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A true story of risk, adventure, and the man who dared to see. People who risk their lives and family bonds to pursue their passions can create some of the best nonfiction. And the final part of the book is perhaps the most moving. Shadow divers is a riveting true adventure in which two weekend scuba divers. But two menjohn chatterton and john matteraare willing to. In addition to being compellingly readable on every page, the book offers a unique window on the deep, almost reckless nature of the human quest to know. Robert kurson is currently considered a single author. The true adventure of two americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of world war ii kurson, robert author published by ballantine books, new york, new york 2005. The true adventure of two americans who risked everything to solve one of the last mysteries of world war ii audible audio edition.
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