Review
"As I turned every page I could feel the underwater world come alive. This is a must-buy for any diver or an excellent present for someone who isn't, and should be."(Deeper Blue, online dive magazine (London)) --
(Deeper Blue, online dive magazine (London))"By far the best literary collection about scuba diving." -Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine Selections from well-known authors such as Michael Crichton, Dave Barry, Adrienne Rich, Peter Benchley, Diane Ackerman, and James Jones --
(-Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine)"I found Down Time entertaining, educational (even for this veteran diver) and preeminently worthwhile for the discerning selection of its contributors. It is a bedside table book to browse and enjoy" --
Stan Waterman, underwater photographer and author"This is real life experiences and observations by writers who know how to string two words together. A truly remarkable book (that) will no doubt remain a major work in the library of the oceans"(Scuba Diver magazine (Australia)) --
(Scuba Diver magazine (Australia))Down Time is an anthology of diving adventures, meditations, and yarns by the best writers around. Thrilling, funny, and original, this is terrific writing. --
Undercurrent magazineDown Time is by far the best literary collection about scuba diving that we've ever seen...covers all the bases. --
Rodale's Scuba Diving magazineMix the metaphors of a dozen or more great writers with the keen observations of underwater pioneers... and you've got (this) sensational collection. Will surely satisfy every diver's urge to express the beauty of our water world. --
Sport Diver magazineNot only are the authors mindful of the ocean's awesome power, but their voices also ring true with perspectives that come only from having been 'down there.' This singular anthology...is a thorough take on the diver's world. --
Aqua magazine
From the Back Cover
"With Down Time, the Kittrells have achieved something big and wonderful. Divers often struggle to put their experiences into words, but here are the voices of well-known writers who have ventured into the underwater world. They turn diving into a journey of the mind and spirit. This is a diverse, colorful, and ultimately transformative selection of writings on our complex relationship with the sea." --Jean-Michel Cousteau
Dave Barry does battle with a lobster...James Jones is awestruck in a coral cathedral...Robert Stone faces down fear with his air running out...Clare Boothe Luce discovers the reef's true treasure...Tim Cahill tracks the zombie of the deep...
Dive with some of the best-selling authors of all time.
Winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Novelists and journalists. Scientists and adventurers. Playwrights, poets and moviemakers. In thirty-five passages spanning seven decades, they share the frights and fantasies, the mystery and the magic beneath the waves. From the lagoon on Rangiroa to the reefs of the Red Sea...from deep within caves to under the ice...from the lethal silliness of nitrogen narcosis to the elation of soaring over unfathomable depths...every selection, like every dive, is a unique experience. Together, they offer an avid exploration and a thoughtful celebration of a world that only divers know.
