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Jul 2008 · Books
The first biography of the astonishing scientist Dr J. S. Haldane, Suffer and Survive. Martin Goodman begins his excellent biography of John Scott Haldane with a vivid account of the Tylorstown disaster. He has a…
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Written with Sara Maitland, THE guide for anyone seeking to get involved in mentoring for creative writing. Pat Barker writes of the book: “Mentoring is an important area of development for writers. I’m pleased…
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Why select Slippery When Wet for your reader’s group? The writer Sara Maitland says of it: “I’m not sure how Martin Goodman has pulled this extraordinary novel off – so moving and so funny; so sharply…
Read more →Jan 2006 · Books
Why the critics love Slippery When Wet: I’m not sure how Martin Goodman has pulled this extraordinary novel off – so moving and so funny; so sharply acute and so generous hearted; so translucent and…
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Mountains, though they might seem to be merely big bits of rock decorated with snow and trees, are in fact “great teachers”. Nipping up summits the world over, Goodman finally finds one that talks.…
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The famed writer and sorcerer Carlos Castaneda steps back from the dead to lead Martin Goodman on a chase through the French Pyrenees, in search of the secrets of shamanism, hallucinogens, religion and lost…
Read more →Sep 1998 · Books
In Search of the Divine Mother (Harper Collins, 1998) is a groundbreaking study of the origins of religion, tracing the life and career of an Indian woman (Mother Meera) worshipped by many thousands as…
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