At the moment, these are the best-selling books tackling the popular water sport scuba diving.

- Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Author: Robert Kurson

It may be a long title and it doesn't necessarily tackle scuba diving but what makes this book a best seller is because it is based in real life. In 1991, two scuba divers discovered a sunken German U-boat along the New Jersey coast. 60 dead men were inside. It was a mystery so over the years, these two scuba divers turned discoverers identified the sunken U-boat and its crew.

- Deep, Dark and Dangerous: Adventures and Reflections on the Andrea Doria
Author: Gary Gentile

The reader can easily get engaged in the well narration of the deep compartments and dark passageways where danger lurks around the corner and death is just a breath away. The author recounts in full detail the slow and inevitable fall of the Andrea Doria. Andrea Doria is a ship that remained to be intact even upon sinking. She served as a time tunnel for scuba divers/explorers, transporting them to a time now extinct.

- Deep Diving: An Advanced Guide to Physiology, Procedures and Systems
Authors: Brett Gilliam, Robert von Maier, John Crea

First ever book to tackle sport diving in depth and allocate space for a the complicated medical concerns of scuba divers. There is a balanced view on the fascination as well as the hazards of scuba diving, assisted by extensive and factual chapters.

- Basic Cave Diving
Author: Sheck Exley

This scuba diving guide discusses the procedure when cave diving in Florida. It is an interesting read for cave divers. The author is the greatest cave-diving pioneer of all time, therefore making the book full of ideas and insight that can help the readers learn how to engage in the sport in a safe manner.

- The Technical Diving Handbook
Author: Gary Gentile

The sequel to the popular and successful Ultimate Wreck-Diving Guide, the author updates, expands and revises his original ideas in this book. Underwater explorers have found this book helpful. The Technical Diving Handbook is a must for extended range-divers. The chapters discuss each aspect of the sport to the technical diving details every diver must know.