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Title: Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team by Daniel Lenihan ISBN: 1-55704-505-4 Publisher: Newmarket Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: submerged, enlightening information, remarkable stories
Comment: Although I know little of underwater archeaology, I have done my share of contract land archeaology and am an avid sport diver. Mr. Lenihan gives bonechilling acounts of diving situations involving caves, polluted waters and other truly extreme variables. I have been a scuba diver here in San Diego for over thirty years and I have come with time to admit my limits. This man, wether crazy or not, has defied most the limits I am aware of, but you can't say he was clueless, he's still here to write this book. Being quite involved in the diving community for some time and also associated with some west coast based archaeologist, I have heard nothing but high regards for this mans reliability and profesionalism as an archaeologist.
I have read some of the reviews by other so called sport divers who are down on Mr. Lenihan. I am angered by their comments and dissappointed by their ethics treating ships. Essentially, they are treasure hunters and thier ethics are, "the gold I find while destroying sites for other divers is mine!" I fully admit that they know more about ship wreck diving than myself although I doubt Mr. Lenihan is in jeopardy of being overwhelmed by their "unselfish principles" or vast historical knowledge of the sites they desecrate. From the very positive articles I have read in such magazines as "Skindiver" or "Sportdiver" magazine, I am more willing to take them seriously. But thats just me. For anyone interested at all in the ethics of preservation or the insanity of adventure, wether you agree or not, this book will probably fullfill alot of those curiosities.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Sometimes Extreme Adventures Of An Underwater Ranger
Comment: Submerged by Daniel Lenihan is an entertaining book by a National Park Service employee who truly and enthusiastically loved his job - doing recon dives on the underwater treasures owned by the American public. The subtitle of the book - 'Adventures Of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team' - may be somewhat misleading, since Lenihan's adventures are usually tales of the initial dives to evaluate an underwater resource for future recreational divers and archeologists who will follow in his team's wake. This is not a book about the day to day details of underwater archeology, and if you buy it with that in mind, you may be disappointed. That said, Lenihan's tales about the founding and early adventures of SCRU [Submerged Cultural Resources Unit] are fun to read and Lenihan's enthusiasm is catching. It is obvious that Lenihan has a dislike for private treasure seekers and if you don't share his opinion, you may not want to read this book. If you have an interest in diving, sunken ships, the preservation of cultural resources, the National Park Service, or just enjoy rousing good tales of underwater adventure, I can definitely recommend Submerged.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's my new bible
Comment: I loved this book so much! I was truly saddened when i reached the end. Mr Lenihan obviously loves his job and brings these stories to life with vivid storytelling. I'm never letting this book leave my possesion.
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Title: Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, and the Wreck of the Andrea Doria by Joe Haberstroh ISBN: 1585744573 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Beyond the Deep: The Deadly Descent Into the World's Most Treacherous Cave by Monte Paulsen, William Stone, Barbara am Ende ISBN: 0446527092 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.96 |
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Title: Down Time: Great Writers on Diving by Ed Kitrell, Casey Kittrell, Jim Kittrell, Ed Kittrell ISBN: 0965834441 Publisher: Look Away Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Rapture of the Deep: And Other Dive Stories You Probably Shouldn't Know by Michael G. Zinsley ISBN: 1585007412 Publisher: 1st Books Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.15 |
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Title: Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria by Kevin F. McMurray ISBN: 0743400623 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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