting-edge tech team ran circles around her stodgy campaign. And yet, six years later, she has reemerged as an even more powerful and influential figure, a formidable stateswoman and the presumed front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, marking one of the great political comebacks in history. The story of Hillary’s phoenixlike rise is at the heart of HRC, a riveting political biography that journeys into the heart of “Hillaryland” to discover a brilliant strategist at work. Masterfully unfolded by Politico’s Jonathan Allen and The Hill’s Amie Parnes from more than two hundred top-access interviews with Hillary’s intimates, colleagues, supporters, and enemies, HRC portrays a seasoned operator who negotiates political and diplomatic worlds with equal savvy. Loathed by the Obama team in the wake of the primary, Hillary worked to become the president’s greatest ally, their fates intertwined in the work of reestablishing America on the world stage. HRC puts readers in the room with Hillary during the most intense and pivotal moments of this era, as she mulls the president-elect’s offer to join the administration, pulls the strings to build a coalition for his war against Libya, and scrambles to deal with the fallout from the terrible events in Benghazi - all while keeping one eye focused on 2016. HRC offers a rare look inside the merciless Clinton political machine, as Bill Clinton handled the messy business of avenging Hillary’s primary loss while she tried to remain above the partisan fray. Exploring her friendships and alliances with Robert Gates, David Petraeus, Leon Panetta, Joe Biden, and the president himself, Allen and Parnes show how Hillary fundamentally transformed the State Department through the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kimberly Farr. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003758/bk_rand_003758_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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American Dreamer: My Life in Fashion and Business , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min

In this tale of grit and glamour, setbacks and comebacks, business and pop culture icon Tommy Hilfiger shares his extraordinary life story for the first time. Few designers have stayed on top of changing trends the way Tommy Hilfiger has. Fewer still have left such an indelible mark on global culture. Since designing his first collection of "classics with a twist" three decades ago, Tommy Hilfiger has been synonymous with all-American style - but his destiny wasn't always so clear. Growing up one of nine children in a working-class family in Elmira, New York, Tommy suffered from dyslexia, flunked sophomore year of high school, and found himself constantly at odds with his father. Nevertheless, this self-described dreamer had a vision and the relentless will to make it a reality. At 18 he opened his own clothing store, parlaying his uncanny instinct for style into a budding career as a fashion designer. Through decades of triumph and turmoil, Tommy remained doggedly optimistic. To this day his approach to commerce is rooted in his positive view of the world. American Dreamer brims with anecdotes that cover Tommy's years as a club kid and scrappy entrepreneur in 1970s New York as well as unique insights into the exclusive A-list personalities with whom he's collaborated and interacted, from Mick Jagger and David Bowie to Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. But this is more than just a fashion icon's memoir - it's a road map for building a brand, both professionally and personally. Tommy takes us behind the scenes of every decision - and every mistake - he's ever made, offering advice on leadership, business, team-building, and creativity. This is the story of a true American original, told for the first time in his own words, with honesty, humor, and the insatiable appetite for life and style that proves that sometimes you have to dream big to make it big. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Free. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028913/bk_adbl_028913_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Conversation Tactics: Wittiness, Banter, Likability: Strategies to Command Social Situations, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 152min

Do you struggle to create engaging conversation? Are you stuck in interview mode? Do your witty comebacks arrive hours too late? Whether you want to (1) charm and befriend strangers and coworkers (2) banter better with friends, or (3) become charismatic and bold instead of nervous and lost in social situations, Conversation Tactics will get you there. How many awkward, sweaty, red-faced encounters would it take for you to learn these tips on your own? Conversation Tactics, Book 3 focuses on the subtle and nuanced tactics that will allow you to command any social situation. I'll shine a light onto the secrets of those that can own a room, always have a witty reply, and are never caught without just the right thing to say. I want this book to arm you with definitive tactics, maneuvers, and replies to whatever comes your way in a conversation. It will be as easy as reading from a script. As with all books in the Conversation Tactics series (all best sellers), this book is the result of years of being a social skills and conversation coach. Conversation can be boiled down to a science if you know how to approach it. You'll get exact words and phrases, not just "be confident and make eye contact". This book is highly actionable, with step-by-step analyses of complex concepts like sarcasm, the ultimate witty comeback, conflict conversations, and storytelling. What will you learn about creating engaging conversations? The six types of responses you can use for anything, even if your mind is blank. How to become the witty comeback machine. How to avoid linear "interview style" conversations without fail. Self-diagnose and best practices for your personal conversational style. Why speaking like children will open others up. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Hempel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063759/bk_acx0_063759_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Power Phone Scripts: 500 Word-for-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 524min

Start closing sales like top producers! Have you ever found yourself at a loss for what to say when the gatekeeper asks you what your call is about? Have your palms ever sweated when the decision maker shuts you down with "I wouldn't be interested"? Has your heart taken a fast dive into your stomach when, at the start of your presentation, your prospect tells you that they've thought about it and are just going to pass? If you're in sales, then the question isn't "Have you ever felt this way?" but rather "How often do you feel this way?" Are you finally ready to learn how to confidently and effectively overcome these objections, stalls, and blow-offs? If so, Power Phone Scripts was written for you! Unlike other books on sales that tell you what you should do (like build value - hard to do when the prospect is hanging up on you!), Power Phone Scripts provides word-for-word scripts, phrases, questions, and comebacks that you can use on your very next call. Learn to overcome resistance, get through to the decision maker, and then, once you have him or her on the phone, make an instant connection and earn the right to have a meaningful conversation. You'll be equipped with proven questions, conversation starters, and techniques to learn whether or not they are even right for your product or service, and, if they aren't, who else in their company or another department might be. Power Phone Scripts is the sales manual you've been looking for: over 500 proven, current, and non-salesy phrases, rebuttals, questions, and conversation openers that will instantly make you sound more confident - just like the top producing sales pros do right now. Gone will be your call reluctance; gone will be your fear of calling prospects back for presentations and demos; gone will be the fear of asking for the sale at the end of your pitch! This practical guide is filled with effective scripts for prospecting, emailing, v ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen McLaughlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030806/bk_adbl_030806_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams: Baseball's Greatest Player and Baseball's Greatest Hitter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 392min

Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, distinct but similar-type players, were arguably baseball's greatest player and baseball's greatest hitter. In their first major league seasons, Joe scored a rookie-record 132 runs, and Ted drove home a rookie-record 145 runs. More than 70 years later, their records still stand. Joe should have batted .400 in 1939; Ted did hit .406 in 1941. Batting .412 in early September, the Clipper suffered a serious eye infection, and his average plummeted to 381, which was still 21 points higher than Jimmie Foxx, the runner-up hitter in the batting race. The year 1941 was a mystical one in baseball history. DiMag hit safely in a record 56 consecutive games. During Joe's sensational run, Ted out hit him, .412 to .406. Unbelievably, at the All-Star Game, Joe's streak stood at 48 consecutive games, and Ted was batting .404. You can believe that they got the attention of the other stars that year. Ted won Triple Crowns but not MVP awards in both 1942 and 1947. (There are two stories there.) Joe beat out Ted in the 1947 voting, 202 to 201. The Kid hit the game-winning walk-off home run in the 1941 All-Star Game. In the 1946 Mid-summer Classic, he got four hits, including two home runs, one of them the first ever four-base blast off Rip Sewell's celebrated "eephus ball" pitch. Early in 1947, co-owner Dan Topping of the Yankees and owner Tom Yawkey of the Red Sox agreed on an even-up trade of Joe for Ted. If it had been made, it would have altered baseball history considerably. Joe and Ted were known for their gallant comebacks. In his last three years (1949-1951), the Clipper returned from either injury or illness to lead the Yankees to three consecutive world titles. In his last three games of the 1951 World Series, his final one, he batted .545 with one home run and five RBI. In his last major league at bat, he doubled off the right center field wall at Yankee Stadium. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Troy Klein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035592/bk_acx0_035592_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Our Miss Brooks: The Ultimate Collection - Over 180 Shows, Hörbuch, Digital, 4750min

Our Miss Brooks was a hit on radio from the outset; within eight months of its launch as a regular series, the show landed several honors, including four for Eve Arden, who won polls in four individual publications of the time. Arden had actually been the third choice to play the title role. Harry Ackerman, at the time CBS's West Coast director of programming, wanted Shirley Booth for the part, but as he told historian Gerald Nachman many years later, he realized Booth was too focused on the underpaid downside of public school teaching at the time to have fun with the role. Lucille Ball was believed to be the next choice, but she was already committed to My Favorite Husband and didn't audition. Produced by Larry Berns and written by director Al Lewis, Our Miss Brooks premiered on CBS on July 19, 1948. According to radio critic John Crosby, her lines were very "feline" in dialogue scenes with principal Conklin and would-be boyfriend Boynton, with sharp, witty comebacks. The interplay between the cast - blustery Conklin, nebbishy Denton, accommodating Harriet, absentminded Mrs. Davis, clueless Boynton, scheming Miss Enright - also received positive reviews. Arden won a radio listeners' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948-1949, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March. "I'm certainly going to try in the coming months to merit the honor you've bestowed upon me, because I understand that if I win this [award] two years in a row, I get to keep Mr. Boynton," she joked. But she was also a hit with the critics; a winter 1949 poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors taken by Motion Picture Daily named her the year's best radio comedienne. For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo, and Toni hair care products. The radio series continued until 1957, a year Language: English. Narrator: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bnpp/000470/bk_bnpp_000470_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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One Last Strike , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 930min

The team that refused to give up their manager in his final season.... A comeback that changed baseball.... After 33 seasons managing in Major League Baseball, Tony La Russa thought he had seen it all - that is, until the 2011 Cardinals. Down ten and a half games with little more than a month to play, the Cardinals had long been ruled out as serious postseason contenders. Yet in the face of those steep odds, this team mounted one of the most dramatic and impressive comebacks in baseball history, making the playoffs on the night of the final game of the season and going on to win the World Series despite being down to their last strike - twice. Now La Russa gives the inside story behind this astonishing comeback and his remarkable career, explaining how a team with so much against it was able to succeed on baseball's biggest stage. Opening up about the devastating injuries, the bullpen struggles, the crucial games, and the players who made it all possible, he reveals how the team's character shaped its accomplishments, demonstrating how this group came together in good times and in bad to become that rarest of things: a team that actually enjoyed it when the odds were against them. But this story is much more than that of a single season. As La Russa, the third-winningest manager in baseball history, explains, their season was the culmination of a lifetime spent studying the game. Laying bare his often scrutinized and frequently misunderstood approach to managing, he explains his counterintuitive belief in process over result, present moments over statistics, and team unity over individual talent. Along the way he shares the stories from throughout his career that shaped his outlook - from his first days managing the Chicago White Sox to his championship years with the Oakland A's, to his triumphant tenure as St. Louis's longest-serving manager. Setting the record straight on his famously intense style, he explores the vital y ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tony La Russa, Scott Sowers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003131/bk_harp_003131_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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