The Rapture of the Deep
Journey
with scuba instructor Michael Zinsley as he works and dives his way
through 16 countries, rubbing shoulders with the locals, and mixing
underwater adventure with after-hours escapades (imagine Cousteau
extending his documentaries to include closing time in the local
bars).
The Rapture of the Deep (and Other Dive Stories You Probably Shouldn't Know) is a travelogue from around the world. The stories cover 10 years of experiences - from the author's first dives in Australia to his capers as an experienced instructor in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia.
The book is fast-paced and rich in content, consisting of humorous anecdotes, insightful histories, underwater descriptions, and terrifying close calls. The diving stories relate events seen once in a thousand dives. Native cultures are revealed with an awareness that only someone who has lived in those lands can describe. The descriptions of coral reef life are written in a way that non-diving readers will be as intrigued as the experts.
Michael Zinsley has been scuba diving in 24 different countries and has visited over 80 different countries and territories. Michael currently lives in Alameda, California. His writing has appeared in Skin Diver magazine and technical rock-climbing journals.
For more information on this book visit the website www.1stbooks.com.
Cold
Water Diving; A Guide to Ice Diving
Cold Water and ice diving can be extremely challenging and requires planning, preparation, training and safety. This book by John Heine, a University of California Diving Safety Officer and an experienced ice diver for over 15 years, has detailed the requirements for safe and comfortable ice diving.
Cold Water Diving; A Guide to Ice Diving is a fully illustrated, comprehensive guide, on the planning, preparation and training for cold water diving. More than 100 full-color photos illustrate in detail the techniques and procedures for diving in cold water. The book is paperback 127 pages, with full-color photos, charts, tables, and references.
Author John N. Heine, is past President of the American Academy of Underwater Scientists, and a certified ice diving instructor. He has conducted many scientific and sport dives under the ice and spent three seasons in the Antarctic doing research dives through ice that was ten feet thick, in water temperatures of 28.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and air temperatures as low as -60 degrees.
Cold Water Diving; A Guide to Ice Diving is Best Publishing book no. B0811. To order this book contact your local dive store or call Best Publishing Company directly at 800-468-1055.
Underwater
photography is always challenging, even in the age of autofocus and
TTL cameras, and with new and easier-to-use equipment constantly
being introduced, current techniques are important.
Essentials of Underwater Photography is a unique new book, presenting an in-depth explanation of concepts essential to underwater photography. These concepts are illustrated with color photographs, each accompanied by an explanation of how the photo was achieved. This book details the basic knowledge needed to produce high-quality underwater images.
Practical suggestions and realistic solutions are offered for making photographs with housed 35mm cameras, macro or wide angle lenses and strobe lighting. It concludes with addresses, telephone contact numbers, and internet URLs for a number of important equipment manufacturers, photography supply houses, and repair facilities that specialize in underwater equipment.
Contents include: History, Close Up and Macro, Light in Water, Special Situations, Cameras and Functions, Putting it all Together, Composition, Glossary, Films. Equipment and Services, Strobes.
Essentials of Underwater Photography, Best Publishing book number B0998, is hard cover with full color photos and 88 pages in length. As for the book at your local dive store or call 800-468-1055.
