Book Recommendations?

[baltimoron]

if you, like me, like BOOKS rather than novels here are some of my favourites:

A sunburned country- Bill Bryson
the mothertongue- Bill bryson
Ciao! America- Beppe Severgnini

and then one novel i really liked-

the Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime- i forget who its by but its new and its REALLY good.

 

[mossym]

This can't be right - Amazon have the cheapest price of Doing it Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving as $160.00 :shock: :shock:

get it at the gue website, $24

 

[Afraid_of_Fish]

Ciao! America- Beppe Severgnini

I heard that was pretty good. Parli Italiano?

<33 Jess

 

[run262x10]

I was wondering if anyone had any good book recommendations, preferably SCUBA/maritime related. Whenever I’m not in the water I really like to read so I’m looking for some more books about diving and the ocean. I’ve got these so far and I liked them all.

***Robert Kurson – Shadow Divers
-Bernie Chowdury – The Last Dive
-Tim Ecott – Neutral Buoyancy
***Daniel Lenihan – Submerged: Adventures of America’s Most Elite Underwater Archaeology Team
-Humberto Fontova – The Helldiver’s Rodeo
-Kitrell – Down Time
***Alfred H. Hanson and Norma J. Hanson – More Than Nine Lives
Peter Maas – The Terrible Hours
***Nathaniel Philbrick – In the Heart of the Sea
-Dr. Milton Love – Probably More Than You Want To Know About the Fishes Of The Pacific Coast (this is more of a fish guide, but its so funny you gotta read it)
-Jon Krakauer – Into Thin Air (Not really diving related but still a good read)

*** I highly recommend, just my humble opinion though.

Thomas

The book Down Time features several writers. It is a great collection of short stories from various accomplished writers/divers. Some date back many years but all are very much descriptive stories about diving experiences. I especially like the stories by Michael Crichton as he is one of my favorite authors. Having read his many books, it is interesting to put a writer in real ife circumstances and read a story that personalizes someone whose artistry makes him bigger than life. This is definitely a must read book.

 

[sb_diver]

The book Down Time features several writers. It is a great collection of short stories from various accomplished writers/divers. Some date back many years but all are very much descriptive stories about diving experiences. I especially like the stories by Michael Crichton as he is one of my favorite authors. Having read his many books, it is interesting to put a writer in real ife circumstances and read a story that personalizes someone whose artistry makes him bigger than life. This is definitely a must read book.

I read it, its a very good read. I liked the Dave Barry story he always cracks me up. Michael Crichton's a great author too, I have read most of his books except for travels(where the excerpt is from) and 9 patients I think it is, I forget the title.

On another note, I just read DIR: Fundamentals... pretty interesting ideas in there. I'm going to be trying a BP/W this weekend too. I'm going to stop by the bookstore and see if there any other books you guys recommended. Did anyone read the story about the guys who were trapped in the capsized fishing boat? I saw that in the bookstore a couple months ago..

Thomas

 

[andre14]

I was wondering if anyone had any good book recommendations, preferably SCUBA/maritime related. Whenever I&#8217;m not in the water I really like to read so I&#8217;m looking for some more books about diving and the ocean.
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Thomas

I'd like to suggest Seaweed and Gold by Alex Storm (ISBN 0973077204). Alex Storm is a diver who discovered the treasure of the Chameau, a French treausre ship that sunk off Cape Breton Island, in Canada, in the 1700s.

Cheers from Canada!

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André Gionet
Fredericton, NB