{"product_id":"submersed-wonder-obsession-and-murder-in-the-world-of-amateur-submarines-9780593686034","title":"Submersed: Wonder, Obsession, and Murder in the World of Amateur Submarines","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating foray into the world of deep-sea divers, the obsession and madness that oceans inspire in us, and the story of submarine inventor Peter Madsen's murder of journalist Kim Wall\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubmersed\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an investigation into the beguiling subculture of DIY submersible obsessives: men and women--but mostly men--who are so compelled to sink into the deep sea that they become amateur backyard submarine-builders. Should they succeed in fashioning a craft in their garage or driveway and set sail, they do so at great personal risk--as the 2023 fatal implosion of OceanGate's much more highly funded sub, \u003ci\u003eTitan\u003c\/i\u003e, proved to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatthew Gavin Frank explores the origins of the human compulsion to sink to depth, from the diving bells of Aristotle and Alexander the Great to the Confederate \u003ci\u003eH. L. Hunley\u003c\/i\u003e, which became the first submersible to sink an enemy warship before itself being sunk during the Civil War. The deeper he plunges, however, the more the obsession seems to dovetail with more threatening traits. Following the grisly murder of journalist Kim Wall at the hands of eccentric entrepreneur Peter Madsen aboard his DIY midget submarine, Frank finds himself reckoning with obsession's darkest extremes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together elements of true crime, the strange history of the submarine, the mythology of the deep sea, and the physical and mental side effects of sinking to great depth, Frank attempts to get to the bottom of this niche compulsion to chase the extreme in our planet's bodies of water and in our own bodies. What he comes to discover, and interrogate, are the odd and unexpected overlaps between the unquenchable human desire to descend into deep water, and a penchant for unspeakable violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4878310\"\u003eMatthew Gavin Frank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593686034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593686039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO023000\"\u003eAdventurers \u0026amp; Explorers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU002000\"\u003eMurder | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT025000\"\u003eEcosystems \u0026amp; Habitats | Oceans \u0026amp; Seas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMATTHEW GAVIN FRANK is the author of the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eFlight of the Diamond Smugglers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Feast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePreparing the Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePot Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBarolo\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the poetry books \u003ci\u003eThe Morrow Plots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarranty in Zulu\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSagittarius Agitprop\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBest Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest Food Writing\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies. He's a professor of creative writing in the Masters of Fine Arts Program at Northern Michigan University, where he is also the Nonfiction\/Hybrids Editor of the literary magazine, \u003ci\u003ePassages North\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533261901999,"sku":"9780593686034","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/9780593686034.jpg?v=1790360122","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/submersed-wonder-obsession-and-murder-in-the-world-of-amateur-submarines-9780593686034","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}