Diving coffee table book

[Scubanomad]

What coffee table books do you guys have, anybody has the Worlds greatest destination?

 

[pjhansman]

"50 Places to Dive Before You Die"

Planning my retirement

 

[Thalassamania]

Try Brian Skerry's new book: Ocean Soul.

 

[Scuba_Noob]

I have Amazon.com: Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes (9781550173611): Andy Lamb, Bernard Hanby: Books . Might not be relevant to you, unless you live in the Pacific Northwest, but it's a nice reference for common animal identification. And Amazon.com: Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest (9780920080757): Andy Lamb, Phil Edgell: Books for some extra fish information.

 

[koozemani]

I had 50 Places and returned it. Didn't especially care for it.

I currently have

BARNES & NOBLE | 100 Diving Sites: Underwater Paradises Around the Globe by Paul Munzinger | Hardcover

And

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Di...ct Search-_-Q000000630-_-Dive-_-9781554074020

 

[drrich2]

I made my own using the 'Blurb' web site. Has more special meaning for me that way, and I can show people things we've gotten to do so the photos have narrative captions and explain what's happening.

Richard.

 

[Aqua-Andy]

I have one non diving book Oceana by Ted Danson, a very eye opening book and AquaQuest: "Marine Life of the North Atlantic, Canada to Cape May" by Andrew J. Martinez. When people see the marine life book they always ask "you really see all this stuff when you dive?", and my response is "contrary to popular belief no you don't have to go to the caribbean to see beautiful marine life, we have it in our own back yard ".

 

[TSandM]

One of my favorites is Sea of Light by Richard Salas. It's an utterly beautiful book, and the prose is lovely, as well.

My other favorite is a small book by a local photographer, Jan Kocian, called Whidbey Island Critters. Jan is both a fantastic photographer and a very creative artist, and combines photographs and cartoons in a unique way. You can get a taste of Jan's work on his long-running thread on our local forum.

 

[DivemasterDennis]

I think I have the book you are referring to- I got it for a song at a garage sale- I think retail on it was over $50.00. The one I have is a beautiful book, published out of Europe. I think it gives good information on the selected sites, but omits some that I think are naturals to include. It has a great section on Cuba, and emphasizes the South Pacific more than the Caribbean. I also have a beautiful book called simply "Coral Seas." I am not at home to give you the publisher details- it was a gift. It is by Roger Steene, and should be in some bookstores, or they can order it. Retail list is $35.00 but well worth it. Sadly, my little book cannot be called a "coffee table book." Check thread on "The Scuba Snobs to Diving Etiquette" if you are interested- more of a "bathroom book than coffee table book.
DivemasterDennis

 

[covediver]

Wrecks--The World's Best Divers
treasures of the spanish main
sea of light
the emerald sea
archaeology underwater sea life of the aleutians
sign of the seahorse
beneath the seven seas

people don't come to my house, they keep tripping over all the coffee tables that I need to keep the books on.