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DIVE
GUIDES and LOCATIONS
The World |
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DIVE
- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
SIXTY
OF THE WORLD'S TOP DIVE LOCATIONS
Monty
Halls.
Folded
laminated card cover, around A4 size, 318 pages, full colour, charts.
A
magnifient book coving the div sites that you, no doubt, would like to
visit - and I would if I won Tattslotto. Commences with an overview of
The Ocean, with brief discussion on currents and temperature, and several
pages on diving technique and equipment which perhaps is superfluous. The
world map showing the best dive sites is useful and the ‘Best Time To Go'
chart equally so. And then we launch intothe destinations, each providing
a map, full ddescription of the major dive sites within the location, and
sidebars showing visibility, getting there, visa, money, water temperature,
dive centrs, diving organisations, recompression, hospital, and any downsides.
Many colour photograph. Of the Australian sites, includes Ningaloo Reef,
the Yongala, Great Barrier reef, Coral Sea and Dangerous reef in South
Australia.
$68.00 |
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DIVING THE WORLD
Beth and Shaun Tierney.
A very well put together
publication , providing over two hundred dive sites - and includes a bit
of sightseeing on those ‘drying out' days - or if the non-diving partner
tags along. Of course, thse are warm-water dives - the temperate sites
don't get a look in. The main countries are Australia, PNG, Solomons, Indonesia,
Philippines; and the Pacific islands, and Micronesia. Egypt and East
Africa is included. The entries include diving conditions, and services
available, including live-aboards. This is not a large ‘coffee-table' book;
it is compact, 190 x 210 mm, yet is full colour throughout and well laid
out. Includes ‘essential' dive-travel information - a very useful publication.
Softcover, 350 pages, maps.
$59.99 |
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DIVING THE
WORLD'S CORAL REEFS.
Editor Jack Jackson.
What a superb book. The
photography is excellent, and the text lucid and informative. So where
are thse top coral reefs. Sections include The Caribbean, Indian Ocan,
Red Sea, eastern and western Pacific, the Great barrier Reef of course,
Melanesia, Hawaii. Authors include Michael Aw, Bob Halstead, Angie Belcher,
Ann Storrie, all of whom are familiar to Australian divers. This is a large
format book, 176 pages, full brilliant colour throughout. Apart from being
an exception book to own, for inspiration and memories, it would also make
a wonderful gift for any diver, irrespective of experience.
$54.95 |
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TOP DIVE SITES OF THE
WORLD.
Consultant Jack Jackson.
I hate reviewing books like
this - it makes me realise what I have missed over the years.This is a
most magnificent book, beautifully produced with superb photographs and
the finest maps I have seen for a long time. It covers the Caribbean, Atlantic
Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, and Pacific
Ocean with particular interest to us Aussies the sections on the Great
Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Indonesia, Philippines and
the Maldives. The quality off production has not been compromised and I
could only estimate that there must be some 500 full colour photographs
in the book. The writing is descriptive as expected, but it is the photographs
that do justice to the dive sites mentioned. Of course, a book like this
should be called Some Of The Top Dive Sites as it invites criticism of
why the publishers have no included your favourite destination - like Rangiroa,
Walindi and Rabaul, and, shame of all shames, no mention of the Solomons.
And why is it that temperate waters don't get a mention, considering the
greater diversity of marine life. It looks as though we are growing into
warm water wimps! But I digress. This is a superb book, one of the finest
I have seen.
Hardcover, dust jacket,
large square ‘coffee table' size, 168 pages, full colour. This book would
make a wonderful gift for the diver and anyone interested in the underater
world.
$54.00 |
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DIVE
ATLAS OF THE WORLD
An
Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites.
Editor: Jack Jackson.
This is a monster of a ‘coffe
table' book - 260 x 325 mm - and needs to be to cover the huge range of
world dive sites, complete with photographs and maps. The only thing I
can do here is list out the locations, and give the book opur highest recommendation.
In the Atlantic we have east coast of th USA, the UK, and South Africa.
The Mediterranean is mainly Spain, south of France, and malta. The Red
Sea is covered of course. The Indian Ocean includes Africa, the islands
of the Seychelles, Maldivbes, Chagos, Mautitius, and Mozambique, as well
as the Andaman Sea, and Western Australia. The Pacific Ocean covers Malasia,
Indonesi, The Phillipines, Micronesia, Melanesia (Solomons, Vanuatu), PNG,
eastern Autraliaa, New Zealand, Canda and west coast USA and the Caribbean.
