Skateboarding

For British skateboarders in the mid-'80s, RAD (aka Read and Destroy) was more than just a magazine. Before the X Games, before the internet, a whole generation of this once underground subculture relied on RAD to provide a beacon, bringing them together...

Southern California is the birthplace of skateboard culture and, even though skateparks may be found worldwide today, it is where these parks continue to flourish as architects, engineers and skateboarders collaborate to refine their designs. The artist...

The world-champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie - the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air - to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his...

"This book is dedicated to those that kept skating alive. It is a testament to the perseverance and talents of a rare breed, the ones that kept at it against all odds and paved the way for generations to come." - Tony Hawk FULL BLEED: New York City...

The Impossible aims to get skateboarding right. Journalist Cole Louison gets inside the history, culture, and major personalities of skating.About the AuthorCole Louison is a writer for GQ magazine and has contributed to Fader, McSweeney's, the New York...

An authoritative chronicle of the history and evolution of skateboard design from 1950 to the present day From its starting point as a simple wooden plank to the high-tech models of today, the skateboard has undergone a dramatic evolution...

Part memoir, part document of the DIY, punk-infused subculture of skateboarding as it came of age in the 1990s and early 2000s, Ed Templeton’s Wires Crossed pulses with the raw, combustive energy of Templeton’s image-making from the last twenty-plus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934429839Author Hugh HollandFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint AMMO Books LLCPublisher AMMO Books LLC

To be a skateboarder today is a much different experience than it was for much of the 1990s. The photographs, quotes, and anecdotal text in '93 til captures a time in skateboarding when making a liveable income as a professional skater was a...

A must-have for diehard fans and the perfect introduction for anyone just getting into skateboard culture, this definitive compilation profiles 1,000 boards from old-school classics to famed iconic boards as well as the latest innovations hitting the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394773Author Clint CarrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress

Sweeping contest wins since the age of thirteen, Gonzales quickly went from teen star to skate legend when he took to the streets. Widely revered as the inventor of street skating and for his groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind style, throughout the years Gonz...

In ever-increasing numbers, girls and women are gathering at skate parks and competing in skateboarding events on nearly every continent. In stunning photographs of remarkable female skaters in action, this book celebrates the incredible range of styles,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584237655Author Grant BrittainFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Gingko PressPublisher Gingko PressWeight(grams) 229g

The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding.Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979198250Author Marty DonnellanFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Pine Cone PressPublisher Pine Cone PressWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A beginner's guide to skating for fun, fitness, and self-expression Skateboarding For Dummies teaches you the basics of the fun and popular sport of skateboarding, so you can start shredding. Author Daewon Song has been a pro skateboarder for 30 years...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578626239Author Ricky RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint IPPublisher IPWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 4mm

Skateboarding is both a sport and a way of life. Creative, physical, graphic, urban and controversial, it is full of contradictions - a billion-dollar global industry which still retains its vibrant, counter-cultural heart. Skateboarding and the...

Out for Air is the exhilarating first collection by former professional skateboarder Olly Todd. Infused with movement, surprise and play, Out for Air presents a unique vision of the built environment, celebrating places where 'the bridges are endless...

In January 2012, creative writing professor and novelist Kyle Beachy published one of his first essays on skate culture, an exploration of how Nike's corporate strategy successfully gutted the once-mighty independent skate shoe market. Beachy has since...

This retrospective of Jims skateboard art bombards the reader with colorful decks, logos, ad art, ad layouts, photos, and stickers to illustrate the history of skateboarding, from the urethane revolution to the present. Take a ride with an inside view of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806538280Author Bam MageraFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Serious skaters looking for unusual and innovative tricks will find them in this skateboarding instructional guide. The tricks run the gamut from classic old school to modern with an emphasis on diversification, creativity, and originality. Included are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569755426Author Patty SegoviaFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347213Author Rodney MullenFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770417168Author Cole NowickiFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

From the beloved brand Moxi Roller Skates comes The Little Book of Roller Skating, the go-to guide for all things roller skating! This book is filled to the brim with all the essentials you'll ever need no matter where you are in your skating journey,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917095761Author Marko KostaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Marko KostaPublisher Marko KostaWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584237990Author Sean CliverFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Gingko Press, IncPublisher Gingko Press, IncWeight(grams) 1769gDimensions(mm) 274mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593839492Author Morgan BouvantFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770417922Author Natalie PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

"Intellectually deft and lively to read, Skate Life is an important addition to the literature on youth cultures, contemporary masculinity, and the role of media in identity formation."---Janice A. Radway, Northwestern University, author of Reading the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884654343Author Doug WernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tracks Publishing,U.S.Publisher Tracks Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584237662Author Juergen BlumleinFormat HardbackPage Count 668Imprint Gingko Press, IncPublisher Gingko Press, IncWeight(grams) 2971gDimensions(mm) 292mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984857385Author Sierra PrescottFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

Skateparks are not only areas for sporting activity; for young people in particular, they fulfil various social functions beyond sport. David Andreu (with the help and advice of celebrity skateboarder Luka Melloni) has compiled a selection of...

A comprehensive guidebook that details dozens of spectacular skateboarding stunts, this resource combines invaluable technical information with insightful historical perspectives. Each trick is captured in action sequence and captioned so that aspiring...

From the hard-ridden half-pipe of a suburban driveway to teens doing boardslides down stairway handrails in Rio de Janeiro, from the bright-light glare of ESPN's X-Games to the groundbreaking street-skating videos of Spike Jonze, skateboarding has taken...