Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 158479710X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"mostly advertising, no real images" according to Constant Reader. This book consists of 50 "experts" writing 2-mostly advertising, no real images This book consists of 50 "experts" writing 2-3 short pages on their favorite dive spots there's no single expert or guiding hand in terms of picking the places, it's random. There's one photo per section and they seem to be stock images for the most part, mostly set above the water line girl lying on beach, girl seen from above snorkelling, whale's tail as it dives etc. Some of the experts really ARE experts, like Stan Waterman, but many others are simply people who own dive shops and surprise! recommend their top spot as the place their dive shop services. There are even a few who are clearly simply floggi. short pages on their favorite dive spots there's no single expert or guiding hand in terms of picking the places, it's random. There's one photo per section and they seem to be stock images for the most part, mostly set above the water line girl lying on beach, girl seen from above snorkelling, whale's tail as it dives etc. Some of the experts really ARE experts, like Stan Waterman, but many others are simply people who own dive shops and surprise! recommend their top spot as the place their dive shop services. There are even a few who are clearly simply floggi. Nice descriptions of places I may or may not dive Travis Nice descriptions of places I may or may not dive in the future. Always looking for info on new dive spots.. "Nothing of substance here" according to Beth A. Hutter. I bought this for my husband for Christmas. We're avid divers, and I thought it would a book that would inspire us to travel to different places to dive. I found nothing of substance here- not a lot of detail about either the places or pictures that would inspire someone to travel to these places. Save your money
Santella is the author of four other titles in the Fifty Places” series, as well as Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales (all STC). . A regular contributor to the New York Times and Forbes, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, American Lawyer, and Delta Sky. About the AuthorChris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon
Santella is the author of four other titles in the Fifty Places” series, as well as Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales (all STC). . A regular contributor to the New York Times and Forbes, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, American Lawyer, and Delta Sky. Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing con
Readers will swim among whale sharks off Myanmar, befriend wolf eels off the coast of Maine, and marvel at the giant mola mola of Lembognan, Indonesia. And for readers who want to travel to these breathtaking locales, Santella provides complete If You Go” suggestions to help you plan your trip.. These wonderful creaturesplus the brilliant coral reefs that often provide their backdropare captured in 40 gorgeous color photos from the world’s greatest underwater photographers. In Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella has invited diving experts from around the world to share some of their favorite destinations, so ardent divers can experience these underwater wonders for themselveseither on location in their SCUBA gear, or at home in their armchair. The fifth in Santella’s bestselling Fifty Places” series, the book takes divers from hot-spot destinations like Raja Ampat (off the coast of West Guinea) to old Caribbean favorites like Grand Cayman Isles. The earth’s oceans hold many wondrous surprisesbe they the small, colorful critters” off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squids in the Sea of Cortes, or naval wrecks in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll