Deco for Divers: A Diver's Guide to Decompression Theory and Physiology

Bought as a gift, he loves it

This book does contain a lot of review material (as its author states) but for me there were also a lot of extra details about the various deco models that have been proposed that were new and useful. Also as stated by the author the book is very readable with the main parts of the book avoiding deep technical equations etc. Haven't got to the end of it yet, but hopefully some deeper stuff and equations will be forthcoming in the final chapter, as promised, as that is what I bought it for.

It's a must-read for those who are moving to technical diving, but it is very useful for recreational divers too. Thorough explanations using graphs and tables. Easy to understand what's happening in the divers body under compression and decompression. Haven't finished it yet, enjoying every page of it.

Very good book but the pages just fall out. Turns out pages randomly falling out of a book while reading is highly irritating.

This book is a very good read - a must for the serious diver. It is extremely informative with explanations in reasonable depth, but in layman's terms, so easily understandable. It has a good technical aspect to it and the writer is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Books like this may just help reduce diving accidents if more divers have a greater understanding of the effects of compression on the human body, and how to miniseries and avoid decompression incidents.

Strikes the balance perfectly between not skimping on detail but at the same time remaining accessible to the non-physiologist. Highly recommended for any diver, especially any one who has ever wonder "what the hell is my computer actually calculating...?"

out if all the books on decompression theory that I have read, Mark Powels book simplify sit and makes it easy to understand in a logical way

Written very well to make the subject easy to understand no matter what the readers science or diving knowledge.Thoroughly enjoyable.