A beautifully written, informative, and entertaining story can interest people fond of freediving and those who know nothing about the sport. “A journey well worth taking.” -David Epstein, New York Times Book Review “Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.” -Dallas Morning News “This is popular science writing at its best. His book is about freediving and full of many beautiful descriptions of the underwater world, yoga, and related spiritual practices. 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. 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. 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. Fascinated by the sport of freediving-in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath-James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers.

Scientific American Recommended Read Deep is a voyage from the ocean’s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth.

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves Hardcover by James Nestor (Author) 2,403 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 63.22 7 Used from 63.22 3 New from 107.

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