I recall when DIVER contributor Jeffrey Gallant confided in me that he was working on a book about which he could not reveal anything at the time except to say that upon publication, it would be unique in the diving world. That was in early 2006 and the volume he produced was the Diving Almanac & Yearbook, launched last fall at the Orlando, Florida, DEMA show. Now, a year later, the 2008 DAY, in acronym-ese, is off the press and it's fatter, filled with more facts, figures and fascinating stuff about our underwater world and is truly earning a place for itself on the shelf as an indispensable reference.