(No Isle of Pines which is surprising). The best dive sites in these locations
are detailed, with excellent maps and icons showing wrecks, reefs, airport
access etc. The appendix includes the best time to travel, climate and
how to get there, visibility, general depth, and water temperatur. There
is a dive glossary, but no index. Just the book for anyone who has, or
wishes to dive the best locations in the world.
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DIVING
THE RAINBOW REEFS
Adventures
of an Underwater Photographer.
Paul
S. Auerbach, MD.
The
author is better known in the USA for his excellent photography and other
publications.
This
is both an inspirational small coffee table book covering several mjor
dive region in the world, the marine animals and terrain, expressed with
fine photography and text. Eight chapters cover: Apo Reef (Pgilippines),
Truk and Pohnpei, The Caribban, the Red Sea, Galapagos Islands, Fiji Islands,
Palau, and our own Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. The marine life is
covered well in each area, woth single page photo-text essays. Certainly
the region covered have some of the finest diving in the world. This would
make an excellent gift, a guide to future diving dreams, or a souvenir
of places visited.
Hardcover,
dustjacket, 236 pages, full colour on gloss art paper.
$45.00 |
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DIVE
MALDIVES. A Guide to the Maldives Archipelago. 3rd Edition.
Tim
Godfrey.
This
new edition is once again beautifully produced, providing a detailed historic
and geographic description of the major atolls, the resorts, protected
marine areas, shipwrecks and marine life. The general location maps are
clear and the dive sites drawings excellent; 135 maps in all. The colour
photographs show some the exceptional marine life in the islands. Thirteen
chapters cover all the island groups, including 24 protected marine park
areas. Two indexes, of fish and invertebrates, and of dive sites, are useful
This is the ideal book for the potential visitor to decide where to go,
or as a reminder of a visit. Softcover, A4 format, 180 pages, full
colour, many photographs, dive site drawings, and charts.
$45.00. |
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ATLAS
OF THE MALDIVES
A
Reference for Travellers, Divers and Sailors.
The
twenty-six maps cover all the atoll groups and provide greater detail than
those covered in Dive Maldives, and thus is a great supplement to Dive
Maldives (above), or a useful guide on its own. The marine parks are
included, and several aerial shots. A brief nackground and topography of
the island nation is also included. Softcover, A4 size, 56 pages, full
colour. $22.00. |
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MALDIVES
Stuart
Bevan.
A
most informative general guide. Mentions diving but not a specific diving
guide.
Softcover,190
pages, colour.
$15.00 |
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The
Dive Sites of the MALDIVES.
Sam
Harwood and Rob Bryning.
These
New Holland 'Dive Site' guides are excellent and strongly recommended.
The series of 'comprehenssive coverage of diving and snorkelling' guides
are extemely well produced, with full colour throughoutand and excellent
site maps. They are superbly produced, and written by divers who know their
regions intimately.Each site is coded to indicate access (boat,shore),
and experience required; and include a 'star rating' system giving some
indication to the interest of the site. Typical visibility and depth is
shown. More important however is the brief but informative site description,
and the photographs that accompany the regions. The guides are exceptionally
well produced, of some 180 pages, many with full page colour photographs.
Size is medium format - 165x245mm.
$34.00 |
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ASIAN
DIVER SCUBA GUIDE - PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Bob
Halstead and Telita Bates.
Written
by the doyen off PNG dive guides. Including site maps, accommodation and
live-aboards, marine life, wrecks, geographical and travel information.
The PNG guide gives an excellent indication of the diving available.
Full
colour, softcover, 192 pages,130x185mm, site maps.
$24.00 |
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DIVING
AND SNORKELING PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Bob
Halstead and Tim Rock
It
took a while before a book on PNG diving was published - now there are
three or four excellent books. Several years ago Lonely Planet took over
the US based Gulf Publication's Pisces series of dive guides. This book
is one of the first to emerge under the new design format. You couldn't
find two a more authorative author on PNG than Bob Halstead, so this book
is off to aa good start, and Tim Rock is well known for his excellent work
on Micronesia. The colour photos are excellent, although reproduced rather
small to conserve space I suppose. The major dive destinations are included
of course, toigether with a brief marine life identification section. The
maps are adequate to give an indication of the location of the sites.
