MULTIMEDIA TREAT FOR DEEP-SEA DIVING FANS

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

12 Apr

MULTIMEDIA TREAT FOR DEEP-SEA DIVING FANS

Here’s an inspirational piece written for Telegraph Men by world-renowned diver David Harrison Beckett. A terrific BBC Radio interview. And an exclusive free chapter from David’s autobiography, The Loonliness of a Deep Sea Diver, in which he recounts his many incredible diving experiences

Diving enthusiasts, along with anyone intrigued by man’s ability to thrive in extreme conditions, will be gripped by Beckett’s amazing stories. The book is gritty, honest and at times comical, as it offers an insight into life at sea – more precisely, at the bottom of it.

Click here to read the Telegraph Men article:

10 Things They Never Tell You Before Becoming a Deep-Sea Diver

Click here to listen to David Harrison Beckett interview with BBC Radio Suffolk’s Lesley Dolphin

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from The Loonliness of a Deep Sea Diver

A twist of fate saw Beckett become a deep sea diver at the end of the 1960s – which led him to working in a saturation chamber, submerged to depths of over 500 feet. Beckett has had brushes with death on multiple occasions, notably when helping to recover 45 bodies of the victims of the Sumburgh chinook disaster in the Shetland Islands in 1986.

Amongst the perilous accounts there are also joyous moments including treasure hunting in the Philippines, almost clinching a contract to salvage the Bursar’s safe from the Titanic, and surviving a 24-hour typhoon and perilous 80-foot waves crashing against his boat.

Written alongside experienced biographer Paul Zanon, who has previously worked with former boxers Paul Ingle and Jimmy Tibbs, The Loonliness of a Deep Sea Diver gives an in-depth personal account of the hardships faced in this obscure profession.