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,
Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Jake Eshelman makes one-of-a-kind skateboards by hand with this nonfiction book that’s full of photographs and illustrations about his process.Jake Eshelma
Skating half-pipes is one of the most thrilling aspects of the sport of skateboarding. This books introduces relative skating novices to half-pipes, also known as ramps, starting with safety equipment
As skateboarding has grown in popularity, the venues built specifically for skating have grown in number, too. Much like earlier generations built baseball fields and basketball courts, modern-day mun
Explains what skateboarding is and offers information on different levels of skateboarding tricks, including the highly advanced varial flip, ollie impossible, and wallride.
Extreme Downhill Skating presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and
This book explores the cultural, social, spatial, and political dynamics of skateboarding, drawing on contributions from leading international experts across a range of disciplines, such as sociology
As a new, women-led, self-organized and not-for profit amateur sport, women's flat track roller derby initially represented an overt challenge to a broader sports culture. Drawing on in-depth ethnogra
Hit the streets with 200 exhilarating photographs of the world’s greatest professional skateboarders in action. In this dynamic collection, award-winning photographer Jonathan Mehring takes us from Ne
Skateboarding as we know it today emerged as a popular sport in 195s’ California, but in the time since the first wheeled boards “surfed” the streets, the sport has evolved and reached sporting extrem
High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Skateboarding. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehe
As a new breed of lifestyle sport enthusiasts a€?derby grrrlsa€? are pushing the boundaries of gender as they negotiate the nexus of pleasure, pain and power relations. Offering a socio-cultural analy
“The world’s best rope jumper*,” gives your elementary and middle school kids a fun way to stay fit all year long—indoors and out. (*Ripley’s Believe it or Not)This book by David Fisher, includes 94 c
"From the pro-skater, satellite radio star, and New York Times-bestselling author of I'm Awesome comes a hilarious follow-up about how a man should live, everything from the etiquette of threesomes to
"Provides information about the fundamentals of skateboarding, from equipment and moves to superstars and legends. Intended for third to fifth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
