Last Dive e-bog
97,26 DKK
(inkl. moms 121,58 DKK)
Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air.Tampa TribuneSpurred 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 mysteri...
E-bog
97,26 DKK
Forlag
Harper Perennial
Udgivet
3 januar 2012
Længde
384 sider
Genrer
Biography: adventurers and explorers
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062196828
Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air.Tampa TribuneSpurred 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 days mission from New York Harbor.The Rouses found the ultimate cost of chasing their personal challenge: death from what divers dread the mostdecompression 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.