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The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent Into the Ocean's Depths | 
 enlarge | Author: Bernie Chowdhury
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 249698
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060932597
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9780060932596
ASIN: 0060932597
Publication Date: March 2002
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 ok ish September 3, 2006
ThinkTank (London, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The writing is repetitive and unfortunately marred by sub-sixth form writing (eg "they swam up together, like two aquatic Jacks in the children's beanstalk story"). None of the dialogue reads very convincingly either.
However, speaking as a diver, the more factual passages about the perils of the deep are quite compelling. And the description of what happens if you mess up your decompression is memorable and salutory.
The Last Time I Read This !! July 25, 2006
Kurt Lovethang (Brum, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Overall a very interesting read into the world of deep/cave diving. Would have been nice if the author had not felt the need to explain the 24 hour clock to me twice in as many pages - apparantly, 13:48 means 1:48 in the afternoon !!! Also didn't need to know how many languages his gran can speak. Apart from that a good read when he managed to stay focused on the subject at hand - deep wreck/cave diving and the inherent risks involved. Preferred Shadow Divers, and would like to know which of the differing accounts of what happened on the dive deck of the Seeker were nearest the truth regarding the Chatterton/Coast Guard exchanges.
 A Thrill Ride Not Just For Divers! March 29, 2006
Martin A Hogan (San Francisco, CA.)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Bernie Chowdhury has crafted a true tale of questionable courage and obsessive details of a father-son dive team. Chris and Chrissy Rouse were a competitive duo that fell in love with SCUBA diving and all the exciting adventures it entailed. The book covers the history of the Rouse family from teen years to their tragic ending. Instead of concentrating only on diving, Chowdhury reveals other human aspects of the Rouse family, including the urgency of Chris Rouse to provide for his family and his unending interest in being the best at whatever he did, whether it be an independent contractor, an owner of his own airplane or breaking records for diving depths and times. He poured this obsession onto his son Chrissy, with whom he had an intense, friendly bickering relationship with. The family history is shown as important in the ultimate growth of the family and what eventually led to their deaths. Along the way, the reader is introduced to the history of diving in colorful depictions with descriptions of the myriad of gas mixes without getting dry or too scientific. The excitement, urgency, thrills and ultimate heartbreak make for a fascinating read. This is a book for everyone, but divers will be especially enthralled.
Gripping! September 9, 2005
Barry Smith (Netherlands)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book tells the fascinating and fateful story of Chris Rouse and his son Chrissy from their discovery of scuba diving through to their tragic accident whilst trying to identify a mystery U-boat in the deep atlantic. Their story is interwoven with a fascinating insight into the world of technical diving - a persuit which relates to recreational scuba much as climbing Mount Everest relates to some gentle hill walking.The descriptions of technical diving are kept simple enough for the non-diver to understand and yet contain enough detail that certified scuba divers will learn much about a world which basic open water courses dare not mention.
Last dive - first book you need May 31, 2005
bob
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've read a few books on scuba diving and alot get really stuck with technique. this book is good for divers - you can feel that you are there ---- and non divers - explained enough to not bore, gripping enough to hold you.
found that there was alot of repetition but not too much, hence the 4 stars... really overall 5 star
if you dive get this book..... if you don't but your partner/friend does buy it to read or as a guaranteed A1 present.
scares the hell out of any person... gives a real choking feeling at times and you really get close to the people in the book
you will learn alot about diving
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