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Techniques

Primary Wreck Diving Guide  by Gary Gentile

Advanced Wreck Diving Guide  by Gary Gentile

Ultimate Wreck Diving Guide  by Gary Gentile

Basic Cave Diving    - A Blueprint for Survival, by Sheck Exley

Best Dives of the Caribbean   by Joyce Huber, Jon Huber / Paperback / Published 1997

Best Dives' Snorkeling Adventures    - A Guide to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean, Hawaii & Florida Keys - by Joyce Huber, Jon Huber / Paperback / Published 1998

Beyond Sportdiving!   Exploring the Deepwater Shipwrecks of the Atlantic - Dive into History, by Henry C. Keatts, George Farr

Caverns Measureless to Man   by Sheck Exley (hardback)

Caverns Measureless to Man   by Sheck Exley (paperback)

Complete Wreck Diving   by Henry Keatts

Darkness Beckons    - The History and Development of Cave Diving, by Martyn Farr

Deep Into Blue Holes   by Rob Palmer

Great Reefs of the World   by Carl Roessler.
If Carl Roessler can't tell which are the "Great Reefs of the World", who can?

Sea Caves of Anacapa Island   by David Edward Bunnell

Sea Caves of Santa Cruz Island   by David Edward Bunnell

Shipwrecks    - Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic, by Roderick M Farb

The Art of Safe Cave Diving   by Dayton Saltsman (Editor)

The Blue Holes of the Bahamas   by Rob Palmer

The Caribbean   (Abbeville's Dive Guides to the World's Best Sites), by Kurt Amsler / Paperback / Published 1998

The Cave Divers   by Bob Burgess

The Fireside Diver   - An Anthology of Underwater Adventure, by Bonnie J. Cardone (Editor) 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. If this bunch can't tell you a ripping yarn, who can?

The History of Underwater Exploration   by Robert F. Marx

The Underwater Dig    - An Introduction to Marine Archaeology, by Robert F. Marx

Medicine

Basic Decompression Theory and Application/D350   by Bruce Wienke

Bove and Davis' Diving Medicine   by A.A. Bove, M.D. & J.C. Davis, M.D.

Dangerous Marine Creatures   by Carl Edmonds
Publisher's Synopsis: A unique guide to aid swimmers, surfers, sailors, fisherman, skindivers, and all others connected with the sea in avoiding injury from marine creatures. Covers the general description of most dangerous marine creatures, and gives the symptoms, first aid treatments, medical treatments and techniques to prevent injury, poisoning, venomous stings and infections. Also gives case reports on medical cases involving these creatures.

Decompression Workbook    - A Simplified Guide to Understanding Decompression Problems, by George S. Lewbel

Decompression-decompression sickness   by A. A. Bühlmann

Dive/First Responder   by Richard A. III Clinchy

Diving Above Sea Level   Decompression Theory, by Bruce Wienke

Diving and Subaquatic Medicine   by Carl Edmonds, Christopher Lowry, John Pennefather
How to identify, treat and prevent most diving disorders likely to be encountered by recreational divers.

Diving Medicine   by Bove, Alfred.F., Davis, J., (1997), ISBN: 0721660568, "Excellent diving advice for the diver and non-diving MD. Fred Bove, MD has extended the great tradition of his book published in 1990 in conjunction with Jeff Davis, MD who is no longer with us. In a pragmatic way the book rightly focuses in on the pathophysiology of areas important to the diver and those treating diving related illnesses. It answers most questions asked by divers and provides a wonderful resource for Diving physicians in caring for their patients. It stays on my desk by my computer and not a day goes by that it is not used in answering questions posed to me as an Online Diving Medicine doctor. I highly recommend it for your reference library."-Ernest S. Campbell, MD (divedoctor@earthlink.net)

Diving Medicine for Scuba Divers   by Carl Edmonds

Diving Physiology in Plain English   by Dr Jolie Bookspan (1995), Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Inc., ISBN 0-930406-13-3, "Required text for all our technical diving courses."-Captain Billy Deans. Reviewed by Edmond Kay, MD

Hyperbaric Medicine and Physiology   by Yu-Chong Lin & Alan Niu

Medical Examinations of Sport Scuba Divers   What your doctor should check you for every year.

