The discovery that one street in Auckland was lined with 55 food joints got Steve Braunias thinking. Could one man eat the lot in a single year? Was it possible, was it wise, and was it something that might actually provide an understanding about a nation devoted to eating junk food? This is the journal of his quest. It's a rich comedy set in McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Subway, Dunkin' Donuts and other franchises, one after another, one step at a time, told by a hero for our times"--Back cover.
Twelve extraordinary tales of crime and punishment: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction. A court is a chamber of questions. Who, when, why, what happened and exactly how -- these are issues of psychology and the soul, they're general to the human condition, with its infinite capacity to cause pain. A brutal murder of a wife and daughter ... A meth-fuelled Samurai sword attack ... A banker tangled in a hit-and-run scandal ... A top cop accused of rape ... A murder in the Outback ... A beloved entertainer's fall from grace ... In the hands of award-winning journalist and author Steve Braunias these and other extraordinary cases become more than just courtroom dramas and sensational headlines. They become a window onto another world -- the one where things go badly wrong, where once invisible lives become horrifyingly visible, where the strangeness just beneath the surface is revealed. Acutely observed, brilliantly written, and with the Mark Lundy case as its riveting centrepiece, this collection from the courts and criminal files of the recent past depicts a place we rarely enter, but which exists all around us.
Fool's Paradise takes you back to New Zealand the way it used to be and the way it often still is. Steve Braunias, the award-winning deputy editor of the New Zealand Listener, writes about places and things in New Zealand in a fresh, lyrical way. He can be funny, sad, serious, cruel and a complete jackass - and sometimes all of those in one piece. Some of his recurrent topics are tearooms, mangroves, small New Zealand towns and death.Fool's Paradise collects together a selection of Steve's weekly coloumns along with new material.
Dirty, shocking, weird, sick toxic, unbelievable, profound, stupid, harrowing, insane in the brain - New Zealand's 2014 election campaign had it all. It got stranger with every day, and Steve Braunias made it his mission to record the entire black farce"--Publisher information.
A collection of New Zealand's most celebrated journalist's works, this lascivious selection of SteveaBraunias's columns addresses a variety of topics, including the current state of New Zealand steak, the beauty of mangroves, the lunacy of film festivals, the attractions of small towns, the charms of Cambridge University, and the strange habits of the English. With a satirical voice and keenly astute observations on society, these best of columns shed light on the surprisingly vulnerable life of a writer and the love-struck nature of being a father.
True stories of death and desperation One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye. In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature - unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.
A minister of counseling pleads with all those in ministry to come to grips with tough issues--such as honesty, integrity, and vulnerability--in an effort to strengthen character and to avoid the tempter's traps.
Mindful of the time constraints of everyday living, Ginger Garrett has put together an entire year of juicy discussions and pampering pleasures for mothers and daughters. Using the book of Esther as a springboard for topics such as respect, romance, and confidence, you get to share pieces of not only yourself but of your faith as well.
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