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Roosters I Have Known

Steve Braunias

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English
Awa Press
28 April 2008
In 2007, journalist Steve Braunias embarked on a series of 27 interviews, one a week, profiling New Zealanders famous and infamous, both publicity-seekers and those rather keener to hide from the spotlight. All 27 interviews, many of which stirred controversy, hilarity, and even animosity, appear in Roosters I Have Known.
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Imprint:   Awa Press
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 181mm,  Width: 111mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   168g
ISBN:   9780958275057
ISBN 10:   095827505X
Pages:   224
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Introduction -- The Purpose of Roosters -- Ruth Richardson: Shine On You Crazy Diamond -- Chester Borrows: Chester's Patch -- John Tamihere: World's Fastest Maori -- Paul Toohey: A Very Perfunctory Act -- Paul Henry: Still a Man -- Pauline Jespersen: The Good Samaritan -- Greg O'Connor: The Policeman's Friend -- Steve Crow: Battle of Wounded Knee -- Cindy Kiro: Oh My Goodness -- Ryan Nelsen: Eight Million Dollar Man -- Wayne Idour: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold -- Anita McNaught: We Cross Live to Iraq -- Garth McVicar: Fatal Shore -- Helen Clark: To Excite the Blood -- John Key: The Man Who Wasn't There -- Dick Hubbard: Breakfasts and Tombstones -- Louise Nicholas: The Half-life of Louise Nicholas -- Bob Parker: Celebrity Mayor Island -- Ross Meurant: Make Love Not War -- David Cunliffe: The Goodness of People -- Colin Meads: Country Calendar -- Pita Sharples: One Big Happy Whanau -- Richard Faull: Day of the Dead -- Paul Buchanan: The Unquiet American -- Adam Rickitt: The Guy Whose Head Exploded -- Julie Dalzell: Let Them Eat Spinach -- Glynn Cardy: More Jesus, Vicar?

Steve Braunias is a writer and columnist who has won numerous national journalism awards. His book How to Watch a Bird was selected as one of the best books of 2007 by The Dominion Post, The Listener, and North & South.

Reviews for Roosters I Have Known

"This isn’t any ordinary collection of interviews. A Braunias interview goes for the jugular, takes a cup of tea, discusses the kids and the dog, then attacks once more . . . good reading . . . the humour is rich, complex, black and ruthless.""  —Judith Moore, Daily Post ""Small but perfectly formed . . . Classic Steve Braunias—provocative, literate, disrespectful and eminently readable . . . The result is some of the best writing you will read this winter.""  —Christopher Moore, The Press ""It is great fun and, typical of Awa Press's publishing, it is both small and perfectly formed.""  —Graham Beattie, beattie’s book blog ""Flirting dangerously close to relevancy, Roosters I Have Known collects these gems into a funny, touching and smart little package, well worth the asking price. Recommended.""  —Sam Finnemore, Craccum."


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