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Pirate Hunters Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson Traces the high-stakes quest of John Mattera and Shadow Divers' Chatterton to find the lost pirate ship of Joseph Bannister, discussing their teamwork with technology-eschewing Tracy Bowden and the s… OL17346050W
A Darkling Sea A Darkling Sea James L. Cambias On the planet Ilmatar, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick, a team of deep-sea diving scientists investigates the blind alien race that lives below. The Terran explorers have made an uneasy truce w… OL17867173W
Tender Tender Valerie Hobbs After her beloved Gran dies, fifteen-year-old Liv goes to California to live with the father she has never known and must adjust to his gruff ways and his life as an abalone diver, so different from … OL18387W
Life in the crusher Life in the crusher Trevor Day "Presents the science of Earth's deepest oceans including the states of matter as solids, liquids, and gases"--Provided by publisher. OL1875472W
Deep Diving Adventures Deep Diving Adventures Sue Vander Hook Describes deep sea diving, its history, dangers, and some divers' underwater adventures. OL1888330W
Safety in manned diving Safety in manned diving Stein Tonjum,Jan Onarheim,Odd Pedersen,Erik Jacobsen 88 p. : 24 cm OL19042659W
Shadow Divers Shadow Divers Robert Kurson Shadow Divers is a riveting true adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler,… OL1909529W
Where divers dare Where divers dare Randall S. Peffer "In the tradition of Shadow Divers, this is the gripping true account of the search for German U-boat U-550, the last unfound, diveable wreck of a U-boat off the United States coast, and the battle i… OL19670534W
Night diver Night diver Elizabeth Lowell Former British military diver Holden Cameron must investigate the suspicious activity surrounding a Donnelly dive to recover treasure from the ancient wreck of a pirate ship located near St. Vincent.… OL19707518W
Submarines Submarines West, David See how submarines have developed over time with this book for early elementary readers. Cutaway diagrams will have readers looking behind the scenes to see how these machines and their technology ha… OL19712183W
Treasure Ship (Gary Paulsen's World of Adventure) Treasure Ship (Gary Paulsen's World of Adventure) Gary Paulsen Tag's father died in a dangerous dive, searching for treasure in the depths of the sea - and Tag is the only one who knows what he found. Tag is determined to repeat his father's heroic exploits, but… OL20122867W
Seeking giant sharks Seeking giant sharks Mary M. Cerullo "Provides information on plankton-feeders including whale sharks, basking sharks, hammerheads, and manta rays, and shares a shark diver's experiences searching for and photographing them"-- OL20885362W
Chase the adventure Chase the adventure Darren Shields Darren Shields, underwater adventurer, free diver and spear fisherman extraordinaire tells his tales of the sea. OL24253946W
Underwater man Underwater man Joe MacInnis Covers MacInnis' underwater adventures between 1963 and 1979, including his second descent under the North Pole. OL26201332W
Men Under Water Men Under Water Dugan, James This book offers a historical view of diving, including contributions by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and edited by James Dugan, Cousteau's literary associate. Written in 1965, it features pictures of the S… OL2704621W
The silent world The silent world Jacques Yves Cousteau The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery & Adventure, by the 1st Men to Swim at Record Depths w/the Freedom of Fish is a '53 book coauthored by Capt Jacques-Yves Cousteau & Frédéric Dumas, edi… OL2825124W
Who on earth is Sylvia Earle? Who on earth is Sylvia Earle? Susan E. Reichard "Details Sylvia Earle's life, with chapters devoted to her early years, life, work, writings, and legacy"--Provided by publisher. OL5837587W
Crash Dive Crash Dive John McKinna **HE BRAVED THE DARKEST WATERS...** **BUT NOW HE'S WAY OUT OF HIS DEPTH** Ben Gannon is the best deep sea recovery expert in the business. No salvage is too deep, no job too risky. But when Ben a… OL6023109W
The complete beginner's guide to skin diving The complete beginner's guide to skin diving Shaney Frey In the text and more than one hundred photographs, Shaney Frey not only provides clear and simple instruction in techniques and safety rules of this exciting sport, she provides fascinating scientifi… OL7005534W
The Treasure Diver's Guide The Treasure Diver's Guide John Stauffer Potter The Treasure Diver's Guide was written in the early years of scuba-diving, before the scientific methods of modern marine archaeologists had emerged. It was, however, and still is, a popular book i… OL7147315W
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