{"product_id":"live-underwater-memoir-nohl-9781976600289","title":"I Live Underwater: A Memoir by Max Gene Nohl","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, Treasure Hunter, and Deep-Sea Explorer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn outdoor adventure memoir by a legendary diver and innovator who \u003cem\u003enever stopped pushing the limit\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Live Underwater\u003c\/i\u003e is the highly anticipated posthumous memoir of \u003cstrong\u003eMax Nohl \u003c\/strong\u003ewho was a larger-than-life thrill seeker and treasure hunter who revolutionized deep-sea diving. Recounting harrowing experiences with tangled air-hoses, hungry sharks, untested scientific theories, and painful cases of the bends, Nohl’s vivid narrative shows how his unquenchable thirst for adventure propelled him to transcend fear and become one of the field’s great innovators—shattering the diving record in 1937 as the first person to dive deeper than 400 feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the disquieting childhood experiences that inspired his obsession with the underwater world, Nohl goes on to discuss his innovative work on the first self-contained diving suit as \u003cstrong\u003ea student at MIT\u003c\/strong\u003e and his \u003cstrong\u003erisky experiments in breathing helium\u003c\/strong\u003e to achieve deeper dives. In addition to making vital contributions to the commercial diving industry, Nohl was a pioneer in underwater filming, developing equipment and techniques that were employed in many Hollywood film and television productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Nohl’s sudden death in 1960 in a car accident, his nearly complete memoir sat in the Milwaukee Public Library Archives—unpublished, until now. Accompanying this page-turning text is a dynamic assortment of images, including Nohl’s original pen-and-ink sketches and historic photos of Nohl and his collaborators. A foreword by Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen provides insights into Nohl’s many important contributions to the diving world and to Wisconsin history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes Stories About Dives In:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Michigan (near Milwaukee)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe North Atlantic (near Marblehead and Martha’s Vineyard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalden Pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gulf Coast (near Morgan City, Louisiana, and Panama City, Apalachicola, Wakulla Springs, and Tarpon Springs in Florida)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Caribbean (near Haiti and the Dominican Republic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover of the \u003cstrong\u003eMax Gene Nohl\u003c\/strong\u003e memoir, titled \u003cem\u003eI Live Underwater: The Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, Treasure Hunter, and Deep-Sea Explorer\u003c\/em\u003e, features a historic photograph of \u003cstrong\u003eMax Nohl\u003c\/strong\u003e in his innovative diving suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specific image used on the cover is a black-and-white photograph depicting Nohl wearing \u003cstrong\u003ethe \"diving lung\" \u003c\/strong\u003ewith underwater cameras attached, taken during his expeditions in the Dominican Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was published posthumously by the \u003cstrong\u003eWisconsin Historical Society Press \u003c\/strong\u003ein May 2025 and includes Nohl's original pen-and-ink sketches and historical photos as accompanying images. The foreword was written by Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50695942701371,"sku":"1976600286","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781976600289.jpg?v=1763308935","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/live-underwater-memoir-nohl-9781976600289","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}