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The Silent World (National Geographic adventure classics) [Hardcover]

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (Author), Frederic Dumas (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic Books; Reprint edition (Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0792267966
  • ISBN-13: 978-0792267966
  • Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 2.2 x 23.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 212,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A fiftieth anniversary edition of this acclaimed study of the undersea world chronicles the explorer's early days underwater, including the development of his invention, scuba, his first dives with scuba, and his travels under the sea during World War II.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jacques Cousteau "The Silent World", 21 April 2006
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This is a wonderful book. Cousteau knows how to tell fascinating dive stories (some involving near-death moments) and keep you informed as well. The photos in the hardback edition are mostly (but not all) black and white, but stunning, especially the photo of a shark's maw one foot away from Cousteau's camera! The courage of the man takes the breath away and makes a lot of today's expert divers seem namby-pamby. No wetsuits for Jacques, he and Didi Dumas swam around in very brief swimtrunks which were no doubt regarded as sexy and trendy in the 1950s. Both of them do lots of things in the sea which would now be regarded as politically incorrect, so a really fun read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Cousteau's 'The Silent World' is a tale of the deep sea., 18 Sep 2000
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Cousteau's autobiographical account of his deep sea adventures is told with much vividness and recounts the experiences of Cousteasu and his comrade, Frederic Dumas, in the sea after their discovery of the aqua lung. A good book to read if interested in diving, or simply as a general interest publication. Either way the book makes for a good read and, considering Cousteau translated the story from the French himself, is impressively well written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Silent World, 31 Dec 2011
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An absolute classic book, it gives a fascinating insight into the development of underwater exploration and pioneering work done by Cousteau and his friends with the then-new aqualung equipment. Beautifully bound too, this book is great value for money.
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