As Intriguing As Ever
I must admit that my heart sank a little at the prospect of reading yet another book about Lt-Cdr Lionel Crabb, the fallen angel who has inspired a shelf-full of tomes since the 1950s. Read more...
Bleak Expectations
I have watched many documentaries bemoaning the state of the marine environment over the years, and have come to expect them at least to end on an uplifting note. Read more...
‘Prepare to be Amazed!’
MARTYN FARR has had more than his share of great underwater experiences, but only now has he come to dive ‘the most beautiful caves in the world’. Read more...
Shelf Appeal
British-waters divers won’t go far wrong with this handsome book as their guide. Read more...
Nineteen to Intrigue
It’s probably fair to say that awareness of wreck-diving in the five Great Lakes is not high on this side of the Atlantic, but in North America these bodies of water command a big following of divers. Read more...
Under Pressure
What is it like to be a saturation diver? Certainly YAQUB AL-OMOUD seems in no hurry to hand over to the machines. Read more...
Essentially Entertaining
I’d go so far as to say it’s the most amusing book about the sub-aqua scene I’ve read since the heyday of Andy Blackford, and I know that because I kept laughing out loud as I turned the pages. Read more...
Primer for Future Divers
This is an invitingly illustrated book for bright nine-year-olds-and-up, designed to inform and enthuse them about the underwater world. Read more...
A Tale of Two Mines
STEFAN PANIS enjoys delving into mines, and he has been diving two old workings on the continent – a German pit that once produced slate, and one in Belgium from which black marble was extracted. Read more...
Two-Way Push
The book is a great read, though it could have done with a better title. Yes, it is about recovering gold, but when the salvage turned to the U-boats I felt a little lost before eventually being put back onto the “gold route”. Read more...