The Diver's Tale

Nick Lyon was born in Plymouth to seafaring parents and has been obsessed with the underwater world since childhood. After unsuccessfully pioneering the use of cardboard diving equipment in the bath, he went on to learn to dive properly in 1982 and, to his great surprise, eventually became qualified as an instructor trainer with the British Sub-Aqua Club. He has worked as the Southwest Regional Coach for the BSAC and has twice won the Alan Broadhurst Award for displaying the highest standards of diving conduct whilst performing an underwater rescue. He spent 28 years working as an operating theatre practitioner before leaving the NHS to write and dive full-time. He has written over 100 articles for SCUBA magazine, including a monthly column. This is his first book. He is married to Julie, a teacher and diver and has two children from his first marriage. His other interests include cooking, polar exploration and trying to play Iron Maiden songs on the bass guitar. He has a small flatulent dog called Skipper.

Foreword by Andy Torbet; An Introduction; Glossary; 1.In the Beginning; 2.Those in Peril on the Sea; 3.The Anatomy of a Diving Expedition; 4.One for the Album; 5....Those Who Can't, Teach...; 6.Sick of Diving; 7.Unleash your Inner Neanderthal; 8.Madness in Malta; 9.The Mother of Invention; 10.The White Heat of Technology; 11.The Spidge Hunters; 12.The Underwater Internet; 13.Paul; 14.Return to the Sea; 15.Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Index.