{"product_id":"deep-descent-adventure-and-death-diving-the-andrea-doria-9780743400633","title":"Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at the danger of diving the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e, the \"Everest\" of deep-sea diving, by an award-winning journalist and photographer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria, \u003c\/i\u003e bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only fifty-one of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e is still taking lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considered the Mount Everest of diving, the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria, \u003c\/i\u003e pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her--and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Descent\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills--or the courage--to go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin F. McMurray is an award-winning journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, New York magazine, Outside, Yankee, Men's Journal, The Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London), \u003ci\u003eRock and Ice, Cigar Aficionado, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. An avid outdoor adventurer, McMurray is an expert scuba diver and former world record holder for swimming around Manhattan. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Descent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Descent\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brewster, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327766008082,"sku":"9780743400633","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1ad6c61-c8fb-4241-bf4c-e1621cabb80e.jpg?v=1727720154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deep-descent-adventure-and-death-diving-the-andrea-doria-9780743400633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}