Diving Pioneers and Innovators: A Series of In-depth Interviews

Signed and inscribed by the author and 2 principles of the book (Mike deGruy & the other is indecipherable. VERY GOOD in a very good dust jacket. No marks in text. Bidning is tight and square. 489 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm (8 x 11 inches), and 8 lbs. . . . . . . . . . 20 enduring personalities that helped make diving what it is today. 1.) Peter Benchley -- 2.) Zale Parry who also set the depth record for women divers back in 1954 -- 3.) Stan Waterman provides both the books Foreword -- 4.) Bev Morgan pioneered the first dive training programs. His image in full hardhat dress also graces the books cover -- 5.) 6.) Ron and Valerie Taylor who rose to fame in the iconic shark documentary film Blue Water, White Death -- 7.) Al Giddings Filmmaker - The Deep, Abyss, Titanic, etc -- 8.) Chuck Nicklin, retail pioneer and cameraman (The Diving Locker) -- 9.) 10.) Dick Bonin (Scubapro) and Bob Hollis (Oceanic) manufacturers -- 11.) 12.) Ernie Brooks and Paul Human, photography masters -- 13.) Dr. ob Ballard who discovered the wrecks of the Titanic, Bismarck, and PT-109 -- 14.) Wes Skiles cave explorer -- 15.) Mike deGruy, filmmaker -- 16.) John Chatterton wreck explorer (of Shadow Divers fame) -- 17) Greg MacGillivray, IMAX film producer -- 18.) 19.) Howard and Michele Hall, husband/wife team of who seem to dominate the realm of documentary underwater films -- 20.) Stan Waterman. . . . . . . . The full color book is lavishly illustrated with great photographs that capture each interviewee throughout their diving careers.

Product Info

ISBN: 1878348426

ISBN-13: 9781878348425

Publisher: New World Publ

Year: 2007

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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