Adventure-Filled Autobiography Dispenses Genuine Thrills and Heartfelt Wisdom
Tony Wells shares his incredible life story in his captivating new book "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia."
Saint Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) February 4, 2008 -- During his career as a commercial diver, Tony Wells survived plenty of dangerous excitement, including two near-drownings, a deadly diving disease, illegal imprisonment and several treasure hunts for sunken gold. In a friendly and unassuming tone, Wells happily recounts his deep sea adventures and the wisdom they granted him in his riveting autobiography "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia" (ISBN 9781424174225, PublishAmerica, 2007).
Wells' globetrotting diving career has taken him to jobs in 19 different countries, from Pakistan, to China, to the United Kingdom. After meeting quite a variety of people from different cultures and races, Wells found that most people, no matter where they're from want the same things in life: to be healthy, happy and find love.
"My message is that no matter what race or gender you are, don't let ignorant or jealous people put you down or tell you what you 'can' and 'can't' do," Wells says. "Anything is possible, so if you want to do something, just go out and do it." As the only black American diver to work in Southeast Asia's offshore oilfields during the 80s and 90s, Wells relates from his own experience what it means to overcome challenges and exceed others' expectations.
Wells' diving experience includes freelance work for oil companies, a stressful job that required dangerous oilfield support work. He also participated in several treasure hunts, most notably a two-year search for a 500-year-old Portuguese ship. It was during another treasure hunt that Wells and a friend found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and were illegally detained by some corrupt policemen in Indonesia until a hefty bribe freed them from jail.
For an authentic read, full of truly exotic adventure, plenty of nail-biting suspense and honest humor, look no farther than "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea" to take you into incredible excitement, far beyond the realms of ordinary life.
About the Author
Tony Wells resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is also the author of "Shipwrecks & Sunken Treasure in Southeast Asia" and the e-book "Cannon Journal" and has plans to keep on writing more books. He currently works with a company that makes the world's only real-time 3D underwater sonar and is planning to search for more shipwrecks overseas in the near future.
"Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia" (ISBN 9781424174225, PublishAmerica, 2007) can be purchased at local or online bookstores. For more information, visit www.tonywells.net. Publicity contact: www.readerviews.com. Review copies available upon request.
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