Oxygen and the Diver   by Kenneth Donald, (ISBN 1 85421 176 5) provides a good historical perspective and one of the best series of oxygen toxicity tests ever made, if not the best. It is published by: The SPA Ltd. Units 7/10, Hanley Workshops Hanley Road, Hanley Swan Worcs. England

Physiology and Medicine of Diving   by P. Bennett, M.D. & D.H. Elliott, M.D.
"One of my favorite books"-Karl Kramer

Scuba Diving Explained    - Questions and Answers on Physiology and Medical Aspects of Scuba Diving - by Davis Good basic information for any recreational scuba diver.

Tauchmedizin : Barotrauma Gasembolie Dekompression Dekompressionskrankheit   by A. A. Bühlmann

The Bends    - Compressed Air in the History of Science, Diving, and Engineering - by John L. Phillips, 272 pp, with illus, ISBN 0-300-07125-6, New Haven, Conn, Yale University Press, 1998.
This book is a wide-ranging history of the wonders compressed air brought about and the suffering its unknown hazards inflicted. John L. Phillips explores the intertwining roles of science, technology, engineering, medicine, and politics in the invention of compressed air, the recognition and identification of decompression sickness, and the hundred-year-long process of learning to understand and treat the bends.

 Practice

Basic Diving Physics and Applications   by B. R. Wienke

Diver's Handbook of Underwater Calculations   by Wayne C. Tucker

The NOAA Diving Manual   Diving for Science & Technology Publication date: January 1993

US Navy Diving Manual - Volume 1    - Air Diving - Publication date: September 1, 1996

US Navy Diving Manual - Volume 2    - Mixed Gas Diving - Publication date: March 1, 1997

US Navy Diving Technical Manual   Publication date: June 1990

 Rebreather

Simple Guide to Rebreather Diving   by Steve Barsky, Mike Ward, Mark Thurlow. This book describes the operation of various RB's in principle and in practice but does not really touch design (it is no guide to homebrew).
Publisher's synopsis: Rebreathers are the newest wave in diving equipment and are becoming more popular all the time. Rebreathers let you dive deeper and stay underwater longer. It is an exciting new technology and is described in this title in easy-to understand language. This book covers both semi-closed circuit and fully closed circuit systems, history of rebreathers, applications, hazards of rebreather diving, common elements, accessories and tips for purchasing. Over 150 color photos, drawings and tables make this book easy to follow.

 Technical Diving

Advanced Environmental Thermal Control and Life Support Systems   Society of Automotive Engineers; (July 1990)

Deep Diving   An Advanced Guide to Physiology, Procedures and Systems - by Bret Gilliam, Robert von Maier

Deeper into Diving   by John Lippmann

Life Support and Habitability    - (Space Biology and Medicine), F.M. Sulzman, A.M. Genin (Editor), December 1994, American Inst. of Aeronautics

Life Support Systems Design   Nuckols, et al.; (July 1990) Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing. ISBN 0-536-59616-6. This book gives very detailed information about diving related physics and some practical implications, which , for example, can help to understand how Rebreathers are engineered, however the book is not very elaborate on RB design, which is a pretty small science and not much has been published.

Mixed Gas Diving   by Tom Mount & Brett Gilliam

Recompression Chamber Life Support Manual   by Dick Rutkowski (June 1991)

Regenerative Life Support Systems & Processes   Society of Automotive Engineers; (July 1991)

Space Station Environmental Thermal Control and Life Support System   Society of Automotive Engineers; (July 1990)

Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics    - (Space Technology Library, V. 5), by Peter Eckart, (March 10, 1997), Paperback

Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics    - (Space Technology Library, V. 5), by Peter Eckart, (March 10, 1997), Hardback

The Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving   An Overview of the Theory and Requirements of Deeper Diving - by John Lippmann "This volume provides an excellent review of the wide variety of problem areas currently of concern for deeper diving...his coverage is thorough and comprehensive, and provides necessary detailed information...especially in the realm of deeper diving. Therefore, I highly recommend this excellent book to all divers."--Peter B. Bennett, Ph.D., Exec. Dir, Divers Alert Network

 Enviroment

Coral Reefs : Nature's Richest Realm   by Roger C. Steene

Coral Reefs : Nature's Richest Realm   by Roger C. Steene

The Edge of the Sea   by Rachel L. Carson

The Marine Biology Coloring Book   by Thomas M. Niesen

The New York Environment Book   by Eric A. Goldstein and Mark A. Izeman

The Sea Around Us   by Rachel L. Carson