DEPTH Blog

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.

BestKids Guide to Buying Books for Young Readers

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Buying a present for your favorite young readers?
How do you know what reading level is best to choose when book shopping?
The following are just a few suggestions on how choose the BEST book for your BestKid.

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Dive Businesses: Become a Best Publishing Company Affiliate-Distributor Partner

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Become a BPC Affiliate-Distributor Partner! 

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Another in the series of the Harry Hawksbill Sea Turtle Adventures!

Sally Stingray Finds Her Way Home

A fourth book was just released in the Harry Hawksbill adventure series - "Sally Stingray Finds Her Way Home" by Paul J. Mila & Luke Chiappetta

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Celebrate BLUE FRIDAY - "Don't Shop, DIVE"

Blue Friday

Blog Written by Gil Zeimer author of “Scuba Storyteller: Mostly Humorous Diving Tales by an Addicted AquaNut”

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Your Holiday Gift Guide

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Your Holiday Gift Guide

A Unique Gift for All Ages of Underwater Enthusiasts

Great White Sharks by Dan Orr is a unique coloring book suited for all ages! With over 40 pages of magnificent photographs and coloring pages, this book will capture the imagination of anyone interested in the mysterious, beautiful, and often misunderstood world of Great White Sharks. 

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Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch

Sometimes, lightning strikes from unexpected places. For the past year I had been struggling to come up with an idea for the fourth children’s book in my Harry Hawksbill Sea Turtle Adventure series, published by Best Publishing Company. On a sunny July Saturday afternoon this past summer, my ten-year-old grandson Luke Chiappetta opted for some alone time with grandma and grandpa, instead of hanging out at the nearby sports complex between games of his sister’s softball tournament.

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Dressings In Wound Care

Dressings In Wound Care

Wound cleansing and disinfection
All wounds should be cleansed at each dressing change, before and after debridement, and in the event of contamination using a neutral, nonirritating, nontoxic solution, and routine cleansing should be accomplished with every effort to minimize chemical and/or mechanical trauma.(60-61) An exception to the requirement for routine cleansing may be the recent application of a skin graft or cellular tissue product, which should be left undisturbed; in this case the surrounding skin should be cleansed.

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The "City of Washington"

The "City of Washington" Photo with permission: Thomas H. Franklin Collection, Steamship Historical Society Archives, www.sshsa.org)

Histories & Mysteries... 

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Underwater Adventure Stories

Download & Dive In!

Download & Dive In with these 
Three Great Underwater Adventure Stories...
all available to download or purchase paperback today. 

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Hands on Reference Library for Hyperbaric Facility Program Directors

Hyperbaric Facility Program Directors

WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC FACILITY PROGRAM DIRECTORS
The following three publications provide new and seasoned program directors access to the policies and procedures to lead their clinic in the safe and effective operational practices of Hyperbaric and Wound Care Facilities. These books are the foundational texts used in the Certified Hyperbaric Program Director. This pathway is specifically designed to support the success of facility leaders. Take a look at these books and additional resources available for hyperbaric and wound care facility directors.

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HYPERBARIC SAFETY: Policy & Procedural Guidelines

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NEW RELEASE- Hyperbaric Medicine Practice 5th Edition

NEW RELEASE- Hyperbaric Medicine Practice 5th Edition

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CELEBRATING: Dr. David Charash

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. David Charash has been named Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year 2025 for Science! This well-deserved recognition celebrates his remarkable and lasting contributions to the diving community. Dr. Charash will be formally honored on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Beneath the Sea Awards Reception and Banquet.

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DIVE IN! Cold Water & Warm Stories

Winter time seems appropriate for re-introducing "Cold Water Diving: A Guide to Ice Diving" especially for those of you who experienced last week's nationwide cold snap. John Heine, experienced writer, Diving Safety Instructor, and Polar Programs officer, has been diving in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic for decades. Safe to say this little guide to ice diving is a MUST for anyone wanting to face frigid waters. https://www.bestpub.com/.../442.../category_pathway-42.html

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STEM CELLS and REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

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Scheduling for Your Success in 2025

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SCHEDULING SUCCESS IN 2025
Authentic and personal connections are more important than ever in life and in business. This year take the time to register for events that will enhance your education, network, and positive mindset.

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Kids Holiday Helper Book Series

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.

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New: BPC Diver Education Partner Program

Coming in 2025 BPC will be rolling out a new "Diver Education Partner" program! 

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How to Establish a New Income Stream for Your Dive Business

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. 

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Anatomy of the Skin (An Introduction)

Anatomy of the Skin Anatomy of the Skin An Introduction

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 tympanic membrane of the ear.

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