{"product_id":"deep-freediving-renegade-science-and-what-the-ocean-tells-us-about-ourselves-isbn-9780544484078","title":"Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e, a “fascinating, informative, exhilarating” voyage from the ocean’s surface to its darkest trenches (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors’ Choice • An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 • \u003ci\u003eScientific American \u003c\/i\u003eRecommended Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinated by the sport of freediving—in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath—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, potential—including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound lessons in underwater physiology humans experience when submerged. Along the way, in this gripping work of adventure nonfiction, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “A journey well worth taking.” —David Epstein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.” —\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “This is popular science writing at its best.” —\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling blend of popular science and immersive journalism reveals our surprising connection to the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarine Biology \u0026amp; Renegade Science:\u003c\/b\u003e Join Nestor as he embeds with extreme athletes and maverick researchers who are pushing the boundaries of what we know about the deep sea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOcean Exploration:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey from the surface to the darkest trenches and discover a hidden world of communicating whales, navigating sharks, and other strange phenomena.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mammalian Dive Reflex:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn about the Master Switch of Life, the profound and often hidden bodily changes that turn us into efficient deep-sea diving animals the moment we’re submerged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHuman Echolocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the startling evidence that humans share extrasensory abilities with marine mammals, including the ability to “see” without opening our eyes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eScientific American Recommended Read   iTunes Top 20 Books of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors' Pick: 10 Best Books of July\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eBBC Book of the Week\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Week\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Week\u003c\/strong\u003e   “The deeper the book ventures into the ocean, the more dramatic and unusual the organisms therein and the people who observe them…Through [Nestor's] eyes and his stories, it’s \u003cstrong\u003ea journey well worth taking.” \u003c\/strong\u003e  — \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Epstein, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\"Fascinating, informative, exhilarating\u003c\/strong\u003e book, and, I wager, it will at the very least have you testing how long you can hold your breath.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e    \"An engaging exploration of the depths of the world's oceans and the human connection to the rapidly changing world below. This is \u003cstrong\u003epopular science writing at its best.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e    \"Rich and illuminating ... A passionate celebration of the possible and the unproven ... [\u003cem\u003eDeep\u003c\/em\u003e] will certainly enrich the thinking of anyone planning to spend time at the beach.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndependent \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e    \"Truly breathtaking ... Nestor gets right in with the competitors and rogue scientists who are unearthing mysteries of the deep and its inhabitants that we can't even imagine, in a book that's engaging and eye-popping.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Nestor is crisp with his fun, seafaring facts; he is sober with his sprinkling of environmental bulletins. The book neverpreaches, and it’s a zippy read.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e    \"Freediving, the sport that harnesses the mammalian dive reflex to survive deep plunges, can be a boon for marine researchers, avers James Nestor. We meet a salty cast of them, such as the 'aquanauts' of Aquarius, a marine analogue of the International Space Station submerged off the Florida Keys. 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