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Books to suit all tastes – Pt2
Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...
Gifts for Divers – books to suit all tastes – Pt1
Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...
Allergic to Latex
Statistics indicate that 1 to 6% of the general population is allergic to natural rubber latex, and in rare cases, reactions can be so violent that they are fatal. Read more...
Baby diver: The Sequel – Let the diving begin!
The sight of tiny babies swimming under water with their mouths wide open can be disconcerting, but it’s just a matter of getting in those early ‘water miles’ says HENLEY SPIERS Read more...
THE WAY FORWARD WITH PFOs
Some 25% of divers, in common with the general population, have a PFO, but the risk of DCI is quite low. Read more...
JC fuels his own legend
James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge, directed by John Bruno, Ray Quint & Andrew Wight Read more...
Squirting and Sponging
Sea Squirts and Sponges of Britain and Ireland by Sarah Bowen, Claire Goodwin, David Kipling & Bernard Picton (Seasearch) Read more...
Right at the top of his game
Deeper Into The Darkness: Vol 3 of the Diving Trilogy by Rod Macdonald Read more...
Diving and Epilepsy
For anyone at increased risk of suffering seizures, venturing under water might seem foolhardy, but there are certain circumstances under which diving may be possible. Read more...
Celebration of Mobulids
Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World, by Guy Stevens, Daniel Fernando, Marc Dando & Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara. Read more...
All those 3800m dives
The Titanic Expeditions: Diving to the Queen of the Deep 1985-2010 by Eugene Nesmeyanov Read more...
Follow That
Marine Biology for the Non-Biologist by Andrew Caine Read more...
Pop Goes The Marine Life
Eye of the Shoal: A Fishwatcher’s Guide to Life, the Oceans and Everything by Helen Scales Read more...
Alex Hildred: Mary Rose Diver
When she took up scuba 40 years ago, Alexandra Hildred had no idea that her life would become inextricably linked with a Tudor warship Read more...
The Exploration of Izvor Licanke
An unexplored sump in a Croatian cave presented an irresistible challenge to CHRISTINE GROSART, but there would Read more...
Inside Liners
Last year liner fanatic and technical wreck-diver Sam Warwick and history writer Mike Roussel brought out their P&O Read more...
Divers Cooking It For Themselves
I was born into the hotel industry and later in life ran my own restaurant in northern Italy, on the shores of Lago Maggiore. Read more...
Hydration Is Vital, Sure – But Here’s Why Overdoing It Is Risky
‘Drowning from the inside’ is not a fate any scuba-diver would wish to contemplate, but IPO could strike more often than we realise Read more...
Are You Dive Fit?
It’s the start of the UK diving season, so the question is particularly important. For divers “at work” the health and fitness Read more...
Slight But Unsettling
Book Review Slight But Unsettling Waiting For Gordo by Sue Knight Appeared in DIVER March ...
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The Never Ending Story
Book Review The Never Ending Story Titanic: A Journey Through Time by John P Eaton & Charles A ...
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Shaky Start, Solid Finish
Book Review Shaky Start, Solid Finish Twelve Mile Bank by Nicholas Harvey Appeared in DIVER ...
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Diving With Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects the endocrine system, the collection of glands that produce hormones regulating Read more...
Deep Steal by Mike Seares
Book Review A Book That Knows It’s A Film Deep Steal, by Mike Seares ...
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Cutting Through The Medspeak
Scuba Physiological is an e-book promoted as a review of some of the latest thoughts on scuba physics and physiology Read more...
Dive Weekends in South West England
Anita Sherwood has delivered another well-polished, neatly presented UK dive-guide that is a tidy follow-on book from her Read more...
Cage Dive
The movie that divers detest above all others, Open Water, a story of folks left by their dive-boat to float around with the sharks, Read more...
Finding The Best Fish Id App
In the first of a new occasional series, HENLEY SPIERS samples and scores dive-related apps on the market Read more...
