Ergebnis für "Legender" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

Fast zwei Jahrzehnte lang pflegte Christian Simon freundschaftlichen Kontakt zu Paul McCartney. Nun gibt der Moderator und Journalist erstmals Gelegenheit, die spannendsten Passagen aus den Exklusivinterviews nachzulesen, die er mit dem großen Musiker und seiner Frau Linda geführt hat. Sichtbar wird ein ganz privater Paul McCartney, sein Blick auf die Beatles, seine eigene Musik, die Popmusik überhaupt, auf Politik und Umwelt und sein Engagement für junge Talente. Nicht zuletzt setzt das Hörbuch auch der Musikerin Linda McCartney ein Denkmal.

Fünf große Leben - fünf packende Biographien! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Heinrich Heine, Nostradamus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Marilyn Monroe...

Komm mit mir in die düstere Welt des True Crime! In meinem Podcast "Blutvergießen" reisen wir gemeinsam um den Globus und entdecken die geheimnisvollsten und schockierendsten Verbrechen der Geschichte. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Mord und Totschlag, sondern um allerlei packende Kriminalfälle, die unter die Haut gehen. Zwischen den regulären Folgen von "Blutvergießen", die alle zwei Wochen erscheinen, entführe ich euch mit meinem Format "True Legends" in die Welt der Mythen, Sagen und Legenden. Von mysteriösen Kreaturen bis zu unheimlichen Gestalten - "True Legends" überbrückt die ...

Charlie Chaplin gilt als der erste Weltstar der Geschichte. Über 1000 Bücher über sein Leben sind bereits erschienen – und das weltweit in fast 100 Sprachen. Man kann getrost behaupten, dass der "Mythos Chaplin" eine zeitlose Strahlkraft besitzt. Dennoch hat sich bisher kein (Hör)Buch den Erfolgsgeheimnissen Chaplins gewidmet, so aufbereitet, dass sie sich zur Anwendung für erfolgsinteressierte Menschen eignen. Dieses Ziel verfolgt das Hörbuch.

In Legend, acclaimed best-selling author Eric Blehm takes as his canvas the Vietnam War as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A 12-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungles of neutral Cambodia - where US forces were forbidden to operate. Their objective, just miles over the Vietnam border, was to collect evidence that proved the North Vietnamese Army was using the Cambodian sanctuary as a major conduit for supplying troops and materiel to the south via the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Die Radio-Legende und Stimme des ESC: Seit Jahrzehnten prägt Peter Urban die deutsche Radiolandschaft - als legendär trockener Kommentator des Eurovision Song Contests, als Moderator verschiedener Musiksendungen, inzwischen auch als Podcaster. Offen und unprätentiös beobachtet er seit fast 50 Jahren als Popexperte die nationale und internationale Musikszene und hat in seiner langen Laufbahn unzählige Popgrößen getroffen, interviewt und porträtiert - von Keith Richards über Yoko Ono zu David Bowie, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Harry Belafonte und Eric Clapton.

Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles’ story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved “boys.” For Beatles devotes, Mal’s life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery. For decades, his diaries, manuscripts, and vast collection of memorabilia was missing, seemingly lost forever…until now.

Zur FUSSBALL-WM in BRASILIEN: Gibt es einen Fußball-Gott? Weiß man nicht so recht. Aber sicher gibt es Fußball- Legenden. Jene Spieler, die Fußballgeschichte geschrieben haben. Christian Bämann und Martin Maria Schwarz stellen sie vor und erzählen von ihren Wegen vom Kindertalent zum Fußballstar: von Beckham, dem Sohn eines Kücheninstallateurs, Maradona, dem Sohn eines Fabrikarbeiters.

When Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, announced in October 2022 that he was stepping down from the company he founded 47 years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio achieved worldwide fame thanks to a mystique of success cultivated in frequent media appearances, celebrity hobnobbing, and his bestselling book, Principles. In The Fund, Rob Copeland draws on hundreds of interviews with those inside and around the firm to reveal what really goes on with Dalio and his cohorts behind closed doors.

In this “monumental and impressive” biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president’s aides, friends, and family members, as well as thousands of newly available documents, Boot provides “the best biography of Ronald Reagan to date” (Robert Mann).

The year 1972 saw the beginning of a five-year span in which Stevie Wonder released five groundbreaking, critically acclaimed albums, garnering him more than half a dozen Grammys and more than 10 million albums sold, securing his place as one of the most important American musicians and songwriters in history. For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.

In Novak Djokovic: The Inspiring Story of One of Tennis' Greatest Legends, you will learn the inspirational story of one of tennis' premier legends, Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic has come a long way since reaching his first Grand Slam final in the 2007 US Open. There was little doubt that even in his defeat to fellow legend, Roger Federer, that Djokovic was going to be embarking on an illustrious tennis career.

As a WWE wrestler with millions of fans, Shawn Michaels had adulation and all the attention he could ask for, but he found himself longing for something more. When he became a committed Christian at the height of his career, Shawn learned what it's like to be a man of faith in a secular arena. Wrestling for My Life documents Shawn's journey to finding a new way of life - one that's marked by faith, family, and forgiveness.

Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy young lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert Jacka would become. THE LEGEND OF ALBERT JACKA is an unforgettable story of the bravery and sacrifice of one extraordinary soldier that takes us from the shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France, all brought to vivid life by Australia's greatest storyteller, Peter FitzSimons.

A National Book Award finalist for this epic work, Adrienne Mayor delivers a gripping account of Mithradates, the ruthless visionary who began to challenge Rome’s power in 120 B.C. Machiavelli praised his military genius. Kings coveted his secret elixir against poison. Poets celebrated his victories, intrigues, and panache. But until now, no one has told the full story of his incredible life.

From the heart of Memphis, the city where legends are born, emerged the greatest of them all—adored by millions, devoted to his music, and unwavering in his love for his mother. This icon, both mysterious and unmistakable, rose to reign as the unstoppable King of Rock ‘n’ Roll—Elvis Presley.

He was the biggest man baseball has ever produced. Babe Ruth transcended the sport that brought him fame, money, and adulation, moving beyond the limits of baselines and outfield fences into the mainstream of American life. In this extraordinary biography, Creamer uncovers the complex and captivating man behind the legend.

As a superstar who lives his life in the glare of cameras and headlines, much has been written about Shah Rukh Khan—his passion, his craft, his humility and the love he spreads around. But beyond the films, the news and the star persona is a man who has come to mean many different things to his ever-growing legion of fans. Whether as Rahul Raichand or Raj Malhotra, Mohan Bhargava or Rizwan Khan, Aman Mathur or Kabir Khan, the many roles that 'King Khan' has embraced for his films have become forever etched in the minds of countless moviegoers.

It was that voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls. Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture when, at age 21, he became a modern superstar. A Memphis Beau Brummel even before he found fame, Elvis had a personal style that, like his music, had an immediate impact on his audience that continues to influence us today.

Surfers and surfing aficionados worldwide will be enthralled with this fascinating autobiography of Nat Young, arguably one of the world's best surfers and a pioneer of the 'shortboard' style. With short stories, anecdotes and unbelievable adventures with some of surfing's most colourful and well known characters, Nat Young recounts his life from Australia to Hawaii to the Pacific Coast of America and beyond. This audiobook is a must-listen for any surfer!