Softcover,
176 pages, full colour, maps.
$26.00 |
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HOSTAGES
TO FREEDOM - The Fall of Rabaul.
Peter
Stone.
Claimed
as the definitive work on the invasion of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea in January
1942, and the subsequent events that led to the bombing of the harbour,
Hostages to Freedom - The Fall of Rabaul is one of the most comprehensive
books on World War 2. Chapters of interest to divers are devoted to identification
and diving the shipwrecks in the harbour, and aircraft wrecks in the vicinity
and elsewhere in New Britain and New Guinea. A significant section covers
the post-war salvage of ships, aircraft and war surplus. This is truly
a remarkable book and has been exceptionally well reviewed. Whereas it
is predominantly a war history, it is also one of the most thorough publications
documenting the loss of ships and aircraft in WW 2.
ISBN
0 646 24124 9
Hardcover,
large format, dust jacket, 598 pages, gloss art paper, maps, charts, 560
photographs, extensive appendix, index and bibliography.
$120.00
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full details under Oceans Enterprises Publications. |
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PAPUA
NEW GUINEA DIVING GUIDE.
Franco
Banfi .
Covers
some of the major dive regions in this fascinating country - Milne Bay,
Walindi (Kimbe Bay), Rabaul, Kavieng. Superb photography by an internationally
accredited photographer and diver.
Softcover,
A4 size, full colour, 168 pages.
$40.00
A
White Star Publication. |
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RABAUL'S
FORGOTTEN FLEET.
Monica
Foster and Peter Stone.
Rather
prophetically titled, this excellent book gives a detailed description
of the fifteen major war wrecks in Rabaul Harbour. Several of these may
never be dived again - the Hakkai and the Kensin were buried during the
1994 eruptions. The book commences with a brief war history before launching
into a detailed hold-by-hold description of the ships, and aircraft - and
the crane off the Kokopo Road. Detailed drawings and photographs are included.
Softcover,
medium format, 158 pages, mono and colour plates.
$26.00
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full details under Oceans Enterprises Publications. |
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THE
CORAL REEFS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Bob
and Dinah Halstead.
Those
of you who have visited Papua New Guinea will know Bob and Dinah Halstead,
and many would be familiar with their excelent articles in dive magazines,
and dive guide books. Their latest title, The Coral reefs of Papua
New Guinea, is a superb book. It may well have been published with the
assistance of aid funding for the International Year of the Coral Reef
(1997), and the International Year of the Oceans (1998), but the end result
is more than just an ecological awareness promotion. This is a magnificent
book, very well designed, and made exceptional by the surperb photography
of the three authors ( the other is the Italian Sergio Sarta). The marine
life illustrated in the book is unique; the authors know how to capture
a subject and do it such a manner that the end result is a beautiful photograph,
combining art with technique. The text is concise and relevant. If you
have dived anywhere in Papua New Guinea, this is a wonderful momento. If
you are into superb photography, then it deserves a place in your library.
And look at the value.
Hardcover,
dustjacket, quality art paper, full colour, half and full page photographs,
208 pages.
$49.95
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THE LAST NEW GUINA SALVAGE
PIRATE
Fritz Herscheid.
At the end of the Pacific
war, the islands north of Australi were littered with thousands of tons
of Japanese naval and merchant ships. Some readily accessible ships were
legally salvaged for their non-ferrous materials soon after the end of
hostilities. However, hundreds of vessels remained untouched, or just superficially
salvges, in the sixties and seventies, tempting private salvors to seek
their fortune. Some did so legally, some without salvage rights, and others
did it both ways. Fritz Herscheid was such a person, a young, adventurous
man who arrived in Rabaul in 1967 as a diesel mechanic, learnt to dive
- and the rest is now documented history. This is a fascinating biography
of literally death-defying dives at depths far below the accepted level
on air, of encounteres with marine life that protested at the intrusion
into their environment, of legal and illegal salvage of propellers and
condenser tubes and anything else of value in an often hositile and competitive
environment. Many of the vssels mentioned will be recognised by sport divers
who have, later, visited Papua New Guinea, particularly to Rabaul, New
Ireland and New Hanover, and mainland northern PNG. The book gives a down-to-earth
personal account of some fifteen years of constant danger with with explosives,
dive equipment, salvage vssels and bureacracy - and the many encounters
with sharks, both in and out of the water! It chronicles th determination
and fierce rivalry between salvagers, the risks and gains, of stupidity
and intuitiveness, and the actual and close calls with death in remote
locations rarely visited by the white man. No book has ever covered such
a topic. The book also provides a comprehensive shipwreck reference of
known diveable wrecks in PNG waters. A remarkable book and a wonderful
contribution to our documented maritime and military knowledge of the Pacific.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 496 pages, mono and colour prints. $56.00 |
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WRECKS
AND REEFS OF PORT MORESBY.
