{"title":"Martin Goodman","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Goodman’s works traverse the rich tapestry of history, religion, and human experience, offering insightful perspectives on ancient Judaism and significant historical figures such as Herod the Great. His writing engages deeply with cultural and spiritual legacies, inviting readers to explore the complexities of faith and identity through meticulously researched narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond historical scholarship, Goodman’s collection also embraces memoir and fiction, blending reflective personal stories with compelling storytelling. Whether delving into the challenges of modern life or evoking powerful moments from the past, his books provide thought-provoking journeys that resonate across diverse themes and genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"client-earth-by-martin-goodman-9781925322040","title":"Client Earth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnvironmentally, our planet lacks the laws to keep it safe, and those laws we do have are feebly enforced. Every new year is the hottest in human history, while forests, reefs, ice, tundra, and species are disappearing forever. It is easy to lose all hope. Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? The UN? Governments? Activists? Corporations? Engineers? Scientists?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhoever, environmental laws need to be enforceable and enforced. Step forward a fresh breed of passionately purposeful environmental lawyers. They provide new rules to legislatures, see that they are enforced, and keep us informed. They tackle big business to ensure money flows into cultural change, because money is the grammar of business just as science is the grammar of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the head of this new legal army stands James Thornton, who takes governments to court, and wins. And his client is the Earth. With \u003cem\u003eClient Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, we travel from Poland to Ghana, from Alaska to China, to see how citizens can use public interest law to protect their planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFoundations and philanthropists support the law group ClientEarth because they see, plainly and brightly, that the law is a force all parties recognise. Lawyers who take the Earth as their client are exceptional and inspirational. They give us back our hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342587285740,"sku":"9781925322040","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13545733482873.jpg?v=1743922203"},{"product_id":"a-history-of-judaism-by-martin-goodman-9780141038216","title":"A History of Judaism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA definitive study\u003c\/em\u003e (Financial Times) of Judaism, from its origins to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJudaism is by some distance the oldest of the three Abrahamic religions and, despite the extraordinarily varied forms it has taken and diverse beliefs it has contained over three millennia, it has been generally understood by both Jews and gentiles as a single entity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere have been many histories of the Jewish people but remarkably few attempts to relate the history and evolution of Judaism itself. In this book, the first comprehensive, single-volume work of its kind in English, Martin Goodman explains how Judaism came to be and how it has developed from one period to another, as well as the ways in which its varieties have related to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the religion's inception to the many denominations of contemporary Judaism, \u003cem\u003eA History of Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e addresses one of the world's great religions on a grander scale than any predecessor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607596486892,"sku":"9780141038216","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5184143482238.jpg?v=1751502916"},{"product_id":"herod-the-great-by-martin-goodman-9780300228410","title":"Herod the Great","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerod the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (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 myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition, he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity. Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins; his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans; his massive architectural projects; and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple and his numerous polygamous marriages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoodman argues that the later traditions about Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons, following dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833129554156,"sku":"9780300228410","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24281843482294.jpg?v=1758437779"},{"product_id":"josephuss-the-jewish-war-by-martin-goodman-9780691137391","title":"Josephus's The Jewish War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrative, \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish War\u003c\/em\u003e is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Goodman describes the life of this book, from its composition in Greek for a Roman readership to the myriad ways it touched the lives of Jews and Christians over the span of two millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe scion of a priestly Jewish family, Josephus became a rebel general at the start of the war. Captured by the enemy general Vespasian, Josephus predicted correctly that Vespasian would be the future emperor of Rome and thus witnessed the final stages of the siege of Jerusalem from the safety of the Roman camp. He wrote his history of these cataclysmic events from a comfortable exile in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis history enjoyed enormous popularity among Christians, who saw it as a testimony to the world that gave rise to their faith and a record of the suffering of the Jews due to their rejection of Christ. Jews were hardly aware of the book until the Renaissance. In the nineteenth century, Josephus's history became an important source for recovering Jewish history. However, Jewish enthusiasm for his stories of heroism—such as the doomed defence of Masada—has been tempered by suspicion of a writer who betrayed his own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoodman provides a concise biography of one of the greatest war narratives ever written, explaining why Josephus's book continues to hold such fascination today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844312453356,"sku":"9780691137391","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1361053482434.jpg?v=1758833963"},{"product_id":"my-head-for-a-tree-by-martin-goodman-9781800818712","title":"My Head For A Tree","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow much can one love a tree?