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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Look Away Books,US; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0965834441
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965834445
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 229,633 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #56 in  Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Reference > Essays & Sports Journalism
    #68 in  Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Water Sports > Scuba Diving
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-Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine

"By far the best literary collection about scuba diving."


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Over 35 passages from novelists, journalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, and scientists detail an intertwined passion for diving and the written word in this collection. From Robert Stone's portrayal of a diver who faces the terrorising prospect of his air running out to Clare Booth Luce's search for the treasures of the underwater realm, every passage reveals a perspective of the world that only divers have known. Humour columnist Dave Barry battles a lobster and explains why staying on the ocean's surface is like 'going to the circus and staring at the outside of a tent'. From Rangiroa to the Red Sea, from deep within caverns to the eerie light under ice, from the lethal silliness of nitrogen narcosis to the elation of soaring over unfathomable depths, every selection, like every dive, is a unique experience.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great collection, 14 Jun 2006
By Daniel Gilligan (Durham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a great collection with a variety of writing on diving, great for a begining diver to get into when you can't get in the water. The selections by Cousteau and Barry shouldn't be missed, and while I skipped most of the poetry and didn't finish a few other selections; the rest have something for every kind of diver. I found some of the older articles particuarly fun as you can kind of trace the development of the sport. All in all the vast majority of stories/articles are well worth reading.
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