by Jolie Bookspan
http://www.drbookspan.com/books.html
Every diver should read this. It covers a lot of things you should know but weren't covered in class. There would be a lot fewer people blowing off their safety stop of they read this book.by Vance Harlow
If you have any interest in rolling your own Nitrox, get this book. It provides a simple and through discussion of the math, engineering, techniques, and safety issues necessary to blend your own gas. Inexpensive solutions and detailed parts lists are provided.
by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach
These books contain hundreds of photographs of various fish (and other marine life) as well as size habitat and other information. The are organized in a way that makes it fairly easy for a diver to find a specific organism. There are a series of these books for different waters and organisms. If you want to know what that thing that just swam by was, you will like this book.
by Ned DeLoach
Currently in it's 11th edition, this book covers a huge number of sites in Florida. If you are planing a dive trip to FL, this book is a must.
by Robert Kurson
This best seller is thee story of the discovery of the U869 off New Jersey by John Chatterton and Richie Kohler. A great read, even if a few sections may have deviated from historical accuracy. The script has been sold and a director hired. Read before the film comes out.
by Daniel Lenihan
This book chronicles the history of the National Park Service's Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (SCRU). The book covers the units archaeological research on sites including a dam a treasure Galleon, many wrecks in Lake Superior and the Arizona.
by Russell P. Bellico
http://www.catskill.net/purple/sands.htm
A great read about the origins of water transportation in the Adirondacks and the navel battles fought during the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars.
This dvd covers the finding of the Land Tortoise, the oldest intact warship in the US. This high quality production consists of interviews, dive footage and computer animations depicting the discovery, archaeological study and the establish of an underwater preserve for this important wreck.
How can you categorize Sheck Exley's books? Adventure, dive training/knowledge, dive sites, historical? His books have elements of all.
This book covers the discovery and mapping of the Peacock Springs Caves. It contains a lot of original drawings and data. Much of it done in the 70s when cave diving was a far less developed specialty than it is now. Although about early cave exploration, the book was just published in 2004.
This book chronicles the exploits of Sheck Exley from his first, nearly fatal, cave dive to his record setting dives just before his death. It provides a lot of information of the evolution of dive technique and safety. Part history, part adventure novel, part training guide. A great read.
