From School Library Journal
YA-A colorfully illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive guide to this appealing sport. It covers all aspects of diving from equipment selection and maintenance to the risks and hazards involved. Included are easy-to-read charts and clear explanations about relevant scientific concepts such as buoyancy, gas pressure, and dive tables. Teens will enjoy this book even if they don't go near the water.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Library Journal
Graver easily achieves his stated goal "to create the most complete, up-to-date text available for entry-level scuba diving and to improve diving safety through education." Study guides in the margins of the text prompt the reader to constantly focus on important points, and the writing provides in-depth elaboration and direction--for the more advanced scuba information seeker--on topics such as equipment, management of physical problems during a dive, the aquatic environment, and general planning in preparation for dives. Appendixes include lists of diver training organizations, the tenets of the "Responsible Diver Code," and equipment inventory. The book serves dual roles as student text and basic introduction. Recommended, especially if your collection is limited to a single title in this subject area.- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., BostonCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Book News, Inc.
An introduction to diving with 125 detailed photos and drawings (many in color). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
Learning what to do, how to do it, and when to do it is essential in underwater sports. Scuba Diving provides a clear, thorough, and captivating educational experience for all who want to take the plunge. Packed with beautiful, full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this newest edition of the popular resource is the preferred guide for recreational divers, diving instructors, and students. Dennis Graver sheds light on the undersea world and how to experience it safely with essential details on diving equipment, skills, and planning. Also included are sections on diving history, boat diving procedures, use of computers, dive tables, buddy check procedures, and lifesaving. Scuba Diving is so complete and authoritative that it serves as the official manual of the YMCA Scuba Diving Program. Whether you’re a beginning or intermediate diver or a diving instructor, make sure you have all the bases covered before you go underwater. This guide will ensure a safe and successful dive every time you take the plunge.


Card catalog description
"Written by Dennis Graver, an internationally acclaimed scuba diving educator, Scuba Diving has everything today's divers need to know for underwater excitement and safety. This beautifully illustrated, full-color text will teach you how to perform essential diving skills; use diving equipment in both warm and cold water; avoid the risks and hazards associated with diving; and take advantage of the advances in diving medicine, diving equipment, and dive-planning devices."--BOOK JACKET. "In addition to his expert instruction in diving techniques, Graver draws on his personal diving experiences to share special insights into scuba. He explains how to adapt to the underwater environment, prevent potential injuries, identify and appreciate the wonderful plant and animal sea life, achieve an adequate fitness level for diving, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.


From the Publisher
"Scuba Diving by Dennis Graver covers all phases of recreational diving beyond the basics. It is an ideal text for beginning as well as advanced divers." Tom Hemphill President of Emerald Seas International, Ltd. Member, NAUI Board of Directors "Superbly written. An excellent entry-level text that will also be of great use to the experienced and advanced diver." Wayne P. Quarberg Training Director Multinational Diving Educators Association "A book that should be part of every new diver's library." Peter B. Bennett, PhD, DSc Senior Director, Hyperbaric Center Executive Director, Divers Alert Network


About the Author
With over a quarter-century of experience as a scuba instructor and instructor trainer, Dennis Graver has authored 27 books and manuals on the subject of scuba diving. In his position as director of training for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), he designed the PADI modular scuba course and wrote the PADI Dive Manual, which revolutionized scuba instruction. During his tenure as director of education for the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), Graver wrote the NAUI Openwater I Scuba Diver Course Instructor Guide as well as several other diving texts. He has also contributed hundreds of articles on diving to such magazines as Skin Diver, Sources, and Undercurrents as well as several NAUI technical publications. From the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt to the barrier reefs of Australia, Graver has spent the past 32 years photographing the wonders under the water. He has won numerous awards from the Underwater Photographic Society, and his photos have graced the covers of many magazines and illustrated several diving texts and audiovisual educational programs. Graver has greatly influenced scuba diving with his development of a dive table multilevel diving technique for recreational diving and a breathing mask technique for diving rescue. He also has designed the NAUI Dive Time Calculator and the first PADI dive tables. Graver is currently a member of NAUI, the Handicapped Scuba Association, and the Divers Alert Network. Dennis and his wife, Barbara, reside in Camano Island, Washington.

ANNOTATION

An internationally recognized scuba diving educator presents the most complete text ever written on diving fundamentals and current topics. Graver also covers modern environmental concerns, equipment needed for various water types, the risks and hazards of diving, and more. 78 color photographs and 47 line drawings.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"Learning what to do, how to do it, and when to do it is essential in underwater sports. Scuba Diving provides a clear, thorough, and captivating educational experience for all who want to take the plunge. Packed with beautiful, full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this newest edition of the popular resource is the preferred guide for recreational divers, diving instructors, and students." "Dennis Graver sheds light on the undersea world and how to experience it safely with essential details on diving equipment, skills, and planning. Also included are sections on diving history, boat diving procedures, use of computers, dive tables, buddy check procedures, and lifesaving." Scuba Diving is so complete and authoritative that it serves as the official manual of the YMCA Scuba Diving Program. Whether you're a beginning or intermediate diver or a diving instructor, make sure you have all the bases covered before you go underwater. This guide will ensure a safe and successful dive every time you take the plunge.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Graver easily achieves his stated goal ``to create the most complete, up-to-date text available for entry-level scuba diving and to improve diving safety through education.'' Study guides in the margins of the text prompt the reader to constantly focus on important points, and the writing provides in-depth elaboration and direction--for the more advanced scuba information seeker--on topics such as equipment, management of physical problems during a dive, the aquatic environment, and general planning in preparation for dives. Appendixes include lists of diver training organizations, the tenets of the ``Responsible Diver Code,'' and equipment inventory. The book serves dual roles as student text and basic introduction. Recommended, especially if your collection is limited to a single title in this subject area.-- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston

School Library Journal

YA-A colorfully illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive guide to this appealing sport. It covers all aspects of diving from equipment selection and maintenance to the risks and hazards involved. Included are easy-to-read charts and clear explanations about relevant scientific concepts such as buoyancy, gas pressure, and dive tables. Teens will enjoy this book even if they don't go near the water.

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