Neil
Whiting.
An
extremely well presented and well researched book and very interesting
even if the reader has not been to Port Moresby, Papua new Guinea. The
war-time wreck history is particularly interesting, with details on the
Macdhui, Pruth, Japanese submarine RO33, many other ships and aircraft.
With some colour, and excellent maps. Includes a comprehensive history
of recreational and commercial diving in Port Moresby. Hardcover, dust
wraper, 264 pages, large format.
$40.00 |
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NEW CALEDONIA,TAHITI. |
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THE
LADY AND THE PRESIDENT -
The
Life and Loss of the SS President Coolidge.
Peter
Stone
Diving
the S.S. President Coolidge at Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu..
$56.00
For
a full description, link to The Lady and the President.
Highly
Recommended. |
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EASTER
ISLAND.
Bob
Putigny.
How
did the statues get there? Where they carved on the island or brought in
by ship. This book will not give the answers, but it certainly shows the
fascinating landscape.
Limited
copies. Not a diving text.
Hardcover,
dustjacket, full coplour 128 pages.
$20.00 |
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DIVING
AND SNORKELLING TAHITI AND FRENCH POLYNESIA.
Shark
Diving Capital of the South Pacific.
Jean-Bernard
Carillet, Tony Wheeler.
Softcover,
128 pages, full colour throughout, many maps, photographs.
$28.00 |
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VOYAGES
TO PARADISE.
National
Geographic Society .
'Exploring
in the Wake of Captain Cook'.
Takes
us on a journey through the Pacific, 'into uncharted seas', covering the
three voyages of Cook. The text is not so much historic as contemporary,
with an insight into the peoples of the various lands visited. Excellent
reading. Not a diving text.
Hardcover,
dustwrapper, 216 pages, full colour.
$32.00
Limited
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MICRONESIA.
It
is with very deep regret that we advise of the passing of KLAUS LINDEMANN,
author of the brilliant books Hailstorm Over Truk, and Desecrate
I. Klaus died on Tuesday 16 October 2001 at Ann Arbor Hospice (USA).
He had been previously diagonosed with a brain tumor. Klaus' detailed books
gave us all a greater understanding of events in Truk Lagoon and Pulau
during the Pacific War, thus increasing our diving pleasure and enhancing
our appreciation for the turmoil that the local Micronesian people went
through. He will be sadly missed. Our condolences go out to his wife Mary
and family. Klaus Lindemann's collaborator on his excellent Hailstorm Over
Truk was the Trukese diver KIMEO AISEK. Mr. Kimiuo died of a heart
attack on 5 January 2001. Many of you who have dived Truk Lagoon would
have known Kimiuo, and appreciated his knowledge, courtesy and friendliness.
For those who have read the excellent works of Dan Bailey and Klaus Lindemann,
you would also appreciate what a great help he was to those authors.Both
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DESECRATE
1.
Operations
against Palau by Carrier Task Force 58, on 30 ans 31 March 1944, and the
shipwrecks of World War Two.
Klaus
Lindemann.
Covers
the history of the attacks on the Japanese fleet on Palau. Describes twenty-two
wrecks in minute detail that is typical of Klaus Lindemann's excellent
observation and writing. A very impressive publication; a superb diver's
guide.
Softcover,
371 pages, large format 220x300mm, many colour and mono photographs.
$48.00 |
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DIVING
MICRONESIA.
Eric
Hanauer.
This
well produced book in ful colour covers all the major diving destination
- Truk, Palau, Guam, Northern Marianas, Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae and the Marshall
Islands of Kwajalein and Bikini atoll. Skill level is included in all dive
site descriptions. A most valuable book covering one of the finest dive
regions in the world. Softcover, 128 pages.
$38.00 |
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GHOST
FLEET - The Sunken Ships of Bikini Atoll.
