Karen diving in Bora Bora

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"Colorful, in-depth look at world of Scuba. You'll learn the right apparatus for your particular type of diving, the proper techniques for entry, descent, buoyancy, breathing, moving underwater, navigation, ascent and exit, deciding when and where to dive, vital information on dive tables, equipment checks, first aid and overcoming fatigue, using the buddy system and assisting an ailing comrade; and tips on advanced diving, which can involve shipwrecks, caverns, kelp beds, night-time expeditions, and underwater photography... Well organized and sprightly." -- Seattle Times.

"All the information divers need to get started... Author Karen Berger begins with an engaging account of her first underwater experience on a tropical reef off eastern Africa in 1991 and then runs through a brief history of the sport before getting down to the basics of scuba." -- PADI Diving Society.

Black tipped reef shark at 80 feet

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Scuba Diving            
A Trailside Guide  

by Karen Berger 

Published by W. W. Norton & Co., 2000 in cooperation with the PBS TV show Trailside.  


Used in YMCA certification classes for SCUBA, this is a complete introduction to the sport.  

The only YMCA/​Scuba-sanctioned guide to the wonders of the underwater world. Whether it's the balmy waters of a tropical coral reef, a wreck in Lake Michigan, the kelp forests of Monterey Bay, the icy waters of the North Sea, or the caves of a Florida spring, scuba diving is a way to explore the world beneath the surface.

Trailside's Scuba Diving is a comprehensive diving guide that includes all the information divers need to get started on this exciting sport. It reviews the information standard in all certification courses, with chapters on: 
* Gear
* Dive planning
* Safety and first aid
* The science of diving and how it affects the human body
* Diving techniques
* The underwater environment
* Using dive tables and computers.
* It also introduces divers to new opportunities and skills such as:
* Underwater photography
* Navigation
* Wreck diving
* Night diving
* Cold-water diving.

You can:

* Buy this book from Amazon.com
* Ask your local independent bookstore to order and stock this book.
* Buy a signed copy from the author (e-mail for info).

Karen's Books

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Learning to Hike
Backpacking and Hiking
Backpacking basics about hiking worldwide, with 1000 color illustrations
Hiking Light Handbook: Carry Less, Enjoy More
Safe, Sane Stratgies for Enoying the WIlderness with Less on Your Back
More Everyday Wisdom: Trail-Tested Advice from the Experts
Hundreds of Questions and Answers about Hiking.
Everyday Wisdom: 1001 Expert Tips for Hikers
Field improvisations and creative tips, published in cooperation with Backpacker magazine
Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Guide
Companion to the Trailside Television series. New edition of the best-selling How-to-Hike text.
Advanced Backpacking: A Trailside Guide
Companion to the PBS-TV show Trailside
Hiking Guides
Hiking the Triple Crown: How to Hike America's Longest Trails 
Hiking the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails
The Pacific Crest Trail: A Hiker's Companion
A narrative field guide to the PCT.
Journeys
Along the Pacific Crest Trail
A coffee table book and a trail narrative
Where the Waters Divide: A 3000-Mile Trek Along America's Continental Divide
Hiking the CDT
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving: A Trailside Guide
Used in YMCA certification classes for SCUBA, this is a complete introduction to the sport.