{"title":"Clips, Shackles \u0026amp; Lanyards (N)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"howard-rosentstein-treasures-shipwrecks-and-the-dawn-of-red-sea-diving-a-pioneers-journey","title":"Howard Rosentstein - Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving - A Pioneer's Journey","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nA beautiful book with printed hardcover and separate jacket. Illustrated throughout by 200+ original images taken above and below water by Howard Rosenstein, renowned photographer David Doubilet and others.\r\n\r\nN.B. Customers in the United States may prefer to order this particular book from our partners at Olympus Dive who now have stock available.\r\n\r\nHoward Rosenstein wasn’t just opening the first dive school in Sharm El-Sheikh; he was cracking open a hidden world in Sinai. 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A journey of success and purpose.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n‘This is a fascinating story and one well told.’– Divernet.\r\n\r\n‘A rollicking fun tale… scuba divers worldwide are indebted to them.’– Kathy Sullivan, history-making astronaut and oceanographer.\r\n\r\n‘Once in a great while a book comes along that combines masterful storytelling, riveting adventure, charismatic characters, and meaningful messages that will continue to haunt you long after the last page is turned. For me, Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving is that book… I urge readers to dive into this book for vicarious adventure, for insight into a life well lived, for reasons why you, too, should succumb to the urge to submerge, and for unbelievable stories that are most wonderful because they are true.’– Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer, Founder of Mission Blue (from the Foreword).\r\n\r\n‘A fascinating story. 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I urge you to pick up a copy and embark on this thrilling journey.’– Amos Nachoum, award wining nature photographer and diving travel pioneer, BigAnimals.com\r\n\r\n‘Howard Rosenstein had a dream that he made a reality – he built, and they came.’– David Doubilet (from the Foreword).\r\n\r\nFor additional and more detailed reviews, please see Praise for Treasures, Shipwrecks…\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nHoward Rosenstein is a one-off who was inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 2009. 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