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Andy Martin

Andy Martin

Andy Martin is the author of Stealing the Wave, Napoleon the Novelist and Waiting for Bardot. He is married, is a roadie for his two sons, and teaches at Cambridge University. In various parallel worlds, he is a surfer, a Hollywood scriptwriter, and a... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Of making many books there is no end and much study is a weariness of the flesh
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My life in 8 words: "Started out mature and studious, becoming increasingly irresponsible."
February 12, 2010
this is an article published in the Times in January. Science: Waiting for the God particle Is physics really doomed if we...
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February 12, 2010
here is the link for my piece about the great Eddie Aikau event in Hawaii. After years of dreaming about it, I was finally lucky...
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July 13, 2009
This is the review that came out in the Independent: Simon & Schuster £12.99 (305pp) £11.69 (free p&p) from the Independent...
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July 13, 2009
This is the uncut text of the article that appeared in The Times 27/6/09 THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS The European Extremely...
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June 12, 2009
This is the text of an article I wrote for the Independent (Monday June 8) - partly on the theme of Beware Invisible Cows,...
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June 10, 2009
This is a short review of Beware Invisible Cows, 03 June 2009 by Amanda Gefter, that appeared in the New Scientist. I was...
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June 4, 2009
This is the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescope. He didn't call it a telescope at that point - he originally called...
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June 4, 2009
I am being interviewed about Beware Invisible Cows on Radio 3's Nightwaves on Thursday evening (June 4). I have talked about...
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April 8, 2009
No, this is not an Erich von Daniken theory about chariots and spaceships. I was thinking, there are really only two viable...
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April 6, 2009
A psychologist friend of mine, called Alf, once treated a man named Bob. He was the opposite of a litter-bug. He spent all his...
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The Eddie. Hawaii.
Feb 13, 2010
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Independent Review
Jul 14, 2009
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Times article uncut
Jul 14, 2009
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THE END OF HISTORY
Jun 13, 2009
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New Scientist
Jun 11, 2009
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radio show
Jun 05, 2009
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Galileo
Jun 05, 2009
Beware Invisible Cows will be released on June 01, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 01, 2009
Beware Invisible Cows is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 01, 2009
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What was/is your favorite job?
Apr 18, 2009
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Was God an Alien?
Apr 09, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Beware Invisible Cows
Apr 08, 2009
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Obsessive compulsive
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What’s your greatest fear?
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Which living person do you most admire?
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What do you regret most?
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What’s your greatest flaw?
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What’s your best quality?
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Who is your favorite fictional hero?
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Who is your favorite fictional villain?
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What’s your fantasy profession?
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What is your biggest pet peeve?
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What are your 5 favorite songs?
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Who are your favorite authors?
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What is your greatest achievement?
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What is your birthdate?
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What were your previous occupations?
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What is your favorite movie?
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What is your favorite television show?
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Is there a book you love to reread?
Apr 08, 2009

Andy Martin Revealed

Andy Martin Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Of making many books there is no end and much study is a weariness of the flesh Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Courage, self-discipline, and not overdoing the two previous Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. White hair - if I wear a hat I practically disappear Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Friedrich Nietzche - 'That is a hell of a moustache you've got there, Herr Nietzsche' Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Blue Moon, Space Oddity, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Paranoid Android, Life on Mars Learn more about Andy Martin

