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1) The pearl
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Language
English
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems"--P. [4] of cover.
4) Water bound
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Series
Language
English
Description
The last thing Lev Prakenskii remembered was being lost in the swirling currents of the ocean and getting sucked deeper into the nothingness of a freezing black eddy off the coastal town of Sea Haven. Miraculously, he was saved - pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger. But Lev has no memory of who he is or why he seems to possess the instincts of a trained killer. All he knows is that he fears for his life, and for the life of his unexpected savior....
5) In too deep
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Series
Dive team investigations volume 2
Language
English
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"When the Carrington dive team discovers an encrypted laptop with connection to an open murder case, detective Adam Campbell turns to the only person he can trust-- but what they find may require a choice between loyalty and the truth." --
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Series
Passenger novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Pass Christian, Mississippi, 1980: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips up the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from a Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot's flight bag, the plane's black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that...
7) From below
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
469 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The SS Arcadia vanished during a routine voyage. A strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, but no trace of the ship, or of its crew, could be found. Sixty years later, its wreck has finally been discovered more than three hundred miles from its intended course. A small team are granted permission to dive to it. Their purpose is straightforward: explore the wreck, film everything, and, if possible, uncover how and why the supposedly unsinkable...
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Series
Love at the resort volume 1
Language
English
Description
Before the burglary that shattered her confidence, Phoenix Rose had a fiancé, a successful store, and a busy, happy existence. After months spent adrift, she takes a job at the lakeside resort of Cooper's Charm. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, friendly colleagues, and a charismatic, widowed boss, Phoenix is slowly inching her way back into the world. Visiting Cooper's Charm to check up on her little sister, Ridley Rose impulsively agrees to fill...
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Series
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English
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As a Navy SEAL and police diver, alpha wolf shifter Allan Rappaport knows how to handle tough situations, but the arrival of a human diving partner--especially one as attractive as Debbie Renaud--is a whole new challenge. Getting involved is dangerous, but Debbie's offers are hard to resist. As the heat between them rises and a murder plot thickens, Allan is on the brink of exposing his biggest secret. For Debbie, working with another top-notch diver...
10) Open water
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Susan and Daniel are a happily married couple who are taking a much needed vacation to the islands. They are hoping for a memorable trip. However, their vacation turns tragic when their scuba diving party leaves them in the middle of the ocean by the careless diving boat crew. As the reality of isolation sets in, they turn to one another for support. Unable to flag down passing boats, they begin to panic as encircling sharks begin to appear.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
From one of the world's most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth's final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet. More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today -- and one of the very few women in her field -- Into the Planet blends...
12) One in a million
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Series
Lucky Harbor novels volume 12
Language
English
Description
As the brains behind wedding site TyingTheKnot.com, Callie sees it all: from the ring to the dress, the smiles . . . to the tears. It's that last part that keeps her single and not looking. But when Callie returns to her hometown, she finds that her high school crush is sexier than ever. Tanner is a deepsea diver with a wild past, trying to be a role model for the teenage son back in his life. And now Callie has appeared, challenging his best laid...
13) The diver
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Emma practices tirelessly to become a great diver, but as competition day approaches, her nerves get the better of her. When she picks up a penny for good luck, she has no idea that this little copper coin has dreamed of becoming a diver for his entire life!"--Provided by publisher.
15) One final breath
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Series
Dive team investigations volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Investigator Gabe Chavez and Dive Team Captain Anissa Bell have a complicated history. But when Anissa's fractured past collides with Gabe's investigation of a shooting, they must work together to catch the murderer before someone else dies.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.
18) Gone
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Series
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English
Description
Investigating a serial carjacker whose actual targets are young children in back seats, Jack Caffery teams up once again with police diver Sergeant Flea Marley, whose life is endangered by a discovery in an abandoned, half-submerged tunnel.
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English
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"Wolf shifter and former Navy SEAL Brock Greystoke isn't interested in she-wolves. The last one in his life ambushed him with the intent to kill. So when he's tasked with helping his cousin's friend get to a wedding, he has no intention of getting involved with her. She-wolf Natalie Silverton has inadvertently crossed a group of dangerous criminals, and she's in dire need of a bodyguard. Good thing Brock is there to protect her. At every turn, their...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
When Flight 1421 crashes into the ocean six minutes after take-off, the surviving passengers believe they are the lucky ones until the plane starts to sink to the ocean floor, trapping them inside, and they must wait to be rescued as both air and time run out.
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