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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE • A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers
Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the...
Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the...
2) Night diver
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Former British military diver Holden Cameron and SCUBA business owner Kate Donnelly must work together to solve the disappearances surrounding her failing family business's recent dives, while resisting their mutual attraction.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated documentary My Octopus Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired it-and holds transformative lessons for us all"--
"From the creators of the hit documentary My Octopus Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired it-and holds transformative lessons for us all Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the awe-inspiring kelp forests...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"From the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved (starring Samuel L. Jackson), comes a rich and timely narrative of the true global and human scope of the transatlantic slave trade. The trade existed for four-hundred years, during which twelve million people were trafficked, and almost two million died at sea. Throughout this journey we meet the remarkable group, Diving With A Purpose (DWP), as they dive sunken slave ships around...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Swedish
Description
A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva under water. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones and car keys–they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean.
11) 47 meters down
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean's surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. This man was a freediver, and his amphibious abilities inspired Nestor to seek out the secrets of this little-known discipline. In Deep, Nestor embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming...
13) Deep Sea Divers
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Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"From the amazing areas that divers explore to the common dangers they face underwater, this 32-page fact- and photo-filled book offers young readers an opportunity to learn how divers stay safe and what they discover about our complex, beautiful world."--
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Series
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Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America.
Beginning in 1837, some of the most brilliant engineers of America's Industrial Revolution turned their attention to undersea technology. Inventors developed practical hard-helmet diving suits, as well as new designs of submarines, diving bells, floating cranes, and undersea explosives. These innovations were used to clear shipping lanes, harvest pearls,...
15) Deep underwater
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Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Sophia bravely dives down to discover the secrets under the sea. She encounters beautiful fish and floating forests. Farther down, the dark water is full of tentacles and treasures. Deep underwater, she is never alone. Do you dare dive down after her?"--
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Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
An unscrupulous entrepreneur forces Hector's family to close their business, as he seeks to find a magic pearl. Hector decides to find a way to thwart his plans.
When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father....
19) Diving
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Publisher
Distributed in the United States by Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses what equipment is needed for the various kinds of diving, as well as how to go diving.