Good diving books

[Papa_Bear]

All of the above plus "Down to the Sunless Sea" by David Pouya (Sp) also: Order A Sword for Pizarro! Signed by the Author. Free S/H.
"A Sword for Pizarro" fun book!

 

[covediver]

Best all around novel ever written about scuba diving

Jacobs Well by Stephen Harrigan (may be out of print)

Adventures of a Sea Hunter...James Delgado
I Thought I Saw Atlantis Albert Tillman (could use some editing but a good story)
Dead in the Water by Margaret Hoffman (novel set in Channel Islands California, based on an incident involving dive photographer/videographer Tom Cambell, story breaks down about 3/4 of the way through.
Fatal Treasure Jedwin Smith--about the Atocha
Dubloon-Jay Amberg (novel)
The Crest of the Wave Willard Bascom
Lost Fleet--Barry Clifford
Treasure Ship Dennis Powers--Salvage of Brother Johnathan
Twelve Mile Limit--Randy Wayne White adventure novel
Dragon Sea--Frank Pope, story about salvage of a junk off Vietnam
Dangerous Depths-0-Kathy Brandt. Mystery series, also Dark Water Dive and Under Pressure
Underwater to get out of the rain--trevor norton
Into the Abyss Rod macdonald
thief or the Deep--Jon Con--adventrue novel
The Diamond Hunters--Wilbur Smith--adventure novel
The eye of the Tiger--Wilbur smith--adventure novel
Goldfinder--Keith Jessup
The Blue Edge--Carlos Eyels

 

[Rhone Man]

I think the OP was looking for books on diving theory rather than novels.

BTW, Rhone Man repeats his request for a dedicated forum for book and media reviews.

 

[bs63366]

I second Rhone Mans request. I was looking for mainly dive theory, but a few novels never hurt anything.

 

[azchipka]

I second the Dive Down thought. I consider it almost essential reading for Rescue Diver students and a must for Dive Master candidates.

 

[dsmclaughlin]

Submerged, by Daniel Lenihan

 

[giles45shop]

Caverns Measureless to Man, Sheck Exley

 

[akscubaduck1]

Diving in to Darkness by Phillip Finch
A true story about the last dive of David Shaw at Bushman's Hole, South Africa. Received the book this morning almost done.
A hard one to put down!
Caverns Measureless to Man, Sheck Exley
The Taming of the Slough, Sheck Exley
Diver Down, Michael Ange
Shadow Divers, Robert Kurson
The Last Dive, Bernie Chowdhury
All great books
Terry

 

[lowviz]

I second Rhone Mans request. I was looking for mainly dive theory, but a few novels never hurt anything.

Doc Harry snagged the NOAA Diving Manual so I'll add something lighter:

Dennis Graver's 100 Best Scuba Quizzes. A lot of fun, especially when you don't agree with his answers. Rather painless way to learn something... -may not be in print, haven't checked.

Have fun.

 

[Scott L]

Submerged, by Daniel Lenihan

Dido. I love the cave diving close call segment in Mexico with Sheck Exley...Exley's dive light imploded at 290ft causing a tight restriction cave-in of lake pebbles...Spine chills


Also, Fatal Depths - Joe Haberstroh, Andrea Doria accident chronology