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by Paul Lees, Paperback, 176 pages (January 1999)
Covers both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Gives plenty of information and not just on dive sites. In fact is a mini guide book, covering travel, money, when to go and Accommodation. Filled with lovely colour pictures, it features sections on sea life, underwater photography and first aid. All dives are given a star rating and are well described. If you're planning to dive in Thailand you won't regret buying this book. Read the full review, exclusive to SCUBA Travel. 20% off at Amazon.co.uk Available from Amazon.com
by Paul Naylor, Sound Diving Publications, 144 pages, 2000
The second edition features many fantastic new photographs, unique in their exposure of animal behaviour. Wherever possible, sequences or pairs of photographs show what the animals get up to in terms of hunting, breeding, camouflaging, etc. And don't be deceived by the title, the animals are found not only in the South West, but all around the British Isles. Read our interview with the author... See more details
by Dan E Bailey, North Valley Diver Publications, Hardback, 533 pages, 150 colour plates, 101 black and white prints, 173 maps and illustrations, 2001
The definitive guide to the history and wrecks of Truk Lagoon. Read the full review, exclusive to SCUBA Travel.
Available from the publishers, North Valley Diver Publications for $70 + shipping (actual shipping costs are applied)
Also available from
Amazon.com for $70, but there may be a delay of 4-6 weeks before they can send you the book.
by Elizabeth Wood, Lawson Wood, New Holland Publishers, 128 pages, Paperback, 2000
A concise photographic identification guide to the marine life of Caribbean reefs. The book features at-a-glance symbols to habitats, diet and behaviour, and covers reefs stretching from Florida to Venezuela.
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by Andrea Ghisotti, Bonechi
Over 300 colour photographs illustrate this book. It has notes on 165 animals seen in the Red Sea, from sharks and turtles to sea cucumbers and corals. Also features sections on reefs and islands of the Red Sea, underwater photography and animals which can be dangerous.
Available from WH Smiths Internet Bookshop
by Pete Harrison and Alex Misiewicz, New Holland Publishers
A guide to 270 reef fishes and corals found throughout the Red Sea. Encompassing Israel, Jordon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea
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by Jacques Cousteau, Abradale Press
Eighteen chapters cover all aspects of life in the sea: evolution, reproduction, communication, attack and defence mechanisms, legends and tales, life in the abyss and the future of the oceans. Each of the 446 pages contain fabulous illustrations from marine photographers. A beautiful book that is a pleasure to own. Highly recommended.
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by Gary Gentile, Gary Gentile Productions, 1999.
With seven more chapters than the first edition, a much more comprehensive book than the original.
The most up-to-date and comprehensive technical diving reference.
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by Steven M. Barsky, Hammerhead Press, 197 pages, Paperback, 3rd edition, 1999.
The definitive text on polluted water diving, full-face masks, wireless communications and surface-supplied gear.
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by Tim Ecott, Michael Joseph, hardback, 2001.
Not so much the history of diving but tales of the characters and episodes along the way: the sponge divers, the second world war saboteurs, the free divers, etc.
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