Recommended books?

[Brian42]

I have completed the PADI open water diver, enriched air and I will do the "Diving Theory" in the next day or two. What are some good books I can read to introduce to me to more advanced diving? I'm interested in deep diving, wrecks, and all aspects of technical diving as well pursuing dive master and eventually instructor. If they are available for kindle or other ebook format that would be a huge bonus.

Thanks.

 

[fisheater]

Next one for you should be PADI's Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving.


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[randini]

Next one for you should be PADI's Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving.


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seconded

 

[TSandM]

I second the recommendation for the PADI Encyclopedia. It has a lot of information in it.

Lippmann & Mitchell's Deeper into Diving is very good.

Mark Powell's Deco for Divers is, as far as I'm concerned, a must read for anybody who is planning on diving regularly.

Steve Lewis's Six Skills and Other Discussions is an excellent and thought-provoking read.

And I'd highly recommend whatever guide to marine life is generally recognized as useful for the areas where you dive. The more you know about what you're looking at, the more interesting it becomes.

 

[waterpirate]

All the books where something bad happens, regardless of the amount of embelishment.

shadow divers
deep descent
ect.

Eric

 

[Makhno]

Submerged by Daniel Lenihan is a good read if you're interested in wrecks, deeper diving, etc. It's available in Kindle format from Amazon.

The author is an underwater archaeologist and not all wreck divers (myself included) always see things through the same perspective as archaeologists do, but it's a good idea for us to understand their views -- and anyway, it's mostly just a good book about diving written by a guy who used to explore caves with Sheck Exley, was one of the first divers on the USS Saratoga at Bikina Atoll, etc.

I also agree with recommendations of the PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, Deco for Divers, Shadow Divers and the other books referenced above.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Tom Mount's "Exploration and Mixed Gas Diving Encylopedia" Aka "The Tao of Survival Underwater"
NOAA Diving Manual
US Navy Dive Manual - free download from various sites
Gary Gentile's "The Technical Diving Handbook"
Dennis Graver's "Scuba Diving" 4th edition

There's another one in my sig line as well.

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I'd also add the NAUI Master Diver Manual

and another plug for The Six Skills and Deco for Divers.

 

[Brian42]

Thanks for the overwhelming response guys - looks like I'll have my work cut out for me!

 

[Doppler]

I second the recommendation for the PADI Encyclopedia. It has a lot of information in it.

Lippmann & Mitchell's Deeper into Diving is very good.

Mark Powell's Deco for Divers is, as far as I'm concerned, a must read for anybody who is planning on diving regularly.

Steve Lewis's Six Skills and Other Discussions is an excellent and thought-provoking read.

And I'd highly recommend whatever guide to marine life is generally recognized as useful for the areas where you dive. The more you know about what you're looking at, the more interesting it becomes.

Second Lippmann and Mitchell, and Mark Powell's... both sit on my desk as constant reference.


And of course, there's also a copy or two of the Six Skills there too! LOL (Thanks Lynne)

The OP might also take a look at Jim's textbook. Very good for the basics.