Fireside Diver (Paperback)

by Bonnie Cardone (Author)

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

Product Description
Many of the world’s best known divers share their experiences in this collection of stories of memorable underwater adventures. Encounters with whales, sharks, and giant squid; dives to the USS Monitor and into sunken mine shafts; and unusual situations of all kinds serves as settings for these entertaining tales, where the unexpected is common. Contributors: Dick Anderson, Bonnie Cardone, Ellis Cross, Richard Ellis, Rod Farb, Stephen Frink, Howard Hall, Eric Hanauer, Hillary Hauser, Jack McKenney, Chris Newbert, Carl Roessler, Marty Snyderman, Bob Talbot and Stan Waterman.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc. (January 25, 1995)
• 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: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #636,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

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

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

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

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

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.