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...

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...

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...

"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...

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617756993Author C R StecykFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

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,...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576877388Author Anthony TafuroFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 734g

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...

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 9781984857385Author Sierra PrescottFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908830210Author FnicFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Sloth Publishing LtdPublisher Sloth Publishing Ltd

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

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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

Skateboarding, as we know it today, originated in California during the 1960s. The first boards were simple designs made by attaching roller skate wheels to planks and crates. By the 1980s, skateboarding had reached all corners of the USA and was...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576879382Author Byron HawesFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960983415Author Konstantin ButzFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576877869Author QuartersnacksFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 844g

Compiling more legendary skateboarding figures and their pioneering tricks, this comprehensive resource details dozens of spectacular stunts-combining invaluable technical information with insightful historical perspectives. Each feat is captured in...