It's mind-bending, intrepid, and inspiring." - Po Bronson This book will do for the oceans what Cosmos did for space.
"Put Deep at the top of your reading list. Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves.Īndldquo A journey well worth taking.andrdquo andmdash David Epstein,and#160 New York Times Book ReviewĪndldquo Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.andrdquo andmdash Dallas Morning NewsĪnd#160 andldquo This is popular science writing at its best.andrdquo andmdash Christian Science Monitor Review Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potentialandmdash including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater.
He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Fascinatedand#160 by the sport of freedivingandmdash in which competitors descendand#160 great depths on a single breathandmdash James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. More at York Times Book Reviewand#160 Editorsandrsquo Choiceand#160 andbull and#160 An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014and#160 andbull and#160 Scientific Americanand#160 Recommended ReadĪndldquo Fascinating, informative, exhilarating.andrdquo andmdash Wall Street Journalĭeepand#160 is a voyage from the oceanandrsquo s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Nestor has presented his work at Stanford Medical School, the United Nations, Global Classroom (World Health Organization+UNICEF), as well as more than 60 radio and television shows, including Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Joe Rogan Show, ABC’s Nightline, CBS Morning News, and dozens of NPR programs. Nestor’s first book, Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, was published in 2014 and was a Finalist for the 2014 PEN/ESPN Award For Literary Sports Writing, an Amazon Best Science Book of 2014, and more. Breath was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller and will be translated into more than 35 languages. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released by Riverhead/Penguin Random House. James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. James Nestor Science Journalist and Author, Breath
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