Popeye
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The Complete Diver

Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:21 am

Received in December,
"The Complete Diver,History,Science and Practice of Scuba Diving" by Dr. Alex Brylske, who when not being a writer and diving educator is a professor of marine sciences at Florida Keys Community college located in Key West,Florida.published in 2012 it is a fun read and easy to understand. I consider the book a welcome addition to my library.

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Re: The Complete Diver

Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:33 pm

Tell us about it?
Pages?
Chapters?
Illustrations
Subjects covered

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Popeye
Master Diver
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Re: The Complete Diver

Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:12 am

Sorry,don't have time to give you a book report as I'm on an assignment and have limited internet access.
Suggest you Google" The Complete Diver,"click on to look inside, there you can review the table of contents,first pages,surprise me areas of this 329 page,42 chapter book.

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Re: The Complete Diver

Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:06 am

[b]The Complete Diver: The History, Science and Practice of Scuba Diving is a comprehensive guide to the sport of recreational scuba diving.[/b]

It is an important book not just for beginning divers and instructors but also for all who are interested in diving, marine science and ocean exploration. The Complete Diver chronicles a fascinating timeline of undersea exploration and examines the latest developments in technology that will allow man to probe deeper into the vast expanse of innerspace in the future.

The Complete Diver includes chapters devoted to diving history, physics and physiology, diving medicine, health and safety practices for scuba divers, decompression theory and how to avoid the bends, diving techniques, and the future of diving.

Author Alex Brylske, Ph.D., is the most published author in the field of recreational scuba diving, and one of the diving industry's most influential voices. Throughout the 1980s, as Educational Program Development Manager for PADI, Alex designed and wrote many of the programs and materials used today around the world to train divers of all levels. He has been the senior editor of Dive Training magazine since 1991. In addition to his career as a writer and diving educator, Dr. Brylske is a Professor of Marine Science at Florida Keys Community College in Key West, Florida.Show more

Publication date October 29, 2012
Price? $29.95

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