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1) Cave diving
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Highlights the gear, training, and risks involved in cave diving. Includes safety tips, resources for further information, a glossary, and color photographs.
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"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...
6) The aquanaut
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"A picture book autobiography about Jill Heinerth's experiences as a female diver, exploring life under the water."--
8) Cave sleuths
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Discusses the science of speleology and what scientists have learned about caves, how they are formed, and what lives in them.
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"How can modern DNA analysis of ancient tombs help us learn more about life in ancient Greece? Can ground-penetrating radar reveal hidden city structures? What can we learn from 3D recreations of ancient Greek structures, artifacts, and art? Curious readers [will examine] how forensic science has allowed scientists, archaeologists, and historians to solve mysteries and answer questions about ancient Greece"--Amazon.
12) Exploring caves
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Presents the stories of a variety of explorers who have explored caves and cave systems from around the world, offering photographs of each cave and a discussion of what each explorer discovered inside their caves, such as the explorers who discovered the deepest known cave on Earth to date.
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"What is the allure of the extreme? Who are the women who seek out and excel at sports outside the conventional, such as cave diving, wingsuit flying, or Formula 1 racing? This collection of female adventure dynamos is as fascinating as it is empowering. Introduces readers to a diverse and fascinating selection of women whose determination, grit, and courage have propelled each of them into a life far from the sidelines"--OCLC.
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"The enthralling inside story of the Thai cave rescue. They were utterly alone inside the mountain, isolated from the rest of the world. They might as well have been on another planet.... In July 2018, 12 boys and their football coach disappeared into Tham Luang Cave in Thailand. Trapped miles beneath the surface, not even the Thai Navy SEALs had the skills to bring them to safety. With the floodwater rising rapidly, time was running out.... Any hope...