Treacherous Waters:
Kingston's Shipwrecks

By Cris Kohl

Treacherous Waters: Kingston's Shipwrecks contains over 200 stories of shipwreck discoveries by scuba divers. It also includes over 100 black-and-white archival and under photographs, numerous maps and drawings, footnotes and bibliography. Cris Kohl is a frequent contributor to DIVER Magazine and has previously published Dive Ontario! and Dive Ontario Two! For more information contact Cris Kohl, 16 Stanley Ave., Chatham, ON N7M 3J2. (519) 351-1966 fax (519) 351-1753.

Build Your Own Underwater Robot and Other Wet Projects

By Harry Bohm & Vickie Jensen

Build Your Own Underwater Robot is a do-it-yourself guide to building everything from building a diving bell to designing your own projects. Along the way you can't help but learn something about the history of undersea exploration, modern underwater vehicles and the scientific principles and technology needed to solve problems.

Projects range in difficulty from simple to complex, and the tools required vary from household products to more expensive items that will warrant a trip to the hardware store. For information on this fun and factual book contact Harry Bohm c/o Ocean Projects, 710-6540 East Hastings St., Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4Z5. Fax (604) 730-0523. E-mail: bohm@cs.sfu.ca

Never Let'em Quit

By Bob Clark

Never Let'em Quit addresses how and why people actually learn to dive, and, why people don't learn to dive. The book's original premise is that it is an instructor's responsibility to create confident, well-equipped, loyal and motivated divers out of all students.

Bob Clark is the founder and CEO of Scuba Schools International (SSI) who started teaching scuba in the 1960s. For more information contact SSI, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525-4498. (970) 482-0883 fax (970) 482-6157. e-mail: admin@ssiusa.com

A Diver's Guide to Monterey County

By Bruce Watkins

A Diver's Guide to Monterey County covers over four dozen dive sites from California's spectacular central coast. Each dive site is described in detail including bottom topography, marine life, and conditions. Most sites include a map. For more information contact Saint Brendan Corporation, (310) 792-2333.