James
P. Delgardo.
With
the recent opening up of Bikini Atoll after the atomic tests in July 1946,
a new destination rivals Truk Lagoon as the wreck divers' Mecca. Some 242
ships were anchored at various locations in the atoll when the US Government
detonated another atomic bomb. Immediately after the detonation, scientists
and the military combed the radiated wrecks gathering evidence to show
how massive the bomb damage could be. Operation Crossroads had been succesful.
It was however an inglorious end to the magnificent carrier USS Saratoga,
but she can now proudly claim to be the world's largest accessible shipwreck,
pushing the SS President Coolidge into second place - although getting
to Bikini Atoll is no breeze. The author, a director of the Vancouver Maritime
Museum, was on the 1989 expedition to Bikini. His excellent text and style,
and many historic and underwater photographs, make this an excellent book.
Hardcover,
204 pages, medium square format, colour plates.
$68.00
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GHOST
FLEET OF THE TRUK LAGOON.
William
H. Stewart.
First
published in 1986, this recent printing is the sixth so far, so the book
is obviously well accepted as an historic text on what happened at Truk
Lagoon during World War 2 during Operaton Hailstorm. Although there are
some underwater photographs, the book is predominantly historic, and covers
the Japanese occupation of the islands through to their demise at the hands
of the US Navy.
Softcover,
many mono photographs, some colour, charts, drawings, 132 pages.
$38.00 |
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HAILSTORM
OVER TRUK LAGOON
Klaus Lindemann
The author died in October
2001 and since then, till 2006, this most popular and valuable book on
the shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon had been out of print. Fortunately, it has
been reprinted and is currently available from stock. It covers the history
of the huge Japanese naval base, including Operation Hailstorm which
resulted in so many ships going to the bottom - to our everlasting gratitude
as divers. Lindemann chronicles events, and describes in impeccable detail
each of the ships to the extend that the visiting diver can easily relate
to the author's experiences. One of the finest documented war histories
available. An absolute must for anyone who has been to Truk, or plans doing
so.
Softcover, A4 format, 322
pages, mono plates, index. $64.00. |
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HAILSTORM
- THE DIVE GUIDE
Klaus Lindemann
This is meant to be a companion
to Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon, but stands well on its own. It is
an oblong, A4 size, ring-bound volume of sixty pages, with some fifty wrecks
covered by a line drawing, sometimes a photograph, points of interest,
depth to structure, deck and bottom, and a rating syste, of 1,2,3, together
with a penetration rating of A.B.C. It could also be well used to supplement
the diver's log, by charting the dive on the line drawing of the ship.
There is also an excellent section on ship construction giving the wreck
diver a better idea of what he/she is seeing, an thus enabling recognition
of ship sections and fittings.
$52.00 |
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CHUUK
LAGOON, POHNPEI AND KOSRAE
Micronesia's
Top Shipwreck and Coral Reef Sites.
Tim
Rock.
An
excellen low cost guide covering the main dive sites, and of course the
main qwreck sites at Truk Lagoon.
Softcover,
full colour, maps, 156 pages.
$28.00 |
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PALAU
Nancy
Barbour .
A
very neat book, slightly larger than standard format, softcover - with
plenty of full colour plates. By , this is a marine and diving guide covering
some of the best sites in Rabaul including of course tragic Blue Corner,
and Chandelier Cave.
Good
value and very interesting.
Softcover,
158 pages.
$26.00 |
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WRECKS
OF KWAJALEIN AND TRUK LAGOONS
Dan
Bailey.
Excellent
historical coverage written for the diver. Covers thirty-two wrecks on
Kwajalein and fifty-seven in Truk. Well illustrated with colour and mono
photographs.
Hardcover,
large format 215x280mm, 208 pages.
$74.00 |
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WORLD
WAR 2 WRECKS OF PALAU
Dan
Bailey.
An
exceptionally well researched historic coverage with diving details on
seventy-six wrecks & aircraft.
Hardcover,
large oblong format 350 x 250mm, 323p, 36 colour and 60 mono photographs
with many superb drawings.
$74.00 |
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WORLD
WAR 2 WRECKS OF THE TRUK LAGOON.
Dan
E. Bailey. $160.00.
Hardcover
(laminated boards), A4 size, 518 pages, many colour and mono prints, charts
and diagrams. It has been a long time in coming, and the wait worth every
minute. This is a superb book, the finest presentation of a war/wreck history
that I have seen; exceptionally well researched and equally well presented.
