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For bookshop orders, internet deposits or any other queries, contact Gib Wettenhall via email: gib@vic.chariot.net.au  
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For mail orders, send a cheque or money order made out to  em PRESS, c/- 133 McPhans Rd, Mollongghip VIC 3352.

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The People of Budj Bim – award winning indigenous history reprinted

Written in collaboration with the Gunditjmara people, this award-winning book brings to life the amazing, unknown story about their traditional 6,700yo eel aquaculture systems and associated stone house settlements in SW Victoria. It records how they fought the six year long Eumeralla War and have finally won back their country. They're in line for World Heritage Nomination in 2019 as Australia's first listed cultural landscape. Reprinted June 2018. Full colour, 72pp, illustrated throughout. Suitable for students and visitors to the Budj Bim landscape. Inc GST and p&h.

A$
25.00    
Daylesford Nature Diary: Six seasons in the Wombat Forest
A delightfully whimsical, beautifully illustrated nature journal, which reintroduces the concept of the Indigenous six seasons, rather than  the four seasons we have inappropriately adopted from the northern hemisphere. Includes a wall poster wheel calendar in full colour with wonderful illustrations. The book’s stories and accompanying pix are about the common plants and animals, which residents and visitors are most likely to encounter in Victoria's foothill forests. The discounted online retail price includes $5.00 p&h charge and GST. 
A$29.99 A$19.99
The People of Gariwerd – the Grampians Aboriginal history
Indigenous history of the Gariwerd/Grampians Ranges. Brings to light new archeological evidence of long term and substantial occupation of the ranges stretching back over 20,000 years. Copiously illustrated and suitable for schools. Into its third print run. 
​Price inc p&h and GST.
A$
25.00    
Gariwerd: Reflecting on the Grampians (Standard edition)

Landscape format with 95 superb photos by Alison Pouliot and five challenging essays by Gib Wettenhall. In the same style and of similar quality to the Sierra Club's beautiful landscape books on the United States western national parks. Now at a40% discount inc p&h and GST.  

A$80.00 A$49.99
Gariwerd: Reflecting on the Grampians LIMITED EDITION
SPECIAL OFFER – Available on A1 paper in a deluxe slip case, spot varnish on images, the Limited edition was originally $120. Only 500 copies printed – now at 40% discount  inc p&h and GST. 
A$120.00 A$69.99
William Barak: Bridge builder of the Kulin
A true hero of the Kulin nation, Barak led his people to Coranderrk – a place they could call their own. Simply told and copiously illustrated. Ideal for schools. Limited numbers available (inc p&h)
A$
12.99    
A Fortunate Accident - biography of Indigenous Paralympian Kevin Coombs
An inspirational story of tragedy and triumph. As an Aboriginal boy from Balranald, author Kevin Coombs became a paraplegic after a rabbit shooting accident. Overcoming adversity, Kevin had a stellar international sporting career in basketball – one of the few to carry both the Olympic and Paralympic torches. Subsequently, Kevin went on to play a leading role in a wide range of health, housing, educational and legal initiatives. $25.00 inclusive of $3.50 p&h charge and GST. 
A$
25.00    
Recreating the Country – how to restore native vegetation on a landscape scale
A how-to manual for integrating conservation and production through a multi-layered revegetation design that aims to mimic the structure of the original natural forest on site. $25 plus p&h.
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29.99    
Adding Value to the Farmers’ Trees: Community forestry in Indonesia
Community-based commercial forestry (CBCF) is seen worldwide as a way of reversing the loss of forests. Linking reafforestation with commercial opportunities for rural communities seems a logical strategy. Over the past 10 years, a multi-disciplinary team of over 30 Australian and Indonesian researchers has addressed this across five districts within Indonesia. In this 128 page paperback, project team leader Dr Digby Race and his colleagues have drawn together the threads of their research and presented it in plain English.  Exclusive to em PRESS, inc p&h

A$29.99 A$19.99
My Father's Son - award winning autobiography by Ric Throssell

My Father's Son was runner-up in the National Book Council Banjo Awards for Australian Literature. It tells the story of Ric Throssell's long battle to break through the suspicion and prejudice that stifled his Foreign Affairs career as the result of being the son of a famous communist, Katherine Susannah Pritchard. In 1997, em PRESS published a revised edition, which includes a new final chapter that uncovers the information in top secret files held by ASIO on Throssell. Despite Throssell's claims to the contrary, a recent book advances evidence he was part of a Russian 'spy-ring' during the Cold War. Inc p &h and GST. 

A$24.99 A$19.99
Tomorrow – final dystopian novel by Ric Throssell

The final novel by the son of Communist writer Katherine Susannah Pritchard. A diplomat, Ric was to become embroiled in a spy scandal. This third and final novel is his take on utopian dreams and their dark side. Described as an "important" and "courageous novel" in the Canberra Times. Includes p&h and GST.

A$24.99 A$9.99
Sustainably Managing Private Native Forests
A guide for Victorian landowners, which was extensively revised by forester Mark Poynter and redesigned and edited via em PRESS Publishing in 2009. Limited numbers available (inc p&h)
A$
15.00    
Bureaucracy Blues - 'wannabe' public servant becomes rock star
A novel by Craig Horne, leader of the blues band, the Hornets. Public servant makes good as a rock and roll star.
 $9.99 on its own, inc $2.50 p&h (inc GST).
A$14.95 A$9.99
Alpha Jerk - disturbing sequel novel to Bureaucracy Blues
Our hero suffers from hubris, takes too many drugs and descends into a living hell.  Second in the series by Craig Horne. $9.99 on its own, inc$2.50 p&h (inc GST).
A$14.95 A$9.99
Bureaucracy Blues & Alpha Jerk SPECIAL OFFER
A steal at this price. $14.95 as a pair, inc $5.00 p&h (inc GST).
A$20.00 A$14.99