DEEP

u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Review u003c/iu003eEditors Choice u003cbu003e u003c/bu003eAn Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 u003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003ciu003eScientific American u003c/iu003eRecommended Readu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eDeep u003c/iu003eis a voyage from the ocean s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinatedby the sport of freediving in which competitors descendgreat 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 bodily changes humans undergo when underwater. Along the way, 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e A journey well worth taking. David Epstein, u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places. u003ciu003eDallas Morning Newsu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e This is popular science writing at its best. u003ciu003eChristian Science Monitoru003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e [author photo tk] (c) tku003cbru003eu003cbru003e James Nestor has written for u003ciu003eOutside, u003c/iu003eu003ciu003eMen s Journal, Scientific American, u003c/iu003eu003ciu003eDwell, u003c/iu003e the u003ciu003eNew York Times, Salon, u003c/iu003e the u003ciu003eSan Francisco Chronicle, u003c/iu003e and other publications. He lives in San Francisco.u003cbru003e An Eamon Dolan Book"