Footprint, Diving the World
by Beth and Shaun Tierney
An excellent guide to the more popular warm water diving destinations of the world. It includes some great info about each country, what you should expect, a lot of info about the diving and some great photography. A must for planning your next holiday.
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DIVE
by Monty Halls
Touted as the best and most comprehensive World Dive destinations book around. Great pictures and a lot of good info. It covers 60 of the Authors favourite dive destination and leaves enough to the imagination for planning a great trip.
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THE BIG BLUE
A film by Luc Besson
This is THE cult film of diving. A story about two Free divers from the same little village in Greece who compete for the world record in No Limits breath hold diving with very different approaches. Definitely a film to watch if you are at all interested in the sport of scuba or Apnea diving. I have seen it several times and will watch it again and again.
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THE BLUE PLANET
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough
A magnificent Documentary series describing the key Marine ecosystems and some of the amazing life found there. For anyone even remotely intertested in what lies beneath the waves, these films are educational, sometimes shocking and always truly amazing.
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PLANET EARTH
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough
An amazing collection of video footage from nearly every ecosystem on the planet from Caves to the deep sea it is an amazing production. Released in 2007, this is a set of DVDs so full of wonder that you will be happy to add them to your collection.
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THE SWARM
by Frank Schatzing
Originally written in German, this book has made quite a stir in recent years. It is the story of several scientists who start seeing some interesting, and even scary, anomalies in the marine environment while some truly monumental events begin to occur. The book contains a fairly accurate description of the currently available technology used in deep sea exploration and it is chock full of great diving adventures. It also carries a greater message about our role and effect on the environment. Try to avoid reading this book while sitting on the beach.
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SHARKS AND RAYS
by R.M. Hennemann and Helmut Debelius
This is one of the best and most comprehensive guides to the Family Elasmobranch (Sharks and Rays) found anywhere. It is full of wonderful pictures of nearly every common species and some not so common ones as well with descriptions of what we know. The book also includes some nice information about some of the habits and characteristics of selected animals that dispells some of the myths surrounding these amazing animals. A must read for divers and swimmers alike.
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RED SEA REEF GUIDE
by Helmut Debelius
Another member of the great guides by Helmut Debelius. Absolutely essential for anyone visiting the Red Sea on a diving or snorkelling holiday. Have you seen an interesting creature? You can be pretty sure that you will find it in this book with a photo and description of its behaviours. You can also find guides by Mr. Debelius and other co-authors for most areas of the world and some for specific groups of animals like the Sharks and Rays book above. Each guide contains thousands of photographs and a wealth of information.
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