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"Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air ."--Tampa Tribune Spurred on by a fatal combination of obsession and ambition, Chris and Chrisy Rouse, an experienced father-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve wide-spread recognition for their outstanding and controversial diving skills by solving the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented, World War II German U-boat that lay only a half day''s mission from New York Harbor. The Rouses found the ultimate cost of chasing their personal challenge: death from what divers dread the most--decompression sickness, or "the bends." In this gripping recounting of their tragedy, author Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver, explores the thrill-seeking, high-risk world of deep sea diving, its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and notorious tragedies.

Product details

• Authors: Bernie Chowdhury
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2002
• EAN: 9780060932596
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093259-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 202 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Health; NATURE / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Geographical discovery & exploration, Politics & government, Outdoor survival skills, Politics and government, Geographical discovery and exploration, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas), SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Scuba & Snorkeling, Underwater (sub-aqua) swimming, NATURE: Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, SPORTS & RECREATION: Outdoor Skills