Diving books and/or movies

[Alex37]

What is your favorite, diving related, book (fiction or non) and/or movie.

Since I have almost no diving experience I am reading and watching anything and everything I can get my hands on to feed my growing obsession with your sport.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[MSilvia]

The Deep is right up there on my list of favorite diving movies. For books, I can't think of favorite diving fiction, but I have a bookshelf full of good diving non-fiction.

 

[hydro12]

All the diving books I've read so far are non-fiction, and they all pretty much rock, just depending on your love of the game.

Caverns Measureless to Man
Shadow Divers
NSS Cave Diving Manual (ok, does this count?)

 

[trtldvr]

I have posted this befor, Diver Down, by Mike Ainge,should be required reading. Mike also writes the Lessons for life column in Scuba Diving magazine.

 

[redrover]

Amazon.com: Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria: Books: Kevin F. McMurray

Amazon.com: The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths: Books: Bernie Chowdhury

Amazon.com: Diver Down: Books: Michael R. Ange

Submerged-Adventures-Americas-Underwater-Archeology

Dark Descent: Books: Kevin F. McMurray

Diving Science: Books: Michael Strauss,Igor V. Aksenov

I thought were good.

 

[EnronX]

Ok, I know I'll catch hell for this...but I did enjoy watching Jessica Alba and friends in Into the Blue -- the treasure hunting story was of course far-fetched but the flick did spend quite a bit of time spent under the water.

go ahead, remind that it's impossible to breathe directly off an AL80 and swim through a sunken cocaine-filled plane...but I still enjoyed it in the theatre

 

[caymaniac]

One of my favorite books is "SEA SALT" by Stan Waterman, Stan is a famous underwater photographer and is into his 80's, he is still diving and he tells stories about his life and diving all over the world. Previously mentioned is the movie "the Deep", Stan was one of those who filmed the movie. At this years Our World Underwater (Chicago)Stan autographed his book for me.
I like all the Clive Cussler books, I've read them all.

 

[SkullDeformity]

The Abyss and Sphere are two of my favorite "diving" movies. Thunderball and that string of Bond movies are a lot of fun too.

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

I love the movie "The Big Blue"! Just beautifully done.

My Favorite book "JAWS"! Actually I am obsessed by this movie too!

"Fairwell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies..."


Carolyn :sharks:

 

[Buoyant1]

The Deep was one of the first books I ever read as a "wee lad" (had to graduate from MAD Magazine sometime) and then I saw the movie...so they hold a place near and dear!

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