Underwater Malaysia Macrolife
The ultimate guide to the enthralling world of macro diving, this volume describes in full detail 600 different Indo-Pacific marine species, focusing on those found in the South China, Sulu and Sulawesi seas. From colorful nudibranchs to cleaner shrimps and from exceptionally rare cuttlefish to hundreds of spectacular fish species, each card features a complete insight on distribution, habitat, size, life habits and underwater photo tips. Illustrated with more than 800 extraordinary color photographs and written in a clear, concise, informative style, this book is the field guide of choice for all serious macro divers from the Maldives to Australia.

World-famous marine photographers and nature writers, Andrea and Antonella Ferrari have published several photographic books and hundreds of magazine articles on travel and marine life. Their books - which have been successfully published in Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Great Britain, the United States of America, Malaysia and Japan - include the best-selling Malaysia Diving Guide (1997) and its companion volume Malaysia - An Underwater Paradise (1998), the sophisticated photobooks Layang Layang - The Island of Dreams Come True (1998) and Top Nature and Dive Resorts of Borneo (2001) and the extraordinarily successful Reef Life (1999).

For more information on Underwater Malaysia Macrolife, call Sea Challengers at 831-373-6306 or email Seachall@aol.com.

Investigating Recreational & Commercial Diving Accidents
Investigating Recreational and Commercial Diving Accidents is a must read for anyone who investigates recreational, technical, professional, or commercial diving accidents. This book explores the human interactions that must take place when a diving accident is investigated. It is an important reference for anyone who is professionally employed in the diving business, as well as anyone employed in risk management, law enforcement, and other governmental agencies.

It’s more than just a book on investigations, however, as it provides a roadmap to help improve diving safety. Practical information from many different types of diving accidents is analyzed and explained.

Some of the unique information in the book includes:
• Explanations of various modes of diving
• Detailed coverage of every type of gear
• Physiological factors in diving accidents
• Talents of the dive accident investigator
• Tools used by the dive accident investigator
• How to prepare for an investigation
• How to conduct an investigation
• Inspecting dive accident sites
• Sport diving accidents
• Professional diving accidents
• Commercial diving accidents
• Report preparation
• Trial testimony
• Case histories of actual diving accidents
• Risk recognition

The book is softbound, 236 pages long, and loaded with photographs, technical illustrations, and tables. It contains information that is available nowhere else and is entirely based on real-world experience.

Both authors have extensive experience in investigating and treating diving accidents. Steven M. Barsky is a former commercial diver, a recreational diving instructor, and a full-time consultant in diving. Tom Neuman, M.D., FACP, FACPM, is a former Navy diver, past president of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, and director of the University of California at San Diego Hyperbaric Medical facility.

Investigating Recreational and Commercial Diving Accidents (ISBN Number 0-9674305-3-4) can be ordered through any diving retailer. For more information, contact Hammerhead Press at (805) 985-4644. You can check out the company’s on-line catalog at hammerheadpress.com or email info@hammerheadpress.com.