{"id":66,"date":"2018-08-07T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:34:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T01:34:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-9267f7e6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9267f7e6\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-08cbf7fb\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-08cbf7fb\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-08cbf7fb\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-de5ac73a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-de5ac73a\"><p><strong>George Bryant<\/strong> is a prolific author. He has written 46 books and booklets, edited over 50 volumes and written numerous articles<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">He is one of New Zealand\u2019s foremost writers on people in society, based on his experiences as a teacher, preacher, public speaker, politician and&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">community <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">worker.<\/span><\/p><p>George is also a publisher \u2013 a founding director of DayStar Books Ltd. (2010-2023).<\/p><p>Welcome to this website. It outlines (i) The works of author and publisher George Bryant, (ii) His biography, (iii) Services Offered, (iv) Blog, (v) Contact<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-container vce-button--style-outline-container--align-left\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e5343df5\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-e5343df5\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-outline-animated vce-button--style-outline--border-square vce-button--style-outline--size-medium vce-button--style-outline-animated--color-b-0-0-0--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--border-color-b-0-0-0--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/who-am-i\/\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-e5343df5\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-text\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-593a4843\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-593a4843\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-593a4843\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-0ed6843c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0ed6843c\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 90%; width: 500px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/george-bryant-2-500x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/george-bryant-2-320x288.jpg 320w,https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/george-bryant-2-480x432.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/george-bryant-2-500x450.jpg 500w\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/george-bryant-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"george-bryant-2\" \/><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-949c0ec1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-949c0ec1\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-386209f8\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-386209f8\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-386209f8\"><div class=\"vce vce-separator-with-title-container vce-separator-with-title--align-center\" id=\"el-abaed0c5\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-abaed0c5\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title vce-separator-with-title--color-b-197-197-197 vce-separator-with-title--width-37\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-abaed0c5\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-1 vce-separator-with-title--line-left\"><\/div><h3 class=\"vce-separator-with-title--title vce-separator-with-title--title--color-b-0-0-0\">My Services<\/h3><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-1 vce-separator-with-title--line-right\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-a9575706\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a9575706\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-25p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-fd3c4e8a\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-fd3c4e8a\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-fd3c4e8a\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-df55d716\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-df55d716\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; width: 64px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-book-1-64x64.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/open-book-1-64x64.png 64w\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/open-book-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Books\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Books<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-25p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-30e44939\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-30e44939\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-30e44939\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-0d0f12fa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0d0f12fa\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; width: 64px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/speaker-giving-a-lecture-on-a-stand-64x64.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/speaker-giving-a-lecture-on-a-stand-64x64.png 64w\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/speaker-giving-a-lecture-on-a-stand.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Public Speaking\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Public Speaking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-25p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-277f573c\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-277f573c\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-277f573c\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-711b6ba3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-711b6ba3\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; width: 64px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/megaphone-64x64.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/megaphone-64x64.png 64w\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/megaphone.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Preaching\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Preaching<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-25p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-1de04dd3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1de04dd3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1de04dd3\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-66a4f536\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-66a4f536\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; width: 64px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/work-64x64.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/work-64x64.png 64w\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/work.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Writing Seminars\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Writing Seminars<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" data-vce-stretch-content=\"true\" id=\"el-b24343a7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b24343a7\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-simple--style-cover vce-asset-background-simple--position-center-top\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/book-stack-books-bookshop-264635-min.jpg');\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-55818d11\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-55818d11\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-55818d11\"><section class=\"vce-hero-section-container vce-hero-section-media--xs vce-hero-section-media--sm vce-hero-section-media--md vce-hero-section-media--lg\"><div class=\"vce vce-hero-section\" id=\"el-0079738a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin background border  el-0079738a\"><div class=\"vce-hero-section--wrap-row vce-hero-section--background-position-center-center\"><div class=\"vce-hero-section--wrap\"><div class=\"vce-hero-section--content\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-0079738a\"><div class=\"vce-hero-section--content-container\"><h1>\"We are all something, but none of us is everything.\"<\/h1>\n- Blaise Pascal<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-e63ab916\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e63ab916\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-8e181fb7\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8e181fb7\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8e181fb7\"><div class=\"vce vce-separator-with-title-container vce-separator-with-title--align-center\" id=\"el-cab89ae0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-cab89ae0\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title vce-separator-with-title--color-b-197-197-197 vce-separator-with-title--width-37\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-cab89ae0\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-1 vce-separator-with-title--line-left\"><\/div><h3 class=\"vce-separator-with-title--title vce-separator-with-title--title--color-b-0-0-0\">My Books<\/h3><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-1 vce-separator-with-title--line-right\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-wrapper vce vce-image-masonry-gallery--gap-10 vce-image-masonry-gallery--columns-5\" id=\"el-4566413c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4566413c\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-list\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-column\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-cover-for-more-thinking-450.jpg\" alt=\"More Thinking About Life\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-column\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/is-jc-for-real-450.jpg\" alt=\"Is Jesus Christ For Real?\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-column\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/agents-of-change-450x611.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-column\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/real-difference-large.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-column\"><div class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-image-masonry-gallery-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/trial-to-triumph-large.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-container vce-button--style-outline-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-2c95a2cb\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-2c95a2cb\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-outline-animated vce-button--style-outline--border-square vce-button--style-outline--size-medium vce-button--style-outline-animated--color-b-0-0-0--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--border-color-b-0-0-0--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/books\/\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-2c95a2cb\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-text\">See More<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Bryant is a prolific author. He has written 46 books and booklets, edited over 50 volumes and written numerous articlesHe is one of New Zealand\u2019s foremost writers on people in society, based on his experiences as a teacher, preacher, public speaker, politician and&nbsp; community worker.George is also a publisher \u2013 a founding director of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgebryant.co.nz\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}