Book & DVD recommendations
- The Cove
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Winner of audience awards across the world, including Sundance, SilverDocs and Hot Docs, The Cove follows a team of activists and filmmakers as they infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan, often times labeled as whale meat.
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- October 8, 2009
- Doing it Right - The Fundamentals of Better Diving
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The Fundamentals of Better Diving was written for anyone who wants to get the most out of their diving. From augmenting dive safety to increasing the enjoyment of your family's Caribbean diving trip or planning deep cave exploration, DIR diving is the new foundation for all diving practices. This book outlines not only the essential skills and techniques which constitute sound diving practice, but also the central elements of an holistic approach to diving. (GUE)
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- October 15, 2009
- Deco for Divers by Mark Powell
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Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the underlying reasons for "general diving rules" and decompression theory.
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- October 16, 2009
- Technical Diving from the Bottom Up by Kevin Gurr
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"Technical Diving From The bottom Up" is a guide to both 'would be' and experienced technical divers. Covering a range of topics, it is designed to guide the reader through the basics such as physiology and equipment configuration, before moving onto deep mixed gas decompression diving and the use of rebreathers. (Amazon)
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