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A Diver’s Guide to Reef Life (Hardcover)
Review
“A stunning tropical marine life reference guide which is bursting at the seams with outstanding photographs”. — Jane Morgan, DIVE Magazine, December 2006″As essential as your passport on every dive trip from the Red Sea to the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific”. — Claudia Pellarini, SUBMERGE Magazine, October 2006″No marine guide in the world will excite you with this much color and fascinate you with this much information”. — Willy Volk, Wetpixel.com. October 2006″This work is truly a must for all that are interested in the underwater creatures that inhabit our tropical waters”. — Bob Goemans, Saltcorner.com, October 2006A truly comprehensive work, probably the only reef guide most divers will need to take with them on a trip. — Tim Ecott, author of “Neutral Buoyancy”, December 2006
This colorful photographic field guide describes about 1,200 species of common invertebrates, fishes, reptiles and mammals that occur on and around the world’s coral reef (more…)
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2.0 out of 5 stars
overpriced and shoddily made
Although this book contains some great photos to help in identifying fish, it is poorly made; I’ve barely used it and the binding is already separating.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great book
This book is worth every penney. Amazing photo’s a full of great information.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Diver’s Guide to Reef Life
A Diver’s Guide to Reef Life
Comment by Stephen Wong, Marine Wildlife Photojournalist
I used to believe that biologists (or people who knew much of…
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you need ONE book, this is the one!
This book is the most used book in the library at Raja Ampat’s Sorido Bay. It seemed that whatever we were looking for, was in this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Guide
ANDREA AND ANTONELLA FERRARI have spent years amassing the photographs and information contained in A Diver’s Guide to Reef Life, and it shows.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the better guides to marine life
As a marine biologist as well as an author and photographer of marine life books, I am very selective in my choice of those that end up on my shelf.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful photo guide to reef life
I have A DIVER’S GUIDE TO UNDERWATER MALAYSIA MACROLIFE and was pleased to see this additional book by the Andrea & Antonella Ferrari.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning Photographs – but little else
I have to commence by saying that the photography in this book is quite excellent. But that is all. This book fails to match any of the “over the top” descriptions given by other…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive view of tropical marine life
“Reef Life” is a great addition to my collection of underwater marine life books. Many scuba divers are driven to “find that fish or critter” in a reference book immediately…
4.0 out of 5 stars
holey good
The book has beautiful illustrations and detailed descriptions; however, pages 52-61 were crumpled and had tears that went though each of these pages.