Josh Young is author or co-writer of more than twenty books, including five New York Times bestsellers. His books include Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me with Howie Mandel, Erasing Death with Dr. Sam Parnia, Epic Survival with Matt Graham, You’re Only as Good as Your Next One with Mike Medavoy, and Bob Newhart’s I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This.
“Exciting and suspenseful. Make no bones about it—this is an
old-fashioned adventure story. Wonderfully readable, Young
weaves in scientific, geographic and engineering details
effortlessly. There’s humor and drama and headaches galore.
Fundamentally, Expedition Deep Ocean is a book about tackling — and
solving — really difficult problems. You need talented people with
different skills, a level-headed leader and patience for initial
failures. It will take a lot of money, and you may never get much
credit for your accomplishment. More than just a fun read, these
are lessons that we all could use right now. Can we send a copy to
Washington?”
*The Washington Post*
"Expedition Deep Ocean takes readers behind the scenes,
beneath the waves, and around the globe on one of the most
audacious adventures of our time. It’s a white-knuckle journey with
larger-than-life characters, cutting-edge technology, and a
singular purpose: to go deeper. Fittingly, Josh Young tells the
inspiring story of Victor Vescovo and his team in great depth."
*Susan Casey, author of The Devil’s Teeth, The Wave, and Voices in
the Ocean*
“What do you do next, if you’re a visionary explorer who has
summited the highest peak on every continent and skied across both
the North and South Poles? For Victor Vescovo, the answer was to
become the first person to dive to the deepest point in all five
ocean basins. The first two problems he encountered were daunting:
Nobody knew quite where they were, and no existing underwater
vehicle existed could dive anywhere near that deep. Expedition
Deep Ocean takes you inside his quest to overcome these (and
many other) hurdles and complete the Five Deeps challenge,
transforming deep-ocean exploration in the process. Josh Young’s
engaging account of the colorful characters and grand adventure of
the Five Deeps Expedition will keep you turning the pages.”
*Dr. Kathy Sullivan, Scientist, Astronaut, Explorer, first woman to
reach the Challenger Deep, first person to reach the deep ocean and
be in space*
"What you don't realize when you see a headline about the world's
first successful attempt to reach the bottom of all 5 oceans is how
much work and stress went into it. Citizen explorer Victor
Vescovo's remarkable quest to complete earth's last great
adventure could easily have gone wrong—and it nearly did, many
times. But he stuck with it, and history was made. Vescovo has done
something audacious and important here — and thanks to this
riveting account of every incredible moment, his story can be
told for generations."
*Josh Dean, journalist and author of The Taking of K-129*
"In the Pantheon of great explorers—Amundsen, Heyerdahl, Hillary,
Armstrong, among others—a new name must be added. That name
is Victor Vescovo, an explorer of the highest order. We now
have an engrossingly written account of Vescovo's remarkable global
quest to conquer those areas closest to the earth's core.
Exploration Deep Ocean draws the reader into all the
myriad aspects of such an adventure, from designing and building a
submersible capable of diving over 36,000 feet, to negotiating
global politics, to the actual dives and the mysteries discovered
as Vescovo went to spots heretofore deemed impossible to reach.
Danger and risk have been no strangers in my life, but reading
Victor's story sent chills down my spine. Expedition Deep
Ocean now has a permanent spot on my book shelf."
*Charles C. Krulak, General, US Marine Corps (Ret.), 31st
Commandant of the Marine Corps*
"Captures the spirit, activities and personalities of the team that
made Victor Vescovo’s historical The Five Deeps Expedition such a
great success. The expedition’s pioneering technologies and
scientific discoveries in the oceans’ deepest places were without
parallel. Thanks to Victor’s commitment of his time and
treasure, the global ocean science community now has been
enriched, with the pathway laid to unlock the secrets hidden
away in the depths."
*Don Walsh, Captain USN (ret), PhD and US Navy Submersible Pilot
#1*
"Entertaining. Vescovo emerges as a complicated
character...and there is plenty adventure to be found. A
vigorous tale of human ambition, technical chllanege, and nervy
attitude."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Young combines science, technology, personality clashes, and
camraderie in this page-turning tale. The harsh and
unforgiving deep ocean is not less of a mystery thanks to Vescovo
and his team. A cutting-edge yet classic adventure and an
introduction to the wonders of deep-ocean life."
*Bookilst*
“Young chronicles the fascinating story of recent dives to the
deepest places in all of the world’s oceans. Young describes
how Vescovo and a team of engineers and scientists at Florida-based
Triton Submarines took on the technical challenges that led to a
revolutionary sub design.”
*Explorer’s Journal*
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