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  • Rome and Jerusalem

    The Clash of Ancient Civilizations

    by Martin Goodman ...
    In AD 70, after a war that had flared sporadically for four years, three Roman legions under the future Emperors Vespasian and his son Titus surrounded, laid siege to, and eventually devastated the city of Jerusalem, destroying completely the magnificent Temple which had been built by Herod only eighty years earlier. What brought about this extraordinary conflict, with its extraordinary ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Roman World 44 BC-AD 180

    by Martin Goodman ...
    Series series The Routledge History of the Ancient World
    The Roman World 44 BC – AD 180 deals with the transformation of the Mediterranean regions, northern Europe and the Near East by the military autocrats who ruled Rome during this period. The book traces the impact of imperial politics on life in the city of Rome itself and in the rest of the empire, arguing that, despite long periods of apparent peace, this was a society controlled as much by fear ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

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    A History of Judaism

    by Martin Goodman ...
    Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 59 min

    A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism provides the first truly comprehensive look in one volume at how this great religion came to be, how it ... Read more

    $41.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Cellist of Dachau

    by Martin Goodman ...
    "Music transcends war trauma in this important, aching, artful Holocaust novel." - The Toronto StarOtto, a young cello student in Vienna, is snatched from his home and sent to the concentration camp at Dachau.Marched from the camp to the Nazi Adjutant’s house, he is forced to play a Stradivarius cello, eyes closed, for the Adjutant’s wife.Move forward many decades, and Otto is world famous but in ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Herod the Great

    Jewish King in a Roman World

    by Martin Goodman ...
    Series series Jewish Lives
    A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolutionHerod the Great (73–4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed ... Read more

    $28.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Herod the Great

    Jewish King in a Roman World

    by Martin Goodman ...
    Series series Jewish Lives
    A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolutionHerod the Great (73–4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed ... Read more

    $28.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • My Head for a Tree

    The Extraordinary Story of the Bishnoi, Guardians of Nature

    by Martin Goodman, Ram Niwas Bishnoi Budhnagar ...
    **“The remarkable Bishnoi of India, whose unique religion ‘has environmental protection at its very core,’ recruited Goodman to tell their dramatic story…”—Booklist, STARRED reviewPerfect for nature enthusiasts, My Head for a Tree is a timely and remarkable book about India’s Bishnoi people, passionate defenders of nature whose ecological wisdom carries a powerful message.**Meet the Bishnoi, ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lessons from Cruising

    by Martin Goodman ...
    An assembly of tales, from Britain, the USA, and the seas in between, explore different expressions of the gay male experience.The Lovely Life of Arnold drops into the life of New York fashionista Arnold, in seven-year leaps from the age of seven to forty-two. From birth, Arnold's parents knew their family was perfect and complete, because nothing could be better than a gay son.Lessons from ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Swimming for England

    by Martin Goodman ...
    A novella of middle-class warfare, migrants, and cosy crime gone wrong. Welcome to England, the land of Brian and Eileen, custodians of a seaside villa and upholders of morality!Live by the sea, you find flotsam. It’s Brian and Eileen’s mission to guide hopeless young men toward their potential.Here they are, with a picnic on a pebbled beach, awaiting Faisal. He was nothing! And any minute now he ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Judaism

    by Martin Goodman ...
    A panoramic history of Judaism from its origins to the presentJudaism is by some distance the oldest of the three Abrahamic religions. Despite the extraordinarily diverse forms it has taken, the Jewish people have believed themselves bound to God by the same covenant for more than three thousand years. This book explains how Judaism came to be and how it has developed from one age to the next, as ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Boy on the Train

    by Martin Goodman ...
    "Sinuously written, subtly subversive" - Beatrice HitchmanSilently, digitally, a boy takes apart your familyTom's a regular teenager – sullen, anxious, super-smart, feeling safe within his bedroom and wedded to his screen.On a packed train, a London commodities trader gets under his skin.The trader's got a fine wife, two kids, a yappy dog, big house, annual bonus. Tom hacks him. The trader's ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ectopia

    by Martin Goodman ...
    A dystopian novel set around London’s disused Heathrow Airport.For sixteen years the Earth has baked and no girls have been born. Karen’s the last girl. Steven’s her gay twin. Dad turns their home into a fortress as women take their chance to rule the world. Their eyes are on Steven. Perhaps, with a little medical interference, he could be the saviour of the world. The boys of teensquad run the ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook