Scuba book suggestions

[Rickster]

I was just searching on the net for books and came across this:

Good Book



Rick

 

[Empty V]

I was just searching on the net for books and came across this:

Good Book



Rick

:lol: Nice! Doesn't PADI require all of the OW student to read that? Ohhh wait, I'm mistaken, they don't require you to do anything involving cognition.

D.I.R.W. all the way!

Billy

 

[seadoggirl]

Try

Flooding Hollywood by Eric Douglas
Cayman Cowboys by Eric Douglas
Getting stoned with Savages by Maarten Troost
Rapture of the Deep by Zinsley
The sea dogs finally get some booty by Tomas Owen
Hiding on the Bottom by James Rosemond
or go to
Oriskany Divemaster website and get two great free reads.

 

[Vtdiver2]

A few in my personal library that haven't been mentioned already:
"Neutral bouyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World" by Tim Ecott
"Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team" by Daniel Lenihan
"The Rapture of the Deep: And Other Dive Stories You Probably Shouldn't Know" by Michael Zinsley
Enjoy,
C-Dawg

 

[orangelion03]

"Captain Cousteau's Underwater Treasury", edited by JYC and James Dugan, 1959.

 

[Sam Miller III]

How about a historical prospective;
**The Compleat goggler, Gilpatric 1938
**Danger is my business, Craig 1938
**Undersea with helment and camera, Dupont 1940
**Lady with a spear, Clarke 1951
**Treasure diving holidays, Crile, 1954
etc

sdm

 

[av8er23]

I just finished "Last Dive" I thought it was a very interesting glimpse into the world of tech diving. I was wondering if "Shadow Divers" should be my next read? Can someone sum up this book for me? It looks like the entire book concentrates on uncovering the mysteries of the u-boat or (U-who).

Also is this a good reference book to ad to my dive library?

Amazon.com: NOAA Diving Manual: Diving for Science and Technology, Fourth Edition: James T. Joiner: Books

 

[liuk3]

I just finished "Last Dive" I thought it was a very interesting glimpse into the world of tech diving. I was wondering if "Shadow Divers" should be my next read? Can someone sum up this book for me? It looks like the entire book concentrates on uncovering the mysteries of the u-boat or (U-who).

Also is this a good reference book to ad to my dive library?

Amazon.com: NOAA Diving Manual: Diving for Science and Technology, Fourth Edition: James T. Joiner: Books

I just received the NOAA Dive Manual and am just starting to read it. It is basically a textbook on diving. I can't wait to completely read through it. I personally love reading textbooks.

 

[leabre]

I've been going through the Navy Diving Manual. Textbooks are my thing. I get more out of things that are meant for academic in general. If you can bare it, its a nice read. But then, I'm also the kind that found the NAUI Nitrox manual far more enlightening than the PADI one.

U.S. Navy Diving Manual v5

Also, Basic Scuba Phyics and Applications
Amazon.com: Basic Diving Physics and Applications (Diversification Series): B. R. Wienke: Books



Thanks,
Shawn

 

[Kevrumbo]

For you WWII Wreck Diver buffs:
Ship of Ghosts
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse
The Wrecks of Truk Lagoon

And for you Palau/Peleliu & Okinawa Divers on the flight out there:
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
(and after reading, go tour the battlefield on Peleliu during your Surface Interval --very spooky!)