Reviews
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...
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...
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...
Big in the Indian Ocean
Underwater Eden – The Marine Life of Seychelles, by Christophe Mason Parker & Joe Daniels. Read more...
Diving their socks off
ss Thistlegorm – The Ultimate Visual Guide to the World’s Greatest Shipwreck (iBook), by Simon Brown, Jon Henderson, Alex Mustard & Mike Postons. Read more...
Thai Cave Rescue: The Chalk, The Cheese
I was amazed when the first two books on the subject were sent for review in December, fewer than five months from the conclusion of the event. Read more...
How we made Last Breath
The film 'Last Breath' based on an incredible but true story of saturation divers in the North Sea is now in UK cinemas. Read more...
Last Breath
A new film based on an incredible but true story of saturation divers in the North Sea will be in UK cinemas soon Read more...
Elegy for an Eco-Warrior
As with Rob Stewart’s original award-winning film Sharkwater (2006), shark-finning is at the heart of this new documentary. Read more...
Bring on the Cringe Factor
Dive Exceptional: Become the Best Diver You Can Be by Simon Pridmore Read more...
Cephalopod Universe
Octopus, Squid & Cuttlefish: A Visual Scientific Guide by Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione & Louise Allcock Read more...
Fast-moving Slug World
Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification – Indo-Pacific by Terrence Gosliner, Angel Valdes and David Behrens Read more...
Singalonga Cowboy
I Just Wanna Dive (CD by Pup Morse Read more...
Finding the best… dive-gaming APPs
HENLEY SPIERS checks out 16 free or low-price digital offerings that could make (or mar) your festive downtime. Read more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Slight But Unsettling
Book Review Slight But Unsettling Waiting For Gordo by Sue Knight Appeared in DIVER March ...
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