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Briza Publications is a small, independent publishing house based in Gauteng. It was started in 1990 with the sole purpose of publishing an identification guide to grasses of South Africa. Now in its second edition, the Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa is still a perennial bestseller! From these humble beginnings Briza has grown into the leading publisher of botanical books in South Africa. At present, its published list comprises more than 40 titles, and includes definitive identification guides on medicinal plants, food plants, poisonous plants, indigenous trees, indigenous garden plants, problem plants, wildflowers and plants groups such as the aloes, acacias and mesembs. Briza also publishes books on gardening, ecology, tourism and natural history, including books on mammals, reptiles and birds. A new imprint, Marula Books, which was started in 2005, focuses on popular topics such as cookery and sport. In recent years Briza has also taken the international market by storm, with two of its flagship titles, Medicinal Plants of the World and Food Plants of the World being co-published in Germany, the United States and China and exclusive distribution rights taken up by major publishers in England and Australia. Further titles in this exciting series are in the pipeline for 2006 and 2007. As a result of these international partnerships, Briza has also been in a favourable position to secure South African publishing and distribution rights for leading international botanical and reference books.

 

Address: Briza Publications, PO Box 56569, Arcadia, 0007
Telephone: 27(12) 329-3896
Fax: 27(12) 329-4525
Website: http://www.briza.co.za/