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Sadly not all one's time can be spent on or under the water. Here are some suggestions from our members as to something
you might like to to read to while away those hours spent 'decompressing' on the sofa.
Clicking on the images of books should open a link an online bookstore from which the book can be bought. If a link is broken please
drop me an e-mail via the contacts page.
Deeper Into Diving (Second edition)- ISBN: 0959030638
Written by two doctors with many years diving experience, this book explains the physiological effects of diving and the theory behind the
different diving tables: BSAC 88, RDP, RGBM, VPM, DCIEM. The second edition now includes sections on exotic
gas mixes. If you are interested in the 'Whys' of things then I'd suggest that you get this book.
The Art of Diving - ISBN: 0954519922
More than just an attractive book for the coffee table this work captures through its text and images
the essence of the pleasures and beauty that divers find beneath the waves.
Currents of Contrast - ISBN-10: 1770070869
Tom Peschak is a marine biologist and award-winning photographer. In this books he describes the life that can be found in the waters
of South Africa - and it contains come of the most stunning photographic images that you'll ever see.
Top 100 British Shore Dives
A brilliant book that contains exactly what it says on the cover 100 top British shore dives. Most of them are
sea dives but a few of the entries are on inland waters.
Each dive is accompanied by a map of the location, how to find it, local services such as air fills and accommodation
and some exceptional pictures from the site. For those who have an interest in underwater photography you might be interested
to note that all the photos were taken on a compact.
At the end of the book is a usefull identification guide for some of the things that you might encounter on your dives.
The Underwater Photographer - Third Eddition - ISBN: 9780240519883
Arguably THE book from which to learn the art of the underwater photographer. Its author, Martin Edge, is a leading
authority in the field and explains how to capture stunning results of a wide range of subjects through the application of a few simple rules.
Great British Marine Animals - ISBN 0952283158
If you have had the pleasure of diving in British waters you will be very aware of the spectacular range of creatures
that inhabit the waters that surround our shores. This well written book and beautifully illustrated book will help you
identify those organisms that you encounter and inform you as to of much of their lives.
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat - ISBN: 091897815
Although this book is more of a polemic than a piece of hard science its author, an award winning environmental journalist, knows what he's talking about and backs up his statements with fact.
A century of industrial fishing has brought to the oceans the sort of change that normally occurs over geological time - a change that in this case is catastrophic.
Divers are more aware of marine life than those people who never see beneath the seas surface, after reading this book you will be very much more aware that something has to
be done and it has to be done soon.
Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World - ISBN: 0140287302
With a set of essays that weave a central narrative Tim Ecott give a vibrant insight into what some people get from the submarine world.
Diving and Subaquatic Medicine (Paperback) - ISBN: 978-0340806296
Not a cheap tome, but one of the best-written works of its type - readable by both trained medics and the average 'intelligent reader'.
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