Aquanaut: A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
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- Author：Rick Stanton
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Summary
PRE-ORDER THE ENTHRALLING INSIDE STORY OF THE THAI CAVE RESCUE FROM THE MAN AT THE HEART OF THE MISSION， AS SEEN IN THE SUNDAY TIMES
'The British divers are all heroes' Clive Cussler
'A case study in courage' Ron Howard， Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13
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Thailand， July 2018。 Twelve boys and their football coach vanish into Tham Luang caves just as the monsoon rains hit。 A mile from the surface they are trapped by rising flood waters。 All attempts to reach them fail。
As hope for their survival fades a retired British firefighter tinkering with homemade cave-diving kit gets a call。
Rick Stanton and his dive partner race to the other side of the world。
The boys have been missing for days。
Each hour， their chance of escape shrinks。
Rick must swim， crawl and squeeze through treacherously tight submerged tunnels hunting for them。
But that is not the impossible part。
Because if by some miracle they're alive then somehow he must bring the boys back out again 。 。 。
He doesn't know it yet but all his life he's been training for this very moment 。 。 。
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'The riveting， behind-the-scenes story。 Captivating' SUNDAY POST
'A definitive view of the rescue。 You probably won't read a better-written book about diving this year。 I just had to get to the end' DIVER MAGAZINE
'Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century' SUNDAY TIMES
'Remarkable 。 。 。 the chronicle of a man from a humble background who worked devilishly hard 。 。 。 and was willing to go anywhere to help people in the most dire cave disasters' WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE RESCUE WATCHED BY THE WORLD
'The Thai cave rescue was phenomenally dangerous， and the work of true heroes' iNews
'[The rescue] was fantastic， it really was 。 。 。' HRH Prince William
'If it was me stuck anywhere， the one person I would want to come and rescue me is Rick Stanton' Alex Daw， Watch Commander， West Midlands Fire Service
'One of the great stories of our time' Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi， Oscar-winning co-director of Free Solo
'Rick Stanton is not the most domesticated of men' Sunday Telegraph
'The British divers are all heroes' Clive Cussler
'A case study in courage' Ron Howard， Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13
________
Thailand， July 2018。 Twelve boys and their football coach vanish into Tham Luang caves just as the monsoon rains hit。 A mile from the surface they are trapped by rising flood waters。 All attempts to reach them fail。
As hope for their survival fades a retired British firefighter tinkering with homemade cave-diving kit gets a call。
Rick Stanton and his dive partner race to the other side of the world。
The boys have been missing for days。
Each hour， their chance of escape shrinks。
Rick must swim， crawl and squeeze through treacherously tight submerged tunnels hunting for them。
But that is not the impossible part。
Because if by some miracle they're alive then somehow he must bring the boys back out again 。 。 。
He doesn't know it yet but all his life he's been training for this very moment 。 。 。
________
'The riveting， behind-the-scenes story。 Captivating' SUNDAY POST
'A definitive view of the rescue。 You probably won't read a better-written book about diving this year。 I just had to get to the end' DIVER MAGAZINE
'Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century' SUNDAY TIMES
'Remarkable 。 。 。 the chronicle of a man from a humble background who worked devilishly hard 。 。 。 and was willing to go anywhere to help people in the most dire cave disasters' WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE RESCUE WATCHED BY THE WORLD
'The Thai cave rescue was phenomenally dangerous， and the work of true heroes' iNews
'[The rescue] was fantastic， it really was 。 。 。' HRH Prince William
'If it was me stuck anywhere， the one person I would want to come and rescue me is Rick Stanton' Alex Daw， Watch Commander， West Midlands Fire Service
'One of the great stories of our time' Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi， Oscar-winning co-director of Free Solo
'Rick Stanton is not the most domesticated of men' Sunday Telegraph
Reviews
Ariana
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Is this particularly well-written？ No。 Is it a great story fleshed out with a bunch of other great stories？ Absolutely。 It was a nice companion to the other books I’ve read and documentaries I’ve watched about this rescue， from an inside perspective。 I enjoyed it a lot。
Julian Walker
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Based around his most famous exploit， the Thai football team cave rescue， the story of his life is highly engaging， well told， and pretty amazing。He comes across as a thoroughly unassuming， but very likeable， down-to-earth kind of guy - exactly the sort of stuff that heroes should be made from。A quite extraordinary man， with an extraordinary story。A great read， which I really enjoyed。
Claudie
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Unputdown-able， riveting。I would love to be that man's friend。 Unputdown-able， riveting。I would love to be that man's friend。 。。。more
