A companion book to the digital box set of the same name. Emmich & others tell stories from the first decade of his music career. Learn how he started as a solo artist; about the other love song he wrote for the TV show, Ugly Betty; why Sony never released his $30,000 'hit' single; which album was so stressful to make he got shingles; which song was a suicide note; and why a fully completed album called "Scent" ended up getting shelved. Includes the background for each song, when it was created, the inspiration, & under what circumstances. Plus, never-before-seen photos, select pieces of fan art & a trivia section with fun facts about popular songs like "High Noon," "Get On With It," "The Only One Lonely" & others. ORDER THE 60-SONG BOX SET AT: valemmich.bandcamp.com