 Lookingforsomething
different - like a change of life, making somthing positiveoutof your existence
on earth? Have a look at a new book by Mark Bodnarczuk-DivingIn.
Johnno
Johnstone was one of Australia's top hard hat commercial divers. See abrief
historyon the Kempen family website, http://www.kempen.id.au.Enter'geneology'
then 'Johnstone'.
Want
to discuss something relevant to diving and the ocean world? See ReefingAustraliaat
http://www.reefaus.com
Borneomustbe
one of the most incredible diving destinations in the world. Checkoutwww.explorationborneo.com
LeniRiefenstahlhas
turned 100. This remarkabl lady is known as Hitler's moviemaker.Shetook
up diving and underwater photography when she was 72, and publishedtheacclaimed
book Coral Gardens. For more info.
A
twenty-eightyear old woman has set a new free diving depth record. But
why? Enterfor more details.
Great
White Shark photos - some of you may have seen the remarkable photographs
taken in South Africa by Ralf Kiefner. His website is www.whales.de-there
may be a problem accessing the photo gallery, but have a look.
Customer
Brad Crook kindly advises that a video on the salvage operation on theNiagara,'Niagara's
Gold', narrated by Sam Neil, is available through FilmAustralia.
For
an overall diving site with a range of interesting links, see http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/index.html
Andalso:www.minkewhale.comwww.sharkresearch.comwww.australiancephalopods.com
Ifyouare
worried about being nibbled by a shark, or worse even, considercreatinga
magnetic field around you when diving or swimming. What youneed is aSharkShield,
obtained from the Australian company SeaChangeTechnologies.
I have neither the authority nor knowledge toendorsethe fact that they
work, but the technology looks interesting,and theymay have come up with
an attack preventative at last. Worth checkingout.
MikeWarmanin
New Zealand has prepared a website for his new book on the lossof theWhite
Star, holed on 29 June 1862 when steaming from Napier to Wellington.Checkout
www.whiteswan.co.nz
Check
out www.maritimeworld.netforan
interesting site.
A
new release on a fascinating wreck: AnErrand
ofMercy, Captain Jacob Eckhoff and the Loss of the Kakanui.
Want
to know all there is to know about the worlds shipwrecks. Well, you canbewell
on your way if you have a spare $1000. Thats US dollars. You canobtaina
CD-ROM of some 250,000 world shipwrecks. See http://www.globalgisdata.com/
A
new book on the Batavia with a replica coin. Linkherefor
further details.
Interestedin
sharks? Check out the Florida Museum of Natural History sharkpage http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/attacks/relariskreduce.htm
Checkout
Pacificwrecks
database. .Fascinating!
For
anythingto do with diving in Australia, check out Dive-Oz. |
We don't sell any
of the products listed here, but we include them as they may be of interest
to you, as they are to me.
Go direct to the
supplier.
For
Videos, see the separate page. |
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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Vol. 1
by Wendy Carey (author and
photographer)
Hardcover 12 x 9 Full Color
(landscape format), 160 Pages
Undersea photographs of
marine life off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
$ 49.95 can + GST
Contact Wendy direct at
ar 2007 10:06:24 -0700
mamabadger@shaw.ca
From the images I have seen,
this looks like n excellent book.
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THE
MAN WHO BOUGHT A NAVY
Gerald
Bowman.
This
exceptional book, about the raising of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow after
World War 1, has been reprinted. Go direct to th publisher to obtain a
copy: Oceans Images. |
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THE
RAPTURE OF THE DEEP
Michael
Zinsley.
This
is an excellent book, exceptionally well written, covering diving in the
US and the Pacific. Contact Michael at zinsley@aol.com
or
(as much as I lothe to do so) see Amazon.com. |
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AN
ERRAND OF MERCY
An
Errand of Mercy, Captain Jacob Eckhoff and the Loss of the Kakanui
Redmer
Yska. (ISBN 0-473-07699-3, Banshee Books 2001) explores the life of the
author's great-grandfather, a Dutch sea captain who came to work for the
19th century Macquarie Island marine oil baron, Joseph Hatch, out of
Invercargill, New Zealand.
In
1889, Eckhoff carried the first men and equipment to the remote island
to help set up Hatch's now infamous industry based on boiling up penguins
by the thousand for their valuable oil. Eckhoff later campaigned to
rescue a party of penguin-killers abandoned by Hatch with indequate supplies.
Hatch, a sometime politician and skilled propagandist, claimed that
the men were fine and that Eckhoff was just a disgruntled employee.
The NZ Government dispatched the steamer Kakanui to the island early in
1891, the men were successfully rescued, but the vessel vanished in a huge
storm, with the loss of 19 lives. Eckhoff, with ten children in Dunedin,
was piloting the vessel.
