| The Last Dive Contributor(s): Chowdhury, Bernie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060932597 ISBN-13: 9780060932596 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2024 Annotation: In this gripping recounting of their diving tragedy, author Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver, explores the thrill-seeking, high-risk world of deep sea diving, its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and notorious tragedies. photo insert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Scuba & Snorkeling - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air."--Tampa Tribune Spurred on by a fatal combination of obsession and ambition, Chris and Chrisy Rouse, an experienced father-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve wide-spread recognition for their outstanding and controversial diving skills by solving the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented, World War II German U-boat that lay only a half day's mission from New York Harbor. The Rouses found the ultimate cost of chasing their personal challenge: death from what divers dread the most--decompression sickness, or "the bends." In this gripping recounting of their tragedy, author Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver, explores the thrill-seeking, high-risk world of deep sea diving, its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and notorious tragedies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chowdhury, Bernie: - Bernie Chowdhury is the founder and co-publisher of The Inteinational Technical Diving Magazine. A world-class diver, Explorers Club Fellow, and a recognized expert on extreme sport diving, he also makes documentary films and is a frequent lecturer. |