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The most useful snippets from our authors, all in one place. DEPTH discusses topics of diving, equipment and environment, physics and physiology, technique and technology, and hyperbarics.

Kids Holiday Helper Book Series
Jaclyn Mackey
Uncategorized
KIDS HOLIDAY HELPER: School will be on break in just a few days so, keep the kids active and learning with Paul Mila's Harry Hawksbill Sea Turtle Adventure Series. Here are some of the reasons why kids love this series: Adventure stories focused on science, written & photographed by diversQ/A in the back of each book for interactive learning op
New: BPC Diver Education Partner Program
Eric vanBok
Uncategorized
Coming in 2025 BPC will be rolling out a new "Diver Education Partner" program!  This program is for you if you're a dive business owner and/or scuba diving professional who's invested in putting great education into the hands of your open water scuba certification students, your existing client base of divers - and if you'd like to creat
How to Establish a New Income Stream for Your Dive Business
Eric vanBok
Uncategorized
We hope you got to see our Booth Reps, Alyson and Beth last week at DEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV (pictured below). Best Pub Co was at DEMA Show talking to dive business owners about how to establish a new income stream by reselling our books.  If you're a dive shop owner, dive business owner, dive trip operator we have great options for you to s
Open Water Scuba Diver Certification Supplemental Book Set
Eric vanBok
Scuba Diving Safety
Attention Dive Shops & Dive Pros! We're sharing a sneak peek at a new book bundle for distributors that will be rolled out at DEMA Show 202 - it's called the Open Water Scuba Diver Certification Supplemental Book Set.  This book set will be a great bundle to sell at your shop to students taking your open water scuba diver certification cou
Hal Lomax, Author
Eric vanBok
Commercial Diving
If you ever have the opportunity meet Hal Lomax in person, you're in for a treat. Hal is a fascinating human with a rich life story around the sea and commercial diving, and one of the nicest and most humble people you'll ever meet.  Hal's connetion with Best Pub Co is that he's the author of Commercial Diver Training Manual, 7th Edition&
Anatomy of the Skin Anatomy of the Skin An Introduction
Anatomy of the Skin (An Introduction)
Eric vanBok
Uncategorized
Skin is an integumentary system at the interface between the human organism and its environment. The boundary limits of skin are found at its transition to mucosal surfaces of the respiratory, alimentary, and urogenital systems; at the conjunctival epithelium of the eye; at the ductal epithelium of the lacrimal and mammary ducts; and at the tympani
Hyperbaric Facility Safety
How Accidents Happen In The Hyperbaric Environment
Eric vanBok
Hyperbaric Facility Safety
For some accidents there is a "smoking gun". However, most accidents are caused by a combination of factors, each of which contributes in some manner. Often these factors accumulate over some period of time preceeding the accident. This chapter addresses the factors that foster conditions under which accidents are more likely to happen and discusse
Learn Hyperbaric Facility Safety
The 2 Aspects of Hyperbaric Safety
Eric vanBok
Hyperbaric Facility Safety
There are two distinct aspects to the field of hyperbaric medicine that influence safety:  Technology (hardware)The operators of that technology (software).  HBO2 is a technology-based therapy, supported There are two distinct aspects to the field of hyperbaric medicine that influence safety: technology (hardware) and the operators o
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Kid-Friendly Earth Day Ideas and Resources
Eric vanBok
BPC Kids
Kid-Friendly Ideas and Resources Create Egg Carton Turtles Read: Gracie Green Turtle Finds Her Beachhttps://www.bestpub.com/books/children/product/gracie-green-turtle-finds-her-beach/category_pathway-99.htmlActivity, Egg Carton Turtles: https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/create-egg-carton-turtles Make a recycled fish CD Re
Tribute to Alese Pechter: A life of love, joy, and wonder
Eric vanBok
BPC Kids
Alese Pechter, an icon of the scuba diving industry, has left a legacy of love, joy, and constant wonder at the world around her.  Alese had a profound impact on the diving industry, helping to grow the sport through her underwater photography and environmental advocacy. She was dedicated to educating future generations in exploring and protec