The book contains four specific sections, and appendicies. Section One
covers Truk (or Chuuk as it is now); section two follows on with the Japanese
occupation of the islands. Then we have the extensive coverage of the US
air campaign against Truk, Operation Hailstorm predominantly. The final
section, over 227 pages, describes no less than fifty-two ship wrecks
and five aircraft wrecks in exceptional detail and clarity, complete with
site diagrams and photographs. Nothing has been spared in the quality of
the production, with the use of semi-gloss art paper giving crisp photographs.
Where the wreck site extends the boundaries of recreational sport diving,
the author recommends advanced technical diving requirements. This book
is a must for anyone who has been to Truk, is going to Truk, or is simply
interested in the war history of the Pacific. Congratulations Dan, a briliant
book.
Highly
Recommended. |
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THE
DIVE SITES OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Jack
Jackson.
This
is an excellent guides are exceptionally well produced, and contains many
of his excellent photographs, many full page. Includes an Introduction
the the Philippines, travel guide, and live-aboard charters. Covers the
regions of Luzon (La Unuion, Subic Bay, Anilao), Mindoror (Puerto Galera),
Palawan (Busuanga, the Coron Wrecks, Northern Palawan, the Sulu Sea), and
the Visaya group (Borocay, Carabao, Maniguin, Danjugan Island, Eastern
Cebu and Mactan Island, Western Cebu and Moalboal, Bohol, Panglao Island,
Balicasag and Cabilao Islands, Sumilon, Apo and Siquijor). The Philippines
have some of the finest diving in the world, and with over 7,000 islands,
it is no wonder. A New Holland series publication.
Size
is medium format - 165x245mm, 180 pages, full colur with excellent maps.
$34.00 |
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The
Diver's Guide to the PHILIPPINES.
An
excellent reference with colour photos and maps. Good diagrams of thew
major dive locations, with indication of diver experience level required,
access to the site and the main attractions of the site.
Hardcover,128
pages.
$14.95 |
INDONESIA.
There
has been serious political trouble on these most beautiful islands, particularly
on Ambon. If contemplating a visit, seek up to date information. Bali remains
a popular destination despite the bombings in 2002 when over two hundred
were killed including eighty-four Australians. |
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AMBON
INDONESIA - MARINE WONDERLAND.
Becca
Saunders.
Whilst
light on text, it compensates with over 200 excellent photographs by Australian
Becca Saunders who has recorded the marine life of Ambon with clear well
executed photography. No ‘girl-behind-gorgoneia' in this album - just the
incredible marine life that the region is known internationally. Stiff
board laminated cover, 96 pages, full colour.
$28.00 |
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THE
DIVE SITES OF INDONESIA.
Guy
Buckles.
Another
excellent dive guide from new Holland publications, with excellent maps
and colour ophotography, and comprehensive dive site coverage.
cludes
and Introduction to Indonesia and travel guide, and a section on learning
to dive and snorkel in Indonesia. Locations include West Sumatra (the Padang
region), North Sulawesi (Bunaken and Kungkungan Bay), West Java, Bali,
Lombok, West and East Flores, Far East Nusa Tenggara (Alor, West Timor
and Roti), Ambon, and the Banda Islands. There is also a section on The
Underwater Environment, Underwater Photography, and Health and Safety for
Divers.
Softcover,
176 pages, many colour photographs, dive rating system, bibliography, index.
$34.00 |
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UNDERWATER
INDONESIA.
Kal
Muller.
A
most detailed guide, invaluable for anyone who has dived Indonesia, or
contemplates doing so. The maps are excellent, the colour photographs superb,
and the descriptions of islands, dive resorts, live-aboards, dive sites
and marine life is exceptional. Islands include Flores and Bali of course.
Softcover,
full colour, maps, 242 pages.
A
Periplus Editions publication.
$24.95 |
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MALAYSIA, THAILAND. |
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DIVING IN
MALAYSIA
Dr Kurt Svrcula
A well produced book with
fine photographs, satelite maps of each dive location with specific sites
marked, GPS references, full travel and accomodation information, div and
photographic ratings for the sites, diveable wrecks, weather, safety, and
tips on underwater photography, inclduing digital. Each location lists
average and maximum depth, dive rating, photo opportunity rating, unique
features, hazards. Some 130 dive locations are listed both off Peninsula
Malaysia and Sabah. Softcover, 280 pags, full colour throughout. Includes
dive centres in Malaysia.
