The Diver's Handbook [Paperback]

Alan Mountain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

A full-color introduction to scuba diving.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Scuba diving is one of the world's fastest growing sports and, as a result, there is an ever increasing demand for authoritative, practical information about this challenging activity. The Diver's Handbook meets this need, and covers everything from what equipment to buy and which training courses to attend to basic health and safety measures, as well as special diving options such as underwater photography, wreck diving, and ice diving. In addition, the marine environment is examined in detail to help divers gain a better understanding of the sea and the myriad fascinating creatures that inhabit it. With a comprehensive and up-to-date text by well-respected diving and conservation expert Alan Mountain, a practical fact-filled format, numerous information panels, and more than 300 high-quality photographs and illustrations, The Diver's Handbook is certain to become an invaluable addition to every diver's bookshelf. Alan Mountain is an experienced subaqua diver who has been diving since 1967 and has nearly 1000 dives to his credit. His interest is in natural history, with particular reference to the marine environment. (81/2 X 11, 160 pages, color photos, illustrations)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558215522
• ISBN-13: 978-1558215528
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,636,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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95 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Diver's Handbook (Paperback)

I was someone thinking about taking up scuba diving and I wanted to find a book that would give me some basic information. This book fit the bill perfectly. I found it to be well written and attractively laid out. However, If your already a certified diver, this book won't tell you anything you don't already know. It could be gifted to friends your trying to convince to take up diving.

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect gift, August 20, 2011

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Paul Lawrence "'EJL'" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Divers Handbook (Paperback)

This is a heavily illustrated look at the world of diving. If you are thinking of taking up this pastime or know someone who is you could do a lot worse than to buy them this book. It's not a coffee table affair but it is quite pretty to look at and covers a lot of the aspects of diving in a format suitable for those who have not yet done a dive course.

As another reviewer has noted however, if you are an accomplished diver then this book won't have as much in it for you. It would still be a good buy however to put on your shelf so that next time the subject comes up you have something to sling to one of your mates who is interested in taking it up.

Alan Mountain has done pretty much exactly what he seems to have set out to do which is to release a book aimed at interested people and novice divers and to tempt them with a bunch of nice photographs and simple prose. Well done.