Freediving books

[Apn315st]

hi there,

Can anyone recomend any good books about freediving or marine life.
Not just manuals, but accounts, stories or philosophy.

I have just read Deep:Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves by James Nestor, which was awesome. Not just about freediving but about the ocean and life within it at different depths, and how/what humans have and are trying to discover about the deep ocean. It reads really well and has some really interesting info.

thanks in advance

 

[Hurlow]

I really like Catlos Eyles' books, particularly 'The Blue Edge' and 'Secret Seas.' Great stories and ocean philosophy. They'd be my top choice.

Also Umberto Pelizzari's 'Deeply,' and recently 'One Breath' are worth reading.

 

[Dai ASBO]

Great British Marine Animals by Paul Naylor is a great identification guide to the various marine life in British waters. He wrote it in the absence of anything similar and contains enough detail to understand more of what is going on amongst the various creatures we regularly see. I happened to meet him a few weeks back too and he's a thoroughly nice chap, very passionate about what he does. A marine biologist but will describe himself as a diver who takes pictures underwater. I think he took all the pictures within the book. I've found it very helpful.

And no, I'm not on commission for recommending his book!!

 

[Apn315st]

Thanks to you both for your recommendations, I will give them a look

 

[spearoprelsey]

Check "One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits" by Adam Skolnick. I really enjoyed it.

 

[Stephan Whelan]

Here you go

https://www.deeperblue.com/10-essential-books-freedivers/