Please suggest diving book

[Daryl Morse]

I'm a new diver (OW/AOW). I plan to take rescue, nitrox and wreck courses in the not-too-distant future. I find tech diving to be fascinating to read about, but it's too far off in the future for me to be overly concerned about.

I like reading and I would appreciate suggestions of good reference books covering all aspects of diving including history, theory, planning, medicine, and techniques. One book I'm looking at is the NOAA manual.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Far_X]

If there is one book I recommend which I am reading right now and that is Neutral Buoyancy by Tim Ecott. It has a bit about history and his own experiences in diving. Totally fascinating.

 

[Seadeuce]

Get your hands on "Sport Diving - the British Sub Aqua Club Sport Diving Manual"

As a new diver you will find it educational and interesting reading. A good reference book for years afterwards.

Seadeuce

 

[Wendy]

Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving by Jarrod Jablonski

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Couple interesting reads are "The Cave Divers" by Burgess, and "Deep Diving" by Gilliam, Von Maier, and Crea. Gilliam tends to give some folks a case of the vapors, but on the whole both provide quite a bit of historical background and some decent general knowledge. Highly recommended.

Doc

 

[coreypenrose]

The Last Dive was a fun read.

http://www.scubadivingbooks.com/scubadivingbooks/0060932597Large.htm

LOL...this website should probably be your first and last stop.http://www.scubadivingbooks.com/

 

[Davidl]

I'm a new diver (OW/AOW). I plan to take rescue, nitrox and wreck courses in the not-too-distant future. I find tech diving to be fascinating to read about, but it's too far off in the future for me to be overly concerned about.

I like reading and I would appreciate suggestions of good reference books covering all aspects of diving including history, theory, planning, medicine, and techniques. One book I'm looking at is the NOAA manual.

Thanks in advance.

The NOAA manual is great.

 

[brssmnky]

I'm a new diver (OW/AOW). I plan to take rescue, nitrox and wreck courses in the not-too-distant future. I find tech diving to be fascinating to read about, but it's too far off in the future for me to be overly concerned about.

I like reading and I would appreciate suggestions of good reference books covering all aspects of diving including history, theory, planning, medicine, and techniques. One book I'm looking at is the NOAA manual.

Thanks in advance.

No one's said Shadow Divers yet. Great book. Also, on my list to read is Last Dive because I hear it's good.

 

[roakey]

This place carries a a lot of titles:

http://www.bestpub.com/

But get the Fundamentals Of Better Diving first, as suggested by Wendy, above (which is not available at Best Publishing).

Roak

 

[Avalanche]

Caves Measureless to Man by Sheck Exley