An
Errand of Mercy draws on a new body of research to challenge the Hatch
version of these dramatic and tragic events - a version that has become
part of the public record. The book also traverses environmental
opposition within New Zealand to this putrid industry which (much)
later
would see it stopped by Shackleton's photographer (Frank Hurley) and others.
The
book drew a range of favourable newspaper reviews in New Zealand. The
Christchurch
Press called it a 'ripping yarn' and the national Listener said, "For its
picture of Southland and sea-going life more than a century agoAn Errand
of Mercy is a worthwhile addition to any library."
The
book is a 108 page paperback (including photos and engravings). The cost
is $29.95 NZ dollars, plus postage. Contact Banshee Books , 32 Harbour
View Road, Northland, Wellington, New Zealand.
Phone
04- 475-9826. Fax 04- 972-0207 |
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BATAVIA
Whilst
visiting well-known Australian author Hugh Edwards, in Perth, Western Australia,
recently, he showed me a book called SAILING THE LAST EAST INDIAMAN - BATAVIA
by Jaap Roskam. This quite unique book of 148 pages is fully handmade,
with a slip-case, and special bronze closed- loop binding. Inside the front
cover is a specially minted pewter replica of one of the coins found on
the ship, a Daalder, or Rix Dollar, issued by the dutch province of Zeeland.
This handsome book retails fo $295 and may be purchased direct from the
author at In 't Veld Editions, "el Panoramoz", Mount Burrell, NSW, 2484.
Website
www.bataviaphotos.com |
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WOLFIE
THE WOLF-EEL. Written and illustrated by Jacqueline Vickery Stanley.
Love
'em or leave 'em, Wolf-eels are the bull terriers of the sea, maligned
and misunderstood because - well, they ain't exactly beautiful are they?
But like my old bully Baxter, Wolfie is a loveable creature who just wants
to have a home and be loved. Released from the aquarium into the northern
Pacific Ocean, Wolfie has problems finding friends and a new home. But
then he meets Ella and he lives happily ever after in cohabitated bliss.
This is a great kids story, with large colourful paintings of interest
to any child. The author is Australian and a prominent diver, now living
in the USA. Within the fantasy biography of Wolfie lies an accurate life
that has been verified by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Centre, so young
readers not only have a wonderful tale, but learn something of the life
of the eel. A wonderful combination, and one which Jacqueline Stanley will
exploit with further books. If you are a diver, and you have children,
this book is a must.
Available
direct from: oceanica@eden.com.
Cost
is US$18.95 plus post. |
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SHARKS
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
is
a book about shark diving and where to find specific shark species to dive
with. I havn't seen the book, but it certainy mentions Australia. Lets
hope the Hammerheads at Rangaroa are included, the Great White off Port
Lincoln, and the White Tips off the northern GBR are mentioned. Check them
out at http://www.sharksonly.com |
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THE
CENOTES OF THE RIVIERA MAYA. Steve Garrard.
This
is a remarkable book, both for its presentation and for its content. If
you are interested in cave and cavern diving, this is a must. Full colour,
242 pages of some of the finest diving in the world. The region is off
Mexico and covers the coastal plain of the eastern coast of the Yacutan
Penincula (Cozumel is offshore). The crystal clear waters provide for superb
diving, and the choice of sites is immense - makes Mt Gambier look like
a brick quarry. Have a look at Steve's website and go direct for copy of
this excelent book. Retails for $49.00 US plus postage.
http://www.cenotesoftherivieramaya.com
Email
104164.1441@compuserve.com |
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OXYGEN
HACKERS HANDBOOK by Harlow
I'm
not sure what this is all about, but you may like to check out
http://www.conknet.com/~g_packard/airspeed.html
The
publisher is Airspeed Press, 79 Old Denny Hill Road, Warner, NH 03278,
USA |
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AN
UNDERWATER GUIDE TO INDONESIA. R. Charles Anderson.
Contact
Hawai'i University Press. uhpbooks@hawaii.edu |
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ALL
STINGS CONSIDERED. First Aid and Medical Treatment of Hawai'i's Marine
Injuries. Craig Thomas and Susan Scott.
Contact
Hawai'i University Press. uhpbooks@hawaii.edu |
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SAND
TO SEA. Marine Life of Hawai'i. Stephanie Feeney and Ann Fielding.
(Children's
Book - excellent underwater photographer by Ed Robinson).
Contact
Hawai'i University Press. uhpbooks@hawaii.edu |
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COASTAL
FISHES OF OMAN. John E. Randall.
Contact
Hawai'i University Press. uhpbooks@hawaii.edu |
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IN
DEEPER WATERS. Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-SEa Habitats and
Life Forms.
E.H.Chase
and Alexander Malahoff.
Contact
Hawai'i University Press. uhpbooks@hawaii.edu |
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