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    The Courts of Babylon: Dispatches from the Golden Age of Tennis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1177min
    No sport has gone through the seismic changes that rocked tennis when the game, long a holdout against professionalism and creeping commercialism, abandoned its roots as a genteel, amateurs-only enterprise and became a pro sport, vying for the heart of the public with rivals like soccer, NFL football, or NBA basketball. Peter Bodo, who has covered tennis since the dawn of this "Open" era as the chief writer for Tennis magazine, was there to witness this transition and what it promised, what it delivered. He has covered the game on every continent since the early 1970s. The Courts of Babylon is more than a collection of essays, most of them growing out of a deep familiarity and, often, relationship with subjects that include Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, Evonne Goolangong, Jimmy Connors, Tracy Austin, Ivan Lendl, and Martina Navratilova. It is also a commentary on what was lost and what was gained by the transition to professionalism, and how the new, "Open" era delivered - or failed to make good - on the promise that professionalism would make tennis a more inclusive, egalitarian, accessible game. Relying heavily on formal, in-depth interviews conducted over two decades and his status as an "insider" in an insular game, Bodo's book is both a meditation and exposé, a polemic and a tribute to the players who dragged tennis, often kicking and screaming, to the forefront of the public's imagination - even when those players got it all too fast and too young. Bodo delves into the darkest and most controversial areas of the game, chroniciling the follies of overzealous parents and pampered athletes. He fearlessly wades into sensitive issues stemming from sex and gender, politics and commercialism. He celebrates the game while holding it to task, all the while acknowledging the reality of the demands and distortions that come with a way of life that is both difficult but glamorous, and eagerly embraced by athletes who, in some cases, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Welland Scripps. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010493/bk_adbl_010493_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 110min
    In one of the most memorable episodes of Seinfeld ever, Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) revealed some of the rituals of a Festivus celebration: a bare aluminum pole, a competition involving feats of strength, and of course, the traditional airing of the grievances. Transcending television to become a national phenomenon, thousands of people now celebrate Festivus, partly to thumb their noses at the commercialism of the holiday season, but really because Festivus is downright fun! In this terrific, tongue-in-cheek guide, current and aspiring celebrants will learn: how to make their own Festivus pole (hint: tinsel is forbidden); creative ideas for feats of strength competitions; delicious Festivus recipes; hilarious songs; and so much more. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Allen Salkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/000016/bk_hach_000016_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Unpaid Professionals
    Unpaid Professionals ab 68.99 € als pdf eBook: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Sachthemen & Ratgeber, Sport & Entspannung,
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    The Gospel Of Greed
    The Gospel Of Greed ab 24.99 € als Taschenbuch: Spirit Of Commercialism The Vital Controlling Force In Human Affairs (1908). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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    Three Dates of Christmas , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 255min
    Dean Murphy hates Christmas a little more each year. His job as a pharmacy manager requires him to festoon his store with seasonal cheer, but his distaste for the lurid commercialism is only topped by his irritation with the syrupy sentimentalism. Being alone sucks, but he’s managed just fine without friends or family for years. Why should December 25 be any different?When the tattooed Tony Delvecchio walks into his store, Dean hopes that, maybe, Tony’s different. Maybe Tony’s the man who won’t be driven away by Dean’s Scrooge-like tendencies. But Tony loves the holiday season, and he challenges Dean to three dates. Three dates to change his mind about Christmas.Despite knowing it will all end badly, Dean does the unthinkable. He agrees. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Darcy Stark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/174228/bk_acx0_174228_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dance Music Spaces
    Dance Music Spaces ab 44.49 € als epub eBook: Clubs Clubbers and DJs Navigating Authenticity Branding and Commercialism. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaften,
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    Thoreau: Walden / Civil Disobedience , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 703min
    In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left the small town of Concord for the country. Beside the lake of Walden he built himself a log cabin and returned to nature, to observe and reflect – while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged Walden, one of the great classics of American literature, and a deeply personal reaction against the commercialism and materialism that Thoreau saw as the main impulses of mid-19th-century America. Here also is Civil Disobedience, Thoreau’s essay on just resistance to government, which not only challenged the establishment of his day but has been used as a flag for later campaigners from Mahatma Ghandi to Dr Martin Luther King. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rupert Degas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000597/bk_naxo_000597_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    On One Condition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 212min
    OCD kindergarten teacher Johanna hates Valentine's Day. She hates romance, hates commercialism, and definitely hates her school's annual charity date auction. She never expects her pre-auction night of drinking to land a sexy Brit in her bed. Or for that Brit to show up at the auction, bid thousands just to talk to her again, and get down on one knee in front of everyone and ask her to marry him. Viscount Damon Hayes has never met anyone like Johanna. She's neurotic, fascinating, and fun. She also doesn't care about his title and doesn't want his money, which makes Johanna perfect to fulfill a surprise clause in his father's will: marry within three months and remain married for a year, or lose his fortune. A relationship is out of the question, but when passions ignite and the two fall in love, their marriage of convenience becomes anything but. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Rivers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/009150/bk_brll_009150_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tourist Season , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 847min
    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Hiaasen's best-selling novels are funny and sardonic. Hilarious postcards of south Florida, they also decry the lurid commercialism that is draining and paving the tropical landscape. Tourist season is swinging into high gear in Miami. So are the activities of a bizarre terrorist group determined to keep the hapless "snowbirds" away. Armed with bombs, weed, and jumbled credos, they move toward their grand target, the Orange Bowl Parade, with plans to bring Miami and its tourist trade to a halt. The cast, which includes a deranged journalist, a visionary ex-jock, and a lovesick detective, is just the kind of company Carl Hiaasen's fans love to keep. Narrator George Wilson's performance lures each quirky character out into the full light of the Florida sun. With over half a million copies in print, this is one of Hiaasen's most popular works. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Wilson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/000279/bk_reco_000279_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Affluenza: How Over-Consumption Is Killing Us - And How We Can Fight Back , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 545min
    Affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this audiobook can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn’t to stop buying - it’s to remember, always, that the best things in life aren’t things. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Barrett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020739/bk_adbl_020739_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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