Fireside Diver [Paperback]

Bonnie Cardone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 1996

A collection of stories by the world's best-known divers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...stories for everyone, some happy, some sad, some funny, some dangerous and some, very frightening experiences. It is well written, easy to read and because they are all short stories, you can pick it up and put it down at will, snatching a new encounter whenever you can. I recommend this book to any diver or lovers of oceans, animals and good stories." -- Scuba Diver, Australia

A collection of memorable underwater adventures by some of the world’s best-known divers. -- The Undersea Journal

It has stories for everyone, some happy, some sad, some funny, some dangerous and some, very frightening experiences. -- Scuba Diver, Australia

This anthology includes dives to the USS Monitor and into sunken mine shafts. -- Skin Diver

This entertaining anthology includes many other unusual situations where the unexpected is commonplace. -- Northeast Dive Journal

This entertaining anthology of stories includes encounters with whales, sharks and giant squid. -- Florida Scuba News

About the Author

In 1976, three years after becoming a diver, Bonnie Cardone began working at Skin Diver Magazine. Beginning as an editorial assistant, she retired as the executive editor in 1999. During that time she wrote more than 900 articles and published thousands of her photographs on subjects ranging from equipment to dive travel. Her work continues to appear in dive magazines. Bonnie is co-author of Shipwrecks of Southern California, and is a recipient of the California Scuba Service Award. She lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications (January 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881652092
• ISBN-13: 978-1881652090
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Certified as a scuba diver in 1973, Bonnie wrote more than 900 articles and published thousands of photos during her 22-years with Skin Diver Magazine. She also wrote articles about women diving pioneers for the Historical Diving Society's magazine and authored two books, Shipwrecks of Southern California and Fireside Diver. She was principal photographer for Diving and Snorkeling in Southern California & the Channel Islands. Currently she's a freelance photo/journalist (and unpublished mystery novelist) whose work has appeared in The Journal of Diving History, California Diving News, Diver Magazine, Alert Diver, Sport Diver and several e-zines.

In 1999, Bonnie received both the Women's Scuba Association's Women Diver of the Year Award and St. Brendan Corp's California Scuba Service Award. She was one of the original inductees of the Women Divers Hall of Fame and is a member of the California Wreck Divers Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was awarded a NOGI for the Arts by the Underwater Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the diver and non-diver alike., October 10, 2000

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"bajgd" (Tellico Plains, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fireside Diver (Paperback)

A collection of true, short stories related to the world of scuba diving from the best of the best. The stories told here make divers want to put on their gear and go diving. The same stories inspire non-divers to learn the sport. An easy read, this is a good companion book to take along on the subway or plane when reading time is limited, or as the title suggests, to curl up with in front of a fire on dreary winter's night.

As the editor of DivesafeandOften.com, I see many scuba related books come across my desk; however, this is one of the more outstanding. It is not an instructional book but rather a look at the magical underwater world and the creatures who dwell therein which are accessible only to scuba divers.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars photographers often make bad writers..., July 25, 2000

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emmanuel leus (zurich, zurich Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fireside Diver (Paperback)

A lot of the stories in this book are written by photographers...and a lot of the sories would start as ..'when I was on a shoot for 'Deep Under'magazine I saw ...' They might be good photgraphers - which by the way is hard to judge as all pictures in this book are bad and small black and white pix - but the writing is definitely sub-standard. Also, I get very suspicious when the editor includes stories of her own,and, adding insult to injury, one that isn't about diving at all! i gave it one star because there are two ot three pieces wich were very interesting : the story, written by a navy officer - about a deepdive rescue operation in 1939. A definite no-buy.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that would turn anyone onto diving!, October 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fireside Diver (Paperback)

The stories in this book are not just amazing, but are interesting and funny. As a dive instructor, I have used some of the stories as tools in my rescue and divemaster classes. I would love to have a dive experience that would measure up to these experiences of the writers and their families.