{"product_id":"9780071796873","title":"Dark Descent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dark Descent makes the reader a vicarious participant in what is a very extreme sport.\"—\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOn May 29, 1914, the passenger liner \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e was struck by the freighter \u003ci\u003eStorstad\u003c\/i\u003e and sank in fifteen minutes, taking more than 1,000 victims with her. It remains one of the largest losses of life ever in a maritime accident.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt more than a hundred feet deep in the frigid Gulf of St. Lawrence, diving the \u003ci\u003eEmpress\u003c\/i\u003e is like trying to navigate an unfamiliar sixty-story building lying on its side at a forty-five-degree angle, in pitch blackness with only a flashlight. In \u003ci\u003eDark Descent\u003c\/i\u003e, Kevin McMurray takes us deep into the bowels of the lost ship, first to relive her tragic death and then to join the divers who have probed the wreck's secrets. It's an adventure from which some divers don't return.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Impressively researched. . . . For those who love the lure of the deep water and the mysteries of shipwrecks, this specialized history will be a pleasure.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Kevin has a remarkable knack of adding life and realism. A great job.\"—R. W. Hamilton, Chairman of the Board, Divers Alert Network\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076888740080,"sku":"9780071796873","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780071796873_p0.jpg?v=1763636139","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780071796873","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}