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The Last Dive
Contributor(s): Chowdhury, Bernie (Author)
ISBN: 0060932597     ISBN-13: 9780060932596
Publisher: Harper Perennial
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2024
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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" (0.6 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Family
 
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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.