Here are some Books SA members have found invaluable or interesting

General Interest (for the Armchair Diver)

Tony Groom
Trevor Norton
Robert Kurson
Rod Macdonald
Sue Rawle
Robert D Ballard

Into The Abyss: Diving To Adventure In The Liquid World Rod Macdonald
Diver Down Michael R. Ange
Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World Tim Ecott (Hajo’s Fav!)
Deep Descent: Adventure and Death: The Andrea Doria Kevin F. McMurray
Dark Descent: Diving and the Deadly Allure of the Empress of Ireland Kevin F. McMurray
Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever and the Wreck of the “Andrea Doria” Joseph Haberstroh
Bottom Time: The Adventures of a Commercial Diver Norbert Weissinger
Salvage of the Tatiana Norbert Weissinger
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea Gary Kinder (Hajo’s Fav!)
The Silent World Jacques-Yves Cousteau (Hajo’s Fav!)
Dragon Sea: A Historical Mystery Frank Pope
The Mammoth Book of the DeepJon E. Lewis (Hajo’s Fav!)
The Dive: A story of love and obsession Pipín Ferreras

Travel Guides

Red Sea:
Dive Red Sea the Ultimate Guide Simon Rogerson & John McIntyre
Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkelling the Red Sea Guy Buckles
Red Sea Lonely Planet
Red Sea Wrecks – Northern Egypt: Site-by-site Dive Guide Rick Vercoe
Sharm El Sheik Rick Vercoe
Safaga Rick Vercoe
Hurghada Rick Vercoe

Malta and Gozo:
Scuba Diving Malta Gozo Comino Peter G. Lemon

Great Britan:
Diving Guide to Great Britain and Northern Europe Giorgio Mesturini
UK Dive Guide: Diving Guide to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Patrick Shier
Dive Wight and Hampshire: A diver guide Martin Pritchard
100 Best Dives in Cornwall Charles Hood
The Diver Guide to South Cornwall Larn. Richard
Dive the Isles of Scilly and North Cornwall: A Diver Guide Richard Larn
Dive the Isle of Man (Diver Guides) Ben Hextall
Scapa Flow Rod Macdonald
Scapa Flow Dive Guide Lawson Wood

Beneath British Seas Alan James
Discover UK Diving: An Introduction & Personal Guide to UK Scuba Diving Will Appleyard

Great Britan’s Greates Wrecks!:
Dive Scotland’s Greatest Wrecks Rod Macdonald
Dive England’s Greatest Wrecks Rod Macdonald

Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Guides:

Red Sea
Thailand
Belize
Bahamas
Cuba
Cozumel
Bonaire
Trinidad and Tobago
South Africa
Maldives
Philippines
Bali and Lombok
Fiji
New Zealand
Great Barrier Reef

Ultimate Dive Destinations:

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella
Ultimate Diving Adventures: 100 Extraordinary Experiences Under Water Len Deeley
Dive: The Ultimate Guide Monty Halls
Dive: The Ultimate Guide to 60 of the World’s Top Dive Locations Monty Halls
Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites Jack Jackson
Top Wreck Dives of the World Jack Jackson
Diving with Giants: The World’s Best Pelagic Dives Jack Jackson
Dive in Style: Chill | Snorkel | Dive Tim Simond
Diving the World Beth Tierney
Complete Wreck Diving: A Guide to Diving Wrecks Henry Keatts
A Traveler’s Guide to the World’s Best Places to Scuba Dive Natalie Canter

Scuba Handbooks:

The Scuba Diving Handbook John Bantin
Go Scuba Dive Monty Halls
Scuba Diving (Eyewitness Companions) Monty Halls
Scuba Diving and Snorkeling for Dummies Michael Newman
Complete Diving Manual Jack Jackson
The Diving Manual Deric Ellerby
Dive Leading Deric Ellerby
Sport Diving: British Sub-Aqua Club Diving ManualBSAC
Deco for Divers: Decompression Theory and Physiology Mark Powell
Technical Diving from the Bottom Up Kevin Gurr
Deep Diving, Revised: An Advanced Guide to Physiology, Procedures and Systems Bret Gilliam
Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving John Lippmann
Deeper into Diving John Lippmann
Diving Science Michael B. Strauss
Scuba Diving Safety Daniel Orr
Scubasigns: The Guide to All Diving Hand Signals Dave van Stijn
The Certified Diver’s Handbook Clay Coleman
Commercial Diving Manual Richard Larn
Scuba Diving Dennis Graver
Dennis Graver’s 100 Best Scuba Quizzes Dennis Graver
Sport diving A to Z Dennis Graver
Decompression in Depth Dennis Graver
Aquatic Rescue and Safety Dennis Graver
Yoga for Scuba Divers Kimberlee Je Stedl
Your Guide to SCUBA DIVING
Physics of Scuba Diving Marlow Anderson
Scuba Diving (Know the Game) Dave Saunders
Scuba Equipment: Care and Maintenance Michael B. Farley
Scuba Diving 101: The Essential Guide Steve Stoud
The Sport Diving Catalog Herb Taylor

Underwater Photography

A Diver’s Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography Andrea Ferrari
Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users Maria Munn

Martin Edge’s UW Photo – Guide:
The Underwater Photographer
The Underwater Photographer: Digital and Traditional Techniques
The Underwater Photographer’s Trip Guide

Fish and Reef Guides

Great Britain – Fish and Reef Guides:
Great British Marine Animals Paul Naylor
Sea Fishes and Invertebrates of the North Sea Lawson Wood
Photographic Guide to Sea and Shore Life of Britain and North-west Europe Ray Gibson

Tropical – Fish and Reef Guides
Coral Reef Guide Red Sea Ewald Lieske
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes Gerald R. Allen
Anemone Fishes & Their Host Sea Anemones Daphne G. Fautin

Debelius’s – Fish and Reef Guides:
Red Sea (Hajo’s Fav!)
Mediterranean and Atlantic Fish Guide
Mediterranean and Atlantic Invertebrate Guide
Indian Ocean Reef Guide
Asia Pacific Reef Guide
Crustacea Guide of the World
Nudibranchs of the World (Hajo’s Fav!)

Coleman’s – Fish and Reef Guides:
Nudibranchs Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Marine Animals

Randell’s – Fish and Reef Guides:
The Diver’s Guide to Red Sea Reef Fishes
Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands
Caribbean Reef Fishes

Andrea Ferrari’s – Fish and Reef Guides:
A Divers Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife
Underwater Paradise: The Red Sea, the Maldives, Malaysia, the Caribbean