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Summary: Incredible
Review: This book held my attention right up to the last page even though you already know the divers die from the title on the cover. This book was not only informative, it was suspenseful, historical, educational, and technical. This book had it all. A must read for all divers.
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Summary: A Must Read for Divers and Those Interested
Review: As a newly certified OW diver, I read this book on the recommendation of my instructor. I would say this is a must read for those with an interest in the world below the surface. Chowdhury does a good job at presenting an overview of diving from a diver's perspective, risk management, wreck and cave exploration, vignettes of the dive community, and a little bit of the story of Chris and Chrissy Rousse. The content of this non-fiction book gets 5 stars from me. The organization and writing style leave room for improvement. Good effort for authorship when one considers the fact that Chowdhury is a diver and not Dickens or Twain. For the diver, this book is an eye-opener. For the non-diver, this a volume of many entries into our world. This book is a gift I will pass onto any of my friends who are new to diving or have an interest in diving.
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Summary: A Fascinating Look at Diving
Review: I am a newly certified SCUBA Diver. My instructor recommended this book. I say this is a must have for every diver whether or not you plan to enter the world of technical. Great literature this ain't. The writing and organization are not there. However, the information and the depiction of diving is wonderful. I have picked up some valuable information from this book as I chart the direction of my dive career. Chowdhury tells many good diving stories in this book as he talks about the community of the deep!
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Summary: Last Dive is First Rate
Review: Part history of diving, part story of a father and son sharing a sport and a desire for exploration. I just got PADI OW certified and our instructor recommended this book. I am glad he did.Coincidentally, although it is not widely known, the author is also the founder and executive editor of "IMMERSED MAGAZINE". The book is well worth the money.
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Summary: Five martini effect
Review: A great book for diving lovers which will find an excellent description of what it takes to go from the warm clear waters to open ocean, cold, dark and strong current diving. A good description of how the bar is lifted higher and higher as divers asume more risks in search of greater recognition. It is about the people that changed deep see diving, in many cases offering their lives or getting bent for life. Bernie makes it difficult to put the book down and makes you think if a step further of Truck Lagoon is worth a try. The mount Everest of diving? chilling no?
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Summary: went deep and loved it
Review: I would like to thank Mr. Chowdhury for helping me to understand why people go deep . As a sports diver I never could understand why anyone wanted to go below a hundred feet . I thought that they must be just crazy , but now I see that there is much more to it then that . This book is a great read whether you are a diver or not . He does a great job of simpifying everything , so everyone can understand the most complex of therories. I hope he keeps writing because I know I will keep reading .
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Summary: The Pinnacle of Diving Books
Review: This is one of the most detailed and insightful books ever written about Diving, I have literally read hundreds of books on diving and diving history and this book hits the nail on the head repeatedly.
I highly recommend this book to all divers and non divers alike.
This is one of those books you can not do without.
Five Stars.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: I found this to be a very interesting "history of modern diving" as well an account of a very tragic event. I liked the author's style. He takes technical details and makes them very readable. I would have liked to have seen more charts and typical sections of the cave systems and the wreck dives he describes.
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Summary: How to make stupidity heroic
Review: How can you make a hero out of people who broke the rules they are supposed to live by? This book is well written, but spends too much time glamorizing idiocy. If you read this book, don't think that all tech divers are self indulged egomaniacs like Chowdhury.
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Summary: A must read for all cave/ deep wreck divers. (all divers)
Review: I felt that the book gave a much needed and refreshing view of a dive industry that's always trying to tell the public that diving is for everyone, while they are in pursuit of the all mighty dollar.
Diving is NOT for everyone, and this book points that out loud and clear.
I related to many of the locations the author wrote about, it was a "Been there done that" feeling.
The book clearly showed that diving is much more than strapping on a cylinder of air and jumping in.
I would recommend this book to all divers of every level, from beginner to expert and even potential divers.
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