SCUBA Travel News

Discover the top ten bestselling diving books and DVDs
of 2005. The list features three guides to the best
diving destinations, diving guides to Bali and Truk
Lagoon, a couple of sea life books and even
a map. Top of the list for the second year running
comes Jack Jackson's Dive Atlas of The World.

1. Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites by Jack Jackson
   300 pages detailing some of the world's best dive sites. (1)
   
   
2. Collins Pocket Guide: Coral Reef Fishes by Ewald Lieske, Robert Myers
   A compact, guide to over 2000 species of fish you might see whilst diving on coral reefs. (9)
   
   
3. Dive: The Ultimate Guide To 60 Of The Worlds Top Dive Locations by Monty Halls, Describes 60 of the world's best diving areas, and highlights specific dives not to be missed whilst you are there (--)
   
   
4. Lonely Planet: Diving and Snorkelling Bali and Lombok by Tim Rock, Susanna Hinderts
   Guide to the dive sites of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. (--)
   
   
5. The Blue Planet DVD
   The BBC television series on DVD - action shots of the intriguing behaviour of the underwater world with commentary by David Attenborough. (2)
   
   
6. Sardegna (Michelin Regional Maps)
   Map of the Italian island of Sardinia (--)
   
   
7. Lonely Planet : Sardinia by Damien Simonis,
   Guide to the Italian island of Sardinia (--)
   
   
8. World War II Wrecks of the Truk Lagoon, by Dan E Bailey
   The definitive guide to Truk Lagoon. (--)
   
   
9. Reef Fishes and Corals of the Red Sea by Pete Harrison and Alex Misiewicz
   A guide to 270 reef fishes and corals found throughout the Red Sea. (4)
   
   
10. Scuba Diver's Travel Companion by Jeremy Agnew
    
    Tells you for what level of diver a dive destination is suitable. (10)
    

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