Martin Smith

The Llama Who Had A Hole Through His Head heralds an exciting new voice in the world of comic writing. Filled with quirky surrealism and inspired buffoonery, this debut collection of fantastical tales takes lives on the fringe of the familiar and, with an inventive and inimitable brand of humour, pushes them to the brink of the absurdly ridiculous and beyond. A young Peruvian sheep laments his unhappiness. A thespian experiences the highs and...

An anthology of the Telegraph's best articles written on the World Cup from some of the biggest names in rugby, this publication will coincide with the Rugby World Cup in Autumn 2015.  The selection will include articles from Will Carling, Nick Farr Jones (NZ Captain 1991), John Eales (his successor), Will Greenwood, Matt Dawson, Austin Healey, Chris Robshaw, Lawrence Dallaglio, Martin Bayfield etc whose writings have never been collated in a book...

How do you achieve sporting immortality? How do you develop a winning mentality? What separates the best from the rest? While sporting greatness is for the few, there is much that the rest of us can learn from them. From the era-defining brilliance of Muhammad Ali to the tactical genius of Sir Alex Ferguson, gathered together here for the first time are the rare insights into what made some of the best sports men and women from the past century. Drawn...

From the author of the hilarious The Llama Who Had A Hole Through His Head and In Finite Jest comes a third book of stories of humour. Martin Smith and his motley troupe of players return yet again to present The Cannibal's Guide to Health and Wellbeing, a collection of thirteen startlingly original stories filled with astute satire, wondrous imagination and outrageous black humour. A waiter awaits a famous last leap. A disgruntled fictional antagonist...

From the author of the hilarious The Llama Who Had A Hole Through His Head and In Finite Jest comes a third book of stories of humour. Martin Smith and his motley troupe of players return yet again to present The Cannibal's Guide to Health and Wellbeing™, a collection of thirteen startlingly original stories filled with astute satire, wondrous imagination and outrageous black humour. A waiter awaits a famous last leap. A disgruntled fictional...

Martin Smith-one of the leading voices in the modern worship movement-shares his story, his insight, and his challenge to change the world. For seventeen years, Smith held the microphone for Delirious?-the mega-selling, Dove Award-winning, Grammy-nominated band that helped bring the modern worship movement into existence. Here Martin reflects on everything from the craft of leading worship to the challenges of parenthood to how to find a place of...

Awake in the Darkness is a deeply personal memoir that delves into the surreal and often harrowing experience of being in a coma. For six to eight weeks, I was suspended in a realm where time lost its meaning, and reality became a fragile thread. This book is not just a recounting of those weeks but a journey through the fragmented memories and the profound realizations that emerged from the abyss. In this state of unconsciousness, I grappled with...

When is love not mixed up with something else? Love and the desire to possess, love and the need to control, love and the need to be needed, love and the lust to absorb, love and condescension, love and narcissism. In this short book of mediations on the Passion according to Saint John, Martin L. Smith shows how, in the Christian mystery, love itself must be crucified and die to be reborn as the grace of communion...as love set free. Originally published...

The dry season has hit the Inland Empire of California, depleting the ponds and revealing the muddy grave of Paul Dwyer. From his mansion on the hill, Dwyer lorded over Los Colmas, a small town that he aspired to make big by building mansions for wealthy LA commuters. Some viewed him as a savior, providing construction jobs for locals. Others believed he was ruining their beautiful, close-knit town. But who was angry enough to murder him? Local cop...

Nothing stays buried forever, especially not the past. Two men stand out in a crowd overlooking the Ohio River. A plane is being taken from the water where it crashed decades before. Both men helped put it there. Jim Christensen's daughter, Melissa, has been troubled of late. She has dreams that feel like memories, unsettling images percolate to the surface. She remembers a terrifying past, possibly her own, from a time before she was adopted by her...