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Longford Leader, November 29, 2009
...1st Gent. Danny Fay. 2nd Gent. Johnny Brady. 3rd Gent. Noel Reilly. ½ Lady. Nora Leahy. ½ Gent. Andy Martin. Door Prize. Anne Leonard. Raffle.1. Noel Reilly.2. Anne Egginton.3rd. Danny Fay. CONFIRMATION A lovely Enrolment Ceremony took place at...
PR inside, October 25, 2009
...Picketing set to resume at Ditka’s to protest racist remarks by Ditka, Caprio and Hughes NEWS FROM: ANDY MARTIN /2010 Republican for U. S. Senator “He works for all the People of Illinois” Suite 4406 30 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-4723 (866)...
The Independent, July 30, 2009
...but straight (or 'flatland') history. Sun-kissed, psychedelic and sexually-enhanced, Pynchon has re-embodied, re-grooved the soul of the Sixties. Andy Martin teaches French at Cambridge University; his books include 'Stealing the Wave' and 'Beware...
Kauai Garden Island News, July 22, 2009
...edited by Kauais Tim DeLaVega. Stealing the Wave: The Epic Struggle Between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo By Andy Martin 797.32092 Ma A surfing journalist narrates the decade-long conflict between two of the worlds best known big wave surfers who eventually...
PR inside, July 11, 2009
...NEWS FROM: ANDY MARTIN /2010 Republican for U. S. Senator ?He works for the People of Illinois? Suite 4406 30 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-4723 (312) 440-4124 www. AndyforUSSenator.com www. AndyforUSSenator...
The Independent, July 9, 2009
...which is the object of all that paddling around watching and waiting. Ex-surfer, now Cambridge academic and historian, Andy Martin, must have spent a lot of his downtime before the wave 'take off' meditating on the bigger questions. Where did we all come...
New Scientist, June 3, 2009
...and Art Topic Guide Book information Beware Invisible Cows: My search for the source of the universe by Andy Martin Published by: Simon & Schuster Price: £12.99 PART cosmology, part memoir, this book is a strange cross-breed. Writer and surfer Andy...
PR inside, May 10, 2009
... 'Obama: The Hawai'i Years' and Operation Aloha Obama II are historical research projects of ContrarianCommentary.com Andy Martin Executive Editor ?Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (HONOLULU)(May 10, 2009) We have...
The Independent, May 7, 2009
...up at the night sky and admiring the constellations, wheeling across the firmament and lighting up the darkness. Andy Martin's 'Beware Invisible Cows' is published in June by Simon & Schuster...
PR inside, April 15, 2009
...BoycottHawaii.com Headquarters mail: Andy Martin, J. D. Professor of Law (Adj.) Executive Director Post Office Box 1851 New York, NY 10150-1851 Tel. (866) 706-2639 Fax (866) 707-2639 E-mail: contact@BoycottHawaii.com www. BoycottHawaii.blogspot.com...
PR inside, March 23, 2009
...Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama Headquarters mail: Andy Martin, J. D. Professor of Law (Adj.) Executive Director Post Office Box 1851 New York, NY 10150-1851 Tel. (866) 706-2639 Fax (866) 707-2639 National Conference on Barack Obama's...
Gay News from QueensSpeech, January 4, 2010
...Malawi denies bail to men arrested for gay wedding How Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk Can Fight Back Against Andy Martin's Gay Witch Hunt Most read this week » New Hampshire Rings In 2010 With Gay Weddings Glee's Matthew Morrison: I'm Not Gay Lesbian mums...
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones, December 30, 2009
...Please, Obama A Bold Stand from the Journal Miscellany See All Mojo Happy New Year, Geezers. Please... Vote Andy Martin, Gossip Queen Need to Read: December 30, 2009 Are Gay Conservatives Welcome at... We're Still At War: Photo of... MoJo or Latte? You...
The Barrister Blog, December 27, 2009
...keep the pages turning" Actress Denise Welch (Coronation Street, Loose Women) : "sassy, sexy and hilariously funny." Author Andy Martin (Stealing the Wave, Invisible Cows) : "beyond any reasonable doubt fast, funny, and furious". Author Thomas Farber...
Arts Counselling, December 15, 2009
...in the US, fantastically hybridising before your eyes in this book) Ideas Have Legs - Ian McMillan vs Andy Martin (a personal favourite as a book - meaning book as object, some strong McMillan poems combined with inventive design, accessible, funny but...
Count Us Out, December 4, 2009
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Count Us Out, December 4, 2009
... (77) Categories "Where's the Birth Certificate?" billboard campaign 20865987 401K ACORN Afgan Alabama Alaska American Worker Andy Martin Arab Arizona Arkansas Bailout Barack Obama Can Kiss My Ass Barack Obama is a racist...
Count Us Out, November 24, 2009
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Count Us Out, October 4, 2009
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Count Us Out, September 24, 2009
... (387) Categories "Where's the Birth Certificate?" billboard campaign 20865987 401K ACORN Afgan Alabama Alaska American Worker Andy Martin Arab Arizona Arkansas Bailout Barack Obama Can Kiss My Ass Barack Obama is a racist...
Count Us Out, September 24, 2009
... (387) Categories "Where's the Birth Certificate?" billboard campaign 20865987 401K ACORN Afgan Alabama Alaska American Worker Andy Martin Arab Arizona Arkansas Bailout Barack Obama Can Kiss My Ass Barack Obama is a racist...
Brklyngirl, May 18, 2009
...Blondes (Rick Alfaro) SidVicioushartha (Michelle DeCol) The Necronomiconway Twitty (Mike Everett-Lane) Courtney Love in the Time of Cholera (Andy Martin) Jane Eyre’s Addiction (Michelle Caplan) Abba Karenina (Sharif Ewees) Bridge over the River...
MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory, April 19, 2009
...on.  A ‘birther' lawsuit was filed October 17, 2008, in Hawaii by Chicago's self-promoting “internet powerhouse” Andy Martin.  According to a lengthy and detailed article in the July 31, 2003, New Times of Broward-Palm Beach, FL , Martin has been...