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  • Into the Planet

  • My Life as a Cave Diver
  • By: Jill Heinerth
  • Narrated by: Jill Heinerth
  • Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (794 ratings)

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Into the Planet

By: Jill Heinerth
Narrated by: Jill Heinerth
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From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the Earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet.

More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today - and one of the very few women in her field - Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring listeners face-to-face with the terror and beauty of Earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability.

Jill Heinerth - the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations - has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover a fallen friend’s body from the confines of a cave. But there’s beauty beyond the danger of diving, and while Heinerth swims beneath our feet in the lifeblood of our planet, she works with biologists discovering new species, physicists tracking climate change, and hydrogeologists examining our finite freshwater reserves.

Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting listeners deep into inner space, where fear must be reconciled and a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance.

©2019 Jill Heinerth (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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Well written and Truly inspiring!

Jill writes about her life and her adventures as an explorer in a way that inspires you to forget about your mundane day job and dream about finding your own destiny as an explorer.

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Incredible stories and Inspirational!

As a fellow female adventure lover, books like this are a treasure. Unfortunately they are few and hard to find. please write more, Jill!

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Thrilling

Loved Jill’s voice as she narrated her own story - at times thrilling, other times heartbreaking. What a wonderful life, full of adventure and passion - a fantastic journey which most of us will never take, but one which we can regardless enjoy vicariously through her book!!

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it was okay

whenever my wife came into earshot while this book played she would ask what is tge whingeing woman doing now and I can see why she says it - there is a lot of whingeing in this book.

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Good story...

Not as exciting as expected. Author would have done well to hire a professional voice actor or actor. Author doesn’t have enough experience or the skill set for a good performance.

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Fabulous!

The total emersion of the book is undeniable! With Jill's relaxing tone & vivid imagery throughout the book you feel like you could be right next to her on a dive. She shares such an interesting world with us all.

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Amazing!

I don’t think I knew the name Jill Heinerth before this book was recommended to me but I have tremendous respect for her now and would love to learn more about the projects she’s worked on. As much as I love diving and it’s impotence in my life, this book has reaffirmed that cave diving is not for me. With that said though, in this book Jill inspires me even more to continue my diving education and add some tech diving skills to my knowledge base.

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One of the best books I've "read" this year!

I couldn't stop listening to it and recommended it to many young women in my extended family of friends. What a testament to how grit, determination and intelligence can transform your life!

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personal and education

showing both logic and passion author enlightens readers to sport and lifestyle few know about

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Loved it! Inspiring & fascinating

Jill weaves wild adventure epics and personal life into an inspiring, thrilling, & surprisingly relatable book

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