The 2009 edition of the Diving Almanac & Book of Records (www.divingalmanac.com), edited by Jeffrey Gallant, is now published and available.  Considered as ‘perhaps the best single reference book ever published for divers’ and ‘the definitive general reference book on diving’ by the diving media, this is the only almanac on the diving world packed with hard-to-find information from around the globe.  With 15 chapters covering subjects from military diving, to freediving, oceanography and equipment, the 750 page third edition also contains nearly 500 diving records and 600 Who’s Who of the Diving World.  It’s an engaging read for anyone, diver or not, keen to know more about man-in-the-sea. 

New features for the 2009 Edition include the Dive Business Directory – The ‘Yellow Pages’ of Diving.  (A thorough listing of dive resorts, liveaboards, charters and dive centres around the World, listed by Country).  Dr Alex Mustard has rewritten the Photo/Video Chapter whilst cave explorer/instructor Martin Robson has penned a new chapter on Cave Diving.  There’s also a 100 page Year in Review (September 2007 to December 2008).  This chapter details significant diving events around the World as they occur month by month.  It’s a thoroughly engaging dive news summary wide ranging in its scope of deep-sea and freshwater matter.   

If you’re looking for a unique published resource about the Diving World, the 2009 Diving Almanac & Book of Records has so many facts and data for everything diving, and is recommended for anyone with an interest in diving, even someone just a bit curious about it.  And for trivia junkies, this book is a gold mine.

To order your copy of this one-of-a-kind publication for only US$42 simply log onto www.divingalmanac.com to benefit from free postage and pack.