Recommend a good dive book

[rstofer]

You could also consider "Deco For Divers" by Mark Powell

Richard

 

[Jim Lapenta]

NOAA manual and Dennis Graver's Scuba Diving 3rd edition. For a new diver those are tough to beat. I'd also recommend the US NAVY dive manual which you can download for FREE! yes FREE dop not pay those idiots on ebay for a CD which may not even be the current release.

 

[ruready7]

I like Diver Down:Real World Scuba Accidents and How to Avoid Them by Michael R. Ange. It gives real stories of divers and how to avoid similar accidents.

 

[Garrobo]

A book? What's that?

 

[sourcearun]

Good preview though you might need a US IP address to view. I have some friends in Norway that occasionally have issues with access to some items in Google Books. From the preview, I would not do it personally.

This was an excellent book, easy reading, solid information, well explained examples. (Mixed Gas Diving that was released around the same time was another good book)........

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Thank you so much for your guidance and google books url. It definitely makes things easier..

 

[sourcearun]

NOAA manual and Dennis Graver's Scuba Diving 3rd edition. For a new diver those are tough to beat. I'd also recommend the US NAVY dive manual which you can download for FREE! yes FREE dop not pay those idiots on ebay for a CD which may not even be the current release.

Thank you so much ! Its amazing to learn how much there is to learn...

 

[sourcearun]

A book? What's that?

Oh, its just some paper and printing ink that contains the wisdom of veterans such as yourself makes it easier for the newbies..

 

[sourcearun]

You might enjoy reading some of the training material for future dive courses you plan to do after OW - eg AOW, Intro to Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox & Decompression Procedures (if you think you may go in those directions in the future). Personally I prefer the TDI manuals/courses over the PADI equivalents

If you choose this route, I would suggest reading them in the above order

For non course-related deep diving books, I would recommend Shadow Divers or any of Sheck Exley's books if you 1. are interested in deep diving and 2. won't get put off by reading about people dying/nearly dying while diving

Thanks a lot for your advice. I will take AOW first, followed by other. Once I am confident, I will get into Shadow Divers and other such books that need courage

 

[sourcearun]

However, for a historical prospective, "The New Science Of Skin And Scuba Diving" 1969 edition is a fun read. First, it discusses how it used to be done. More important, you can see how little has changed in 40 years. In fact, there are some techniques in the book that I don't believe are taught today - and should be.

Try Alibris: Used Books, Used Textbooks, Rare & Out-of-Print Books - that's where I get all of my used books.

Richard

Thanks a ton Richard, for a different perspective altogether on the books suggestion and the alibris reference as well. I am finding it a good place, especially if I have to collect a lot of books on the subject. Thanks again

 

[Tortuga68]

Since we've now diverged from pure manual/history books to more general diving literature (but still based on actual events), I'm currently enjoying reading Deep Descent by Kevin F. McMurray, about diving the Andrea Doria