Ergebnis für "man" in Kunst & Unterhaltung

Mit drei Nachkommen ist man in Deutschland bereits überdurchschnittlich bekindert. Wenn die Orgelpfeifen ihre fünf Minuten bekommen und nur über Worte in großer Lautstärke zu erreichen sind, spätestens dann gehört man gefühlt zu den Asozialen. Die Wunschkinder betrachtend, denkt sich der Mann in solchen Momenten ganz woanders hin: In eine Welt ohne Kinder. Eine Welt nur mit Fußball. Genau wissend, dass diese Welt unerträglich wäre. Unerträglich schön.

An unbelievable table of greed, looted treasures and stolen history in the world's biggest art heist. In the shattered aftermath of Cambodia’s civil war, temples that had stood for centuries were found ransacked - sacred sculptures hacked from pedestals, towering statues of Hindu gods and...

'Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom' Salman Rushdie 'A great mind that is constantly exploring, searching, "becoming" . . . an impressive collection' Elif Shafak...

From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s. Investigating the popularity of the low-budget tradition, Carol Clover looks in particular at slasher, occult, and rape-revenge films. Although such movies have been traditionally understood as offering only sadistic pleasures to their mostly male audiences, Clover demonstrates that they align spectators not with the male tormentor, but with the females tormented.

For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amassed awards, and set a new standard for popular music. While his songs continue to be played in...

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next. But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema: building an opera house in the middle of the jungle; walking from Munich to Paris in the dead of winter; descending into an active volcano; living in the wilderness among grizzly bears - he has always been intrigued by the extremes of human experience. From his early movies to his later documentaries, he has made a career out of exploring the boundaries of human endurance: what we are capable of in exceptional circumstances and what these situations reveal about who we really are. But these are not just great cinematic themes.

The Thin Man films are one of the most highly regarded and successful series of films from Hollywood's classic era. This book looks at the people who populated the films, including full chapter profiles of its stars, William Powell and Myrna Loy, whose chemistry together was a huge reason for the success of the films. As Nick and Nora Charles, they knocked the stereotypes of on-screen marriage out of the park and replaced the stiff and formal with fun and sexy.

Horst Evers' Geschichten sind zu 100 Prozent wahr, aber nicht alles ist genau so passiert. Auch in seinem neuen Programm "Hinterher hat man's meist vorher gewusst" präsentiert der Kabarettist seine aktuellen Texte in bewährter Form als "Vorleseshow". Mit fast alltäglichen, aber immer sehr pointierten Geschichten aus eigener Feder.

“Beasts, Men and Gods” is an account of an epic journey, filled with perils and narrow escapes, in the mold of “The Lord of the Rings.” The difference is: it’s all true. Ferdinand Ossendowski was a Pole who found himself in Siberia and on the losing side during the Bolshevik Revolution. To escape being rounded up and shot, he set out with a friend to reach the Pacific, there to take ship back to Europe. During his journey he fell in with dozens of other military men who shared the same objective… but nearly every one of them perished on the way. It’s up to you to decide whether ...

When a lawyer leaves his high-rise office, he unwittingly steps into a chilling mystery. As he peers through the clouded glass of a door, he witnesses shadows of a violent struggle followed by a gunshot. Intrigued and alarmed, he rushes to investigate, only to find an eerie silence. No victims, no suspects—just an unsettling emptiness that raises unsettling questions. Who could have committed a murder in plain sight? Was it a vengeful business partner, the alluring ward of the deceased banker, or an enigmatic stranger? In this gripping tale by Carolyn Wells, listeners will uncover layers of ...

Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album! "If you were to rush in to this room right now and announce that you had struck a deal-with God, Allah, Buddha, Christ, Krishna, Bill Gates, whomever-in which the ten years since my diagnosis could be magically taken away, traded in for ten more...

Men and Style reaches beyond standard "what to wear" advice: It is equal parts style guide and intriguing conversation about the masculine identity within the world of fashion. David Coggins explores the history of men's style and learns from some of the most notable tastemakers in the industry and beyond. Its essays and interviews discuss the lessons men learned from their fathers, the mistakes they made as young men, and how they emerged to become better men.

In the 1970s, Paul McCartney was a man on the run. After the breakup of The Beatles, the biggest and most culturally influential band of the 1960s, Paul McCartney faced an impossible question: Who was he now? At 27 years old, being a Beatle was all he had known since he was a teenager. Now he had to figure out who he was as an artist, as a husband, and as a father. In this Audible Original, hear Paul tell the story of his most transformative decade in his own words.

From founding member and guitarist of the heavy metal band Anthrax comes a personal reflection of his life and the moments that led him to his role as a staple in rock history.​ I'm the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that...

Gaumen Hoch führt Tischgespräche in einer gemütlichen Runde, die weiß: Essen ist nicht nur Nahrungsaufnahme – es ist Kultur, Emotion und Gemeinschaft. Und darüber darf und soll geredet werden. Aber keine Sorge: nicht mit vollem Mund.

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show “The kind of biographical monument usually consecrated to founding fathers, canonical authors and world-historical scientific geniuses.”—The New York Times...

Im Schatten der Krisen und einer aus den Fugen geratenen Welt suchen die Menschen Trost und Geborgenheit im Glauben. Wir leben aber in einer Zeit, in der die Religion bisweilen nicht mehr Teil der Lösung, sondern Teil des Problems ist. Daher erwarten die Menschen Antworten im politischen Kabarett. Aber was sind schon Antworten, wo es doch die Fragen sind, die uns weiter bringen. Und so freuen sich immer mehr Menschen auf einen Gottesdienst mit Reverend Rebers...

Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. Countless listeners have been helped by the famous “Babylonian parables,” hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys.