Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves

Nestor, James

ISBN 10: 054448407X / ISBN 13: 9780544484078

Published by Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, 2015

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Title: Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What...

Publisher: Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 - Scientific American Recommended Read

"Fascinating, informative, exhilarating." --Wall Street Journal

Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinated by the sport of freediving--in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath--James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potential--including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater. Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves.

"A journey well worth taking." --David Epstein, New York Times Book Review

"Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places." --Dallas Morning News

"This is popular science writing at its best." --Christian Science Monitor

Review:

A fascinating, informative, exhilarating book. (Wall Street Journal 2014-07-14)

Idiosyncratic and Illuminating... Deep demonstrates that a rich, life-filled, mysterious realm of vast possibility is contained in that blackness. It will certainly enrich the thinking of anyone planning to spend time at the beach. (Horatio Clare The Independent 2014-07-26)

Deep is a heartfelt, eccentric and pleasantly eccentric guide to the planet's most mysterious region. It should encourage plenty of readers to take the plunge. (Sunday Business Post 2014-07-27)

Engaging and eye-popping. (Esquire 2014-06-02)