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRajasthan, in northern India, is home to the Bishnoi, a desert people whose religion is built around nature and wildlife conservation. They are renowned for the extreme lengths they go to defend nature: Bishnoi have died to defend trees from loggers and in pursuit of illegal poachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Head For A Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, Martin Goodman charts the history of the Bishnoi way of life, and asks what a world facing climate change and natural harms can learn from a 600 year-old sustainable community. Goodman explores what lessons we can learn from the Bishnoi's resilience and commitment to their delicate way of life in the face of modern adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with the blessing and guidance of the Bishnoi, \u003cem\u003eMy Head For A Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely reflection on how we can adjust our lives to protect the natural world and our planetary future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854700105964,"sku":"9781800818712","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8e80ec1209a8485e7d1ad34c76ae7978.jpg?v=1759266244"},{"product_id":"on-bended-knees-by-martin-goodman-9781909954502","title":"On Bended Knees","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Second World War is over, but young Tomas learns that Europe's wounds have not yet healed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You come to see [Tomas] is conserving himself deliberately against the old suffering, the tired old guilt of the adults... Simplicity is a great virtue, in novels as elsewhere. After all, it can only be produced from sincerity.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003ePenelope Fitzgerald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1966. Young Tomas is taught by English war veterans, the adults around him haunted by memories of war. He walks the ruins of Coventry with his Gran, the city still rebuilding from the blitz. But his mother is German, and Tomas is torn between two worldviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he nears adulthood, Tomas heads to 1970s Berlin. He's taken in by his enigmatic uncle, a blind, disgraced Nazi soldier. Arm in arm, they explore a drastically changing Berlin. Out in Dresden, a city decimated by Allied firebombs, Tomas finds more family with their hidden stories. This soaring, poignant novel invites readers to explore what we inherit from the wars of our elders, and how we might move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487437930732,"sku":"9781909954502","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/cbbe7c2373f8ae684843f48ca582dced.jpg?v=1775777286"},{"product_id":"the-cellist-of-dachau-by-martin-goodman-9781909954885","title":"The Cellist of Dachau","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cellist of Dachau\u003c\/i\u003e is an acclaimed and 'masterful' novel of the Holocaust – the legacy that haunts us, and the music that binds us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1938, Otto Schalmik, a 19-year-old musician from a Jewish family in Vienna, is arrested by Nazi police. Transported to Dachau, he is summoned to the home of the camp's Adjutant, who forces him to scrub the floors and play Bach on a priceless looted cello.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990s California, Otto, now a world-famous composer, and a young Australian musicologist, Rosa, discover the ways in which their lives are linked through music and history. Weaving together stories from both sides of Nazi Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe Cellist of Dachau\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ongoing impact of war and the power of music as a transcending force to heal and rebuild lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487577522412,"sku":"9781909954885","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3acabc3bd67c37717a7ca36fd6ad8562.jpg?v=1775773564"},{"product_id":"lessons-from-cruising-by-martin-goodman-9780956336439","title":"Lessons from Cruising","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoyful, wild, gay stories from award-winning Martin Goodman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet his cast of characters:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew York designer Arnold, whose lovely life blossoms from age 7. We watch him grow famous then learn from the bumps of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young priest who leaves uptight England to lose and find himself in Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQueenie, scarred from her time as a beautiful boy, meets young Tom, who loves the fact that she's a wreck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young Indian teacher meets an older London billionaire who's not yet out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the stunning finale is a gay version of Melville's classic \u003cem\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/em\u003e, the tale of a beautiful doomed sailor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA ravishing collection, remarkably wide-ranging in subject, mood and tone, each story exquisitely crafted.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606351659244,"sku":"9780956336439","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9e7d42bc2a92d78a311b7f538adaf6b3.jpg?v=1778192191"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/martin-goodman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}