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Shadow Divers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as diving)
avg rating 4.38 — 38,490 ratings — published 2004
Diver Down: Real-World Scuba Accidents and How to Avoid Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as diving)
avg rating 4.24 — 798 ratings — published 2005
The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths – A Gripping True Account of High-Risk Ambition, a Mysterious German U-boat, and Tragic Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as diving)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,177 ratings — published 2000
Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as diving)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,402 ratings — published 2019
Diving into Darkness: A True Story of Death and Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as diving)
avg rating 4.29 — 834 ratings — published 2008
Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as diving)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,048 ratings — published 2001
Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as diving)
avg rating 4.48 — 154 ratings — published
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as diving)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,625 ratings — published 2014
Deco for Divers (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as diving)
avg rating 4.63 — 166 ratings — published 2008
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as diving)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,418 ratings — published 2015
Caverns Measureless to Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as diving)
avg rating 4.50 — 200 ratings — published 1994
The Silent World (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as diving)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,417 ratings — published 1953
Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as diving)
avg rating 3.80 — 404 ratings — published 2001
Deep End (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as diving)
avg rating 3.84 — 521,342 ratings — published 2025
Scuba Confidential - An Insider's Guide to Becoming a Better Diver (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as diving)
avg rating 4.34 — 347 ratings — published 2013
Aquanaut: A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as diving)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,314 ratings — published 2021
Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as diving)
avg rating 4.03 — 430 ratings — published 2002
The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as diving)
avg rating 4.33 — 185,959 ratings — published 2019
The Essentials of Cave Diving: The latest techniques, equipment and practices for scuba diving in caves and caverns using open circuit, side mount and rebreathers. (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as diving)
avg rating 4.18 — 80 ratings — published 2015
Technical Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as diving)
avg rating 4.57 — 28 ratings — published
Jabari Jumps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as diving)
avg rating 4.37 — 5,665 ratings — published 2017
Rescue Diver Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as diving)
avg rating 3.86 — 81 ratings — published 2007
Padi Open Water Diver Manual 2006 Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as diving)
avg rating 3.74 — 358 ratings — published 1990
The Complete Diver: The History, Science and Practice of Scuba Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as diving)
avg rating 4.33 — 75 ratings — published 2012
Dark Descent: Diving and the Deadly Allure of the Empress of Ireland (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as diving)
avg rating 3.95 — 242 ratings — published 2004
A WALK ON THE DEEP SIDE (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as diving)
avg rating 4.33 — 225 ratings — published
Where Divers Dare: The Hunt for the Last U-Boat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as diving)
avg rating 4.16 — 258 ratings — published 2016
Scuba Physiological: Think You Know All About Scuba Medicine? Think again! (The Scuba Series Book 5)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.14 — 36 ratings — published
Beyond the Deep: The Deadly Descent into the World's Most Treacherous Cave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.05 — 551 ratings — published 2003
Manhattan Beach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 3.61 — 92,814 ratings — published 2017
The Basics of Rebreather Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 2014
The Six Skills and Other Discussions: Creative Solutions for Technical Divers (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.08 — 40 ratings — published 2011
PADI: Open Water Diver Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.09 — 365 ratings — published
Basic Cave Diving: A Blueprint for Survival (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.59 — 74 ratings — published 1986
Doing it Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as diving)
avg rating 4.16 — 62 ratings — published 2000
Close Calls: If They Made Mistakes, You Will Too (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.34 — 32 ratings — published
Scuba Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 3.94 — 96 ratings — published 1993
Descent Into Darkness: Pearl Harbor, 1941: A Navy Diver's Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.37 — 757 ratings — published 1996
Scuba Professional - Insights into Sport Diver Training & Operations
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.46 — 52 ratings — published 2015
The Darkness Beckons : History and Development of Cave Diving (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.47 — 51 ratings — published 1980
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,217 ratings — published 2010
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea (Vintage)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.31 — 5,845 ratings — published 1998
Manual Of Freediving: Underwater On A Single Breath (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 4.34 — 185 ratings — published 2004
PADI Divemaster Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as diving)
avg rating 3.93 — 124 ratings — published 1990
Playground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 4.12 — 53,655 ratings — published 2024
One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 3.88 — 873 ratings — published 2016
The Cave Divers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 4.18 — 114 ratings — published 1976
Setting the Hook: A Diver's Return to the Andrea Doria (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 4.08 — 139 ratings — published 2011
The Discovery (Dive, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,325 ratings — published 2005
Down Time: Great Writers on Diving (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as diving)
avg rating 3.70 — 67 ratings — published 1998
“Well... I love moving in extra dimensions. Not just backwards and forwards, but up and down and around. And fins. I love swimming with fins— human feet are practically useless underwater. I love all the unique things you see on each dive. Millions of
little aquatic soap operas playing out between all the creatures. And the silence. Well, it’s not really silent
down there, but the roar of bubbles blocks any other
sound...”
― Wanderlove
little aquatic soap operas playing out between all the creatures. And the silence. Well, it’s not really silent
down there, but the roar of bubbles blocks any other
sound...”
― Wanderlove
“Diving, I floated amid an entirely new ecosystem filled with creatures and vegetation that seemed to beckon me in. The responsibilities and worries of my life couldn’t penetrate the gleaming waters, offering me a weightlessness in both body and spirit.”
― I, Tarzan: Against All Odds
― I, Tarzan: Against All Odds