$39.95. |
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MALAYSIA
- AN UNDERWATER PARADISE.
Andrea
and Antonella Ferrari.
Covers
the marine life off Peninsula Malaysia and Sarawak - Sabah, - Pulau Sipadan,
Mabul and Kapalai, Layang Layang, Abdul Rahman National Park, Labuan, Kuantan,
Penang. Full colour, with excellent underwater photographs. Chapters include
The Open Sea, The Coral reef, Predators on th prowl, Between Land and Sea,
Knights in Armour, Molluscs, Echinoderms, and other Invertebrates. Excellent
photography.
Softcover,
A4 size, 168 pages.
$38.00 |
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MALAYSIA
DIVING GUIDE.
Andrea
and Antonella Ferrari.
Superb
fuill colour guide to locations off mainln Malaysia (peninsula) and Sabah
- Pulau Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai, Layang Layang, Abdul Rahman National
Park, Labuan wrecks, Tioman, Langkawi. Full colour, with excellent underwater
photographs and colour drawings of the dive sites.
Softcover,
A4 size, 168 pages.
$48.00 |
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Dive
Guide MALAYSIA.
Jack
Jackson.
The
New Holland 'Dive Site' guides are excellent and strongly recommended.
The series of 'comprehenssive coverage of diving and snorkelling' guides
are extemely well produced, with full colour throughoutand and excellent
site maps. They are superbly produced, and written by divers who know their
regions intimately.Each site is coded to indicate access (boat,shore),
and experience required; and include a 'star rating' system giving some
indication to the interest of the site. Typical visibility and depth is
shown. More important however is the brief but informative site description,
and the photographs that accompany the regions. The guides are exceptionally
well produced, of some 180 pages, many with full page colour photographs.
Size
is medium format - 165x245mm.
$34.00 |
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SOUTH-EAST
ASIA- LIVE-ABOARDS.
Fll
colour guide, 130x185mm, softcover, of 192 pages including a thorough description
of each vessel available, and the dive regions visited. This covers Australia,
Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia, New Zealand, PNG, Philippines,
Singapore, Solomons, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam, and in itself is a
guide to the diving available in these regions.
$24.00 |
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THAILAND
- ASIAN PACIFIC SCUBA GUIDE.
Mark
Strickland.
This
excelent full colour guide, 130x185mm, softcover, of 192 pages including
site maps, accommodation, marine life, wrecks, geographical and travel
information. Gives an indication of the diving available, and the dive
regions visited.
$24.00 |
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THAILAND
- DIVE GUIDE.
Paul
Lees.
Over
140 top dive sites and snorkel sites including Mergui and the Andamans.
A
New Holland Guide.
Softcover,
180 pages, full colour.
$34.00 |
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BELOW FREEZING
Lisa Eareckson Trotter.
Softcover, 114 pages, full
colour photographs and maps, glossary, further reading.
I am sure that this excellent
book will not be bought up in bulk by Australian dive-tour operators, but
that does not diminish its fascination. Why dive in the freezing cold waters
o Antarctric Peninsula and South Georgia? Because its there - it is a challange,
with enormous rewards for the skilld and persistent diver. The book covers
dive locations and marine life, and includea a comprehensive chapter on
diving in Antarctica - the equipment, the skills required, the opportunity
to dive and ‘how to get there', and the dangers. Even if diving in these
pristine waters is but a dream, as I dream, it is well worth a read. And
maybe it will inspoire you to seek out one of the ‘last frontiers on earth'.
$49.50 |
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DIVING
GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN WRECKS.
Amsler,
Ghisotti, Rinaldi, Trainito
Softcover,
medium format 210 x 290mm, full colour, 168 pages.
$58
Limited
stock. |
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MEDITERRANEAN
SEA - GUIDE TO UNDERWATER LIFE.
Angelo
Mojetta
I
am constantly amazed at the excellent detail and the superb production
of these fine books. The colour drawings, particularly of underwater wrecks
and reefs, is exceptional, giving a marvellous view of the underwater scene.
The colour photography is excellent and the text informative. I now appreciate
how rich in wrecks and marine life is the Mediterranean Sea - submarine,
aircraft, ships and a diverse variety of sub-tropical and temperate species.
The Mediterranean underwater life guide is exceptional for its coverage.
Softcover,
medium format 210 x 290mm, full colour, 168 pages.
$58.00
Limited
stock. |
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