{"product_id":"9780743400633","title":"Deep Descent : Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Descent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kevin F. McMurray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria,\u003c\/i\u003e bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only 51 of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e is still taking lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Considered the Mt. Everest of diving, the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria,\u003c\/i\u003e pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her -- and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeep Descent\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills -- or the courage -- to go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eClive Cussler A compelling masterwork of the greatest shipwreck killer in maritime history. McMurray involves you in the life-and-death drama as if you are actually diving in the depths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Exciting and powerful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e This is a book you will have a hard time putting down. Page after page leads you through adventure, mystery, suspense, and acts of heroism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e McMurray knows his stuff...Compelling...Full of high drama in low places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743400633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40588673712334,"sku":"9780743400633","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ea989333-a16f-4a21-96a7-10ba6010fc87.jpg?v=1637701850","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743400633","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}