Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells

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

New York Times Book ReviewÂ Editorsâ€™ ChoiceÂ â€¢Â An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014Â â€¢Â Scientific AmericanÂ Recommended Read

â€œFascinating, informative, exhilarating.â€ â€”Wall Street Journal

DeepÂ is a voyage from the oceanâ€™s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. FascinatedÂ by the sport of freedivingâ€”in which competitors descendÂ great depths on a single breathâ€”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, potentialâ€”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.

â€œA journey well worth taking.â€ â€”David Epstein,Â New York Times Book Review

â€œNestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.â€ â€”Dallas Morning News

Â â€œThis is popular science writing at its best.â€ â€”Christian Science Monitor
Country USA
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-06-24
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-06-24
Format	Kindle eBook

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

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