TED B。
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It's a book。 Made from trees。 Some of those trees were probably very friendly。 I am sure they'd be happy to know that they were made into such a great read。 It's an excellent recount of a very tragic event。 I am not a diver nor do I ever desire to be one。。。 but I found this book to be so well written that I feel like I was there and went through a little bit of the experience。 I remember the news coverage of the event。 I had a lot of questions。。。。 Rick's account of everything answered many of th It's a book。 Made from trees。 Some of those trees were probably very friendly。 I am sure they'd be happy to know that they were made into such a great read。 It's an excellent recount of a very tragic event。 I am not a diver nor do I ever desire to be one。。。 but I found this book to be so well written that I feel like I was there and went through a little bit of the experience。 I remember the news coverage of the event。 I had a lot of questions。。。。 Rick's account of everything answered many of them for me。 I would highly recommend！ SPOON！ 。。。more
Chris
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The details of the rescue are fascinating and I enjoyed the stories of the extreme diving Stanton has done in the past。 As a reading experience I felt the book was too long and the narrator is not likeable。
Holly Hatfield
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I enjoyed this book！ I love a good autobiography about a rescue or disaster event。 Author is a man among few elites who are experts in cave diving。 They are an unassuming bunch who love what they do。 Author has been involved in several rescues throughout the world。 I liked his thoughts on minding your business and being very astute in carefully planning and prepping for a dive。 Nothing is left to chance。 He struggled with the Thai Govt and Thai Navy Seals due to language and customs barriers。 Th I enjoyed this book！ I love a good autobiography about a rescue or disaster event。 Author is a man among few elites who are experts in cave diving。 They are an unassuming bunch who love what they do。 Author has been involved in several rescues throughout the world。 I liked his thoughts on minding your business and being very astute in carefully planning and prepping for a dive。 Nothing is left to chance。 He struggled with the Thai Govt and Thai Navy Seals due to language and customs barriers。 Things eventually got ironed out with the assistance of the American military to help facilitate and coordinate the rescue operations。 Things were done in this rescue that had never been done before。 Success reined in the end。 。。。more
Kathelijne
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Rick Stanton did such a good job of telling this story with so much details factually laid out， and yet it shared the emotional impact of this event and his life， so well。 It was incredibly interesting， even though I didn't really know anything about the Thai Cave Rescue or cave diving in advance。 Rick Stanton did such a good job of telling this story with so much details factually laid out， and yet it shared the emotional impact of this event and his life， so well。 It was incredibly interesting， even though I didn't really know anything about the Thai Cave Rescue or cave diving in advance。 。。。more
Marianne
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Note: I spent 10 years exploring， mapping， and rappeling/climbing in caves in 4 states and also did both open water and cavern diving so my review is biased。 Having said so， this book is one of the best pure adventure narratives I have read。 Not only does the author， a British cave diver with 40+ years experience， narrate his leadership in the 2018 underwater rescue of 13 young men in a flooded Thailand cave， he describes dozens of extreme cave diving exploration trips into caves across the glob Note: I spent 10 years exploring， mapping， and rappeling/climbing in caves in 4 states and also did both open water and cavern diving so my review is biased。 Having said so， this book is one of the best pure adventure narratives I have read。 Not only does the author， a British cave diver with 40+ years experience， narrate his leadership in the 2018 underwater rescue of 13 young men in a flooded Thailand cave， he describes dozens of extreme cave diving exploration trips into caves across the globe while progressively innovating his equipment and skills。 。。。more
Meg C
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Thai Cave Rescue Story: 5 starsOther parts: 3 starsWriting: 3 stars
Travis Camp
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Phenomenal！ Just read it already！
Bert
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Excellent insight into the world of extreme cave diving
Fiona
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Fascinating， un-put-downable， amusing and dramatic in equal measure。 The insight into the Thai cave rescue of the boys is so impelling。 Great book。
Magnus Smarason
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Ótrúleg bók bæði frásögn af björgun Wild boars í tælenska hellinum og ótrúlegar lýsingar af ferli og framvæmd hellakafana við aðstæður sem maður getur varla ímyndað sér。 Rick sem var slökkviliðsmaður í 25 ár hefur líka mjög skýra sýn á björgunarstörf sem hægt er að draga verðmætan lærdóm af。
Andrew Long
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