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Paul Gorman

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Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction

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Paul Gorman is a multi-award-winning author and documentary filmmaker whose work spans engineering, storytelling, and the art of taking risks.

Before writing memoirs and thrillers, Gorman spent years as a design manager in engineering—a background that shows in his meticulous research and attention to detail. A graduate of the University of Washington Extension College's Advanced Filmmaking Program, his documentaries have screened at film festivals across North America and Europe, while his memoirs Into Trouble and Running Down a Dream have earned acclaim for their unflinching honesty and vivid prose.

Into Trouble chronicles his 1969 incarceration in Franco's Spain as a draft dodger, while Running Down a Dream documents the journey of creatin ...more

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	Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press 3.66 avg rating — 124 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portacom City (BWB Texts, #64) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granny Takes a Trip: High Fashion and High Times at the Wildest Rock 'n' Roll Boutique 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Out-sell, Out-market, Out-promote, Out-advertise Everyone Else You Compete Against ... Before They Know What Hit Them 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Offsides it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was His Witness: A True Story of Schizophrenia, Survival, and Bearing Witness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Managing Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the Nhs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simply Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Miracle Self 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Paul Gorman liked Elina Vaysbeyn's review of Offsides: "Offsides presents a unique and compelling concept that blends sports drama with Cold War tension in a way that feels both original and engaging. The idea of turning a football game into a geopolitical battleground is executed with a strong sense of p" Read more of this review »
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Paul Gorman liked Elena Jones's review of Running Down A Dream: The making of a film: "Running Down A Dream: The Making of a Film by Paul Francis Gorman is both a personal reckoning and a behind-the-scenes chronicle of investigative filmmaking. The memoir begins with a haunting premise: a dream in 1981 about the death of a friend, Joan " Read more of this review »
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“Compassion is the spontaneous response of love; pity the involuntary reflex of fear”
― Paul Gorman, How Can I Help?: Stories and Reflections on Service

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