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[German] - Seine schönsten Erfolge Live

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Die schweren Jahre ab 33

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Mariscos y Maricones

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Das Paradies ist keine evangelische Autobahnkirche

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Ich schulde einem Lokführer eine Geburt

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Westfalien Alien

Wiglaf Droste (Author), Wiglaf Droste (Narrator)

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[German] - Equal goes it loose: Heinrich Lübke redet für Deutschland

"Das waren noch Zeiten, als Heinrich Lübke für Deutschland sprach! 'Equal goes it loose', sagte er 1965 zur englischen Königin im Garten von Schloss Brühl kurz vor dem Zapfenstreich. Oder: 'Die Finnländer könnten eigentlich Westfalen sein', oder: 'Jeder von uns hat eine Mutter'. Geflügelte Worte, tiefe Einsichten, zeitlose Wahrheiten. Seine Parteifreunde haben seine zahlosen sprachlichen Fehlgriffe schier in den Wahnsinn getrieben, und 1965 schrieb der Spiegel: 'Irgendwer muss Frau Lübke auch sagen, dass sie auf Staatsbesuchen ihren Mann nicht mit dem Ruf 'Heini, wir gehen zu Bett' ins Quartier beordern kann.' Aber die Zeitschrift 'Pardon' ließ auf diesen Bundespräsidenten nichts kommen und veröffentlichte eine legendäre Langspielplatte: Heinrich Lübke redet für Deutschland. Eine Verteidigungsrede. Diesen Spaß können Sie jetzt wieder haben."

Heinrich Lübke (Author), Heinrich Lübke (Narrator)

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Retaliation

"This double CD of over 100 minutes of new material plus a companion DVD of some of his best Comedy Central appearances from Crank Yankers to Shorties Watchin to Unedited Bar Mitzvah Bash. Dane is one of the top stand-up comedians working today, headlining sold out shows coast to coast. He's had his own top-rated Comedy Central special, and performed countless times on Letterman, Leno, Kimmel, and Comics Come Home hosted by Denis Leary. 2005."

Dane Cook (Author), Dane Cook (Narrator)

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An Audience with Barry Cryer

"The first in what will become the quintessential list of the best of live British comedy, AN AUDIENCE WITH BARRY CRYER brings you up close and personal with one of bastions of British comedy in this live recording of his sellout comedy tour. Available for the first time as a downloadable audio file. The AN AUDIENCE WITH… series will bring you a succession of live performances by some of Britain's best-loved comedians, opening with Barry Cryer, one of the stalwarts of Radio 4. The quintessential grumpy old man, Barry Cryer's standup combines the quick wit of Radio 4 with the charm and class of the 'Great Men of Comedy'. He has been a regular panelist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and Just a Minute, the latter of which he also chaired. In 1998, Barry wrote his autobiography, You Won't Believe This But…, which has been broadcast on Radio 4. Barry is also famous for having written gags for some of the legends of British comedy, including Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper, Stanley Baxter, Dick Emery, Dave Allen, Les Dawson, Bob Hope, Kenny Everett, Sir Harry Secombe, Billy Connolly, Jasper Carrot and Richard Pryor. With a CV that reads like the 'Who's Who of British Comedy Greats', Cryer's unique blend of old-school gentility and cutting edge intellect facilitates an audience-base that spans generations."

Barry Cryer (Author), Barry Cryer (Narrator)

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Assassination Vacation

"New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR's This American Life Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our nation's ever-evolving political system and history. Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination Vacation, she takes us on a road trip like no other—a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood, reporting as she goes with her trademark blend of wisecracking humor, remarkable honesty, and thought-provoking criticism. We learn about the jinx that was Robert Todd Lincoln (present at the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley) and witness the politicking that went into the making of the Lincoln Memorial. The resulting narrative is much more than an entertaining and informative travelogue—it is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including literature, architecture, sculpture, and—the author's favorite—historical tourism. Though the themes of loss and violence are explored and we make detours to see how the Republican Party became the Republican Party, there are all kinds of lighter diversions along the way into the lives of the three presidents and their assassins, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, and a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult."

Sarah Vowell (Author), Conan O'brien, Dave Eggers, Jon Stewart, Stephen King (Narrator)

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Nothing's Sacred

"Comedian Lewis Black unleashes his trademark subversive wit while recounting his own life story in his New York Times bestselling memoir. You've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on HBO, Comedy Central, and in venues across the globe. Now, for the first time, Lewis Black translates his volcanic eruptions into book form in Nothing's Sacred, a collection of rants against stupidity and authority, which oftentimes go hand in hand. With subversive wit and intellectual honesty, Lewis examines the events of his life that shaped his antiauthoritarian point of view and developed his comedic perspective. Growing up in 1950s suburbia when father knew best and there was a sitcom to prove it, he began to regard authority with a jaundiced eye at an early age. And as that sentiment grew stronger with each passing year, so did his ability to hone in on the absurd. True to form, he puts common sense above ideology and distills hilarious, biting commentary on all things politically and culturally relevant. 'No one is safe from Lewis Black's comic missiles.' (New York Times) You have been warned...."

Lewis Black (Author), Lewis Black (Narrator)

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Car Talk: Maternal Combustion: Calls About Moms and Cars

Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi (Author), Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi (Narrator)

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