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<title>Reduced Price For New Zealand Waterfalls Book</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:40:42 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;We&apos;ve dropped the street price of &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F0976955199%3Ftag%3Dworlofwate-20%26camp%3D14573%26creative%3D327641%26linkCode%3Das1%26creativeASIN%3D0976955199%26adid%3D1R53JH3Z8CRSBFNM9RE7%26&amp;tag=worlofwate-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worlofwate-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border:none !important; margin:0px !important;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/i&gt; from $24.95 to $19.99.&lt;P&gt;As usual, you can buy the book from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F0976955199%3Ftag%3Dworlofwate-20%26camp%3D14573%26creative%3D327641%26linkCode%3Das1%26creativeASIN%3D0976955199%26adid%3D1R53JH3Z8CRSBFNM9RE7%26&amp;tag=worlofwate-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worlofwate-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border:none !important; margin:0px !important;&quot; /&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;direct from us&lt;/a&gt;, or from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;a variety of booksellers in Australia and New Zealand.&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
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<title>More Australian Booksellers Stocking NZ Waterfalls Book</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:27:54 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;Thanks to Woodslane Ltd, if you&apos;re in Australia, you can now purchase &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from major booksellers throughout the country such as Dymocks Booksellers, Collins Booksellers, Leading Edge Books, Angus &amp; Robertson, and QBD The Bookshop.&lt;P&gt;Of course, if you&apos;re in New Zealand, this book is also available at Whitcoulls or direct from Nationwide Books. &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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<title>Photo Featured on Schmap!! Auckland</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2007 06:59:06 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;One of the previously featured photos on this website made it for inclusion on the online tour guide Schmap!! Auckland.  Watch for photos like this in the Photo Gallery when it&apos;s complete.  In the mean time, check out Schmap!! Auckland in the link below and look for this photograph as you browse through its library of photos for &quot;Lion Rock.&quot; &lt;IMG SRC=&quot;http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/images/piha31M.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;Overview of Lion Rock at Piha Beach&quot;&gt; &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.schmap.com/auckland/sights_panorama/#r=none&amp;mapview=Map&amp;tab=Places&amp;p=40655&amp;topleft=-36.66842,174.70459&amp;bottomright=-37.00639,174.89754&amp;i=40655.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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<link>http://www.storynature.com/200711.html#e54</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:17:42 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;!--&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;h4 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;WISH YOU WERE HERE?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h4&gt; --&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/images/haast2M.jpg&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;Knights Point, New Zealand&quot;&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;b&gt;Knights Point, New Zealand&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;!--&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/table&gt;--&gt; &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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<title>A Pair of Corrections to Maps</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:07:09 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;pg 24&lt;/b&gt;: The highway connecting SH12 and SH1 (near Whangarei) should read SH14 and not SH19.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;b&gt;pg 216-217&lt;/b&gt;:  In the callout box on page 216, the text beneath the &quot;52 Milford Sound Waterfalls&quot; should read &quot;(including Bowen Falls)&quot; and not &quot;(including Bown Falls)&quot;.&lt;BR&gt;Beneath the green dotted lines (squiggling beneath &quot;Humboldt Falls&quot; and &quot;32&quot;), the text should read &quot;Routeburn Track&quot; and not &quot;Routenburn Track&quot;. </description>
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<title>Testimonials and Reader Comments for A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:51:57 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;!--&lt;BR&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;left&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/images/NZcvrM.jpg&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;br&gt;See what readers are saying about &lt;i&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/images/botya_finalists.gif&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; height=&quot;75&quot; alt=&quot;Fore Word Magazine 2006 Book of the Year Finalist&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; --&gt;&lt;P&gt;See what readers are saying about &lt;i&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;P&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&quot;I found the book to be one of the best waterfall books I have seen. The book is packed with color photos and maps. The layout of the book is very user friendly and well thought out. The writing is very clear and concise.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Scott A. Ensminger (North Tonawanda, NY; founder Western New York Waterfall Survey) &lt;/b&gt; &lt;P&gt;&quot;I own many books on the subject of Waterfalls and this is simply one of the best ever printed.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Brian D. Swan (Seattle, WA; co-founder World Waterfall Database) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;I have a lot of waterfall books at home, but this one is the best I have seen so far. I especially like the design of the maps.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Eugen Winklharrer (Germany) &lt;/b&gt; &lt;P&gt;&quot;A must for travellers who want to experience the natural beauty of New Zealand. The book contains detailed descriptions and magnificient photos of the most impressive waterfalls in New Zealand.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Olaf Helwig (The Netherlands) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;The book is well laid out, easy to read and contains great informative information. I am sure this book will be well received by those interested in waterfalls and walks in New Zealand and also those working in the industry as a resource tool.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Megan Etherington (Tourism Coromandel, New Zealand) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;What a beautiful book and a wonderful starting point for people wanting to explore this country of ours. The book is inspirational and it is very clear where to find all these wonderful features. Reading the text, it is clear that Johnny Cheng has researched well and has a genuine love of this country.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Michele Laurie (Te Aroha i-SITE Visitor Centre, New Zealand) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;I found the layout great and I especially liked the larger print which I&apos;m sure will be fantastic for those with not so perfect eyesight.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Jody Brennan (Whangamata Information Centre, New Zealand) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;This book is very clear and easy to follow.&quot; &lt;b&gt;-Sarah Clarkson (Reefton i-SITE Visitor Centre, New Zealand) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;P&gt;&quot;This book is excellent! 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<title>USA Booknews Honors NZ Waterfalls Book</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:14:33 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls is named Award-Winning Finalist in the Travel Guide Category of the National Best Books 2007 Awards. USA Booknews is launching a publicity campaign throughout the holiday season to recognize the winners and finalists.  The hits keep coming with Story Nature Press&apos; first title.  Look for our title in the coming weeks!&lt;BR&gt; &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2007.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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<title>Another accolade for A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:24:15 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls has received an Honorable Mention in the Writer&apos;s Digest 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards.  It is yet another acknowledgement by industry peers confirming the quality and energy put into the work.  Look for this book to appear in the March/April issue of Writer&apos;s Digest!  &lt;P&gt;If you&apos;d like to see for yourself what industry insiders are discovering... &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/a-guide-to-new-zealand-waterfalls.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:15:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Back in Town</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:50:54 -0700</pubDate>
<description>&lt;BASE HREF=&quot;http://www.storynature.com/&quot;&gt;After a very refreshing and eye-opening trip to Iceland as well as a pair of stopovers in New York, we&apos;re back with more travel stories, waterfalls, and a greater sense of purpose.  In the coming weeks, check the World of Waterfalls site to see the new waterfalls as well as new travel blogs relating to this recent trip.  Also, keep an eye out for Story Nature Press&apos; next waterfall-themed title. &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;[read more]&lt;/A&gt;</description>
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