Book Description
Jonas meets Jack is the sequel to the book My First Skateboard. It is a tale about how friends are made through the act of skateboarding.
Author : Karl Watson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,23 MB
Release : 1976-09-22
Category :
ISBN : 9780578965901
Jonas meets Jack is the sequel to the book My First Skateboard. It is a tale about how friends are made through the act of skateboarding.
Author : Craig B. Snyder
Publisher : Pioneers of Skateboarding
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Popular culture
ISBN : 9781930287006
Every culture has a creation myth, and skateboarding is no different. The Ollie forged a new identity for skateboarding after its invention in the 1970s, and it lies at the root of nearly every significant move in street skating today. This groundbreaking no-handed aerial has also affected the evolution of surfing and snowboarding, and has left a permanent impression upon popular culture and language. This, then, is the story of the Ollie, the history and technology that set the stage for its creation, the pioneers who made it happen, and the skaters who used it to start a revolution.
Author : Tony Hawks
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1783526742
For more than twenty years, Tony Hawks has been mistaken for Tony Hawk, the American skateboarder. Even though it is abundantly clear on his website that he is an English comedian and author, people still write to him asking the best way to do a kickflip or land a melon. One mischievous day he started writing back in a pompous tone, goading his correspondents for their spelling mistakes and poor grammar, while offering bogus or downright silly advice on how to improve their skateboarding. Featuring entries on parents' pain, disappointment, underachievers, Quorn and the Vatican, this is his A to Z guide to the world of skateboarding, as seen through the eyes of someone who knows absolutely nothing about it.
Author : Matt Berger
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2021-07-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781950934775
Build a custom skateboard of any shape and size, from a high-performance street deck to the classic longboard, that will turn heads everywhere you go. When you make your own skateboard from scratch you have the opportunity to create something that is perfectly tailored to you: a deck that matches your height, your weight, your center of balance, your skill level and your intended use. More importantly, making your own skate deck allows you to design a perfect ride to fit your style and makes a statement about who you are. There's nothing wrong with choosing off-the-shelf and mass produced, but who doesn't prefer to stand out. Be different. Be one of a kind. That's what you get with a custom handmade skateboard. Whether you are an accomplished woodworker or an absolute beginner, The Handmade Skateboard guides you step-by-step through building five skateboard designs; from a simple Hack Board built in a few spare hours to a high-performance street deck pressed from seven layers of high-quality Maple veneers. A design guide covers everything you need to know about sizing and shaping your deck and choosing the right trucks and hardware. And helpful photos, illustrations and detailed written instructions throughout provide all the information and motivation you need to make your own skateboard from scratch.
Author : Patty Segovia
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1569755426
Colorful introduction to skateboarding for girls.
Author : Kyle Beachy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 153875410X
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old. 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 established himself as skate culture's freshest, most illuminating, at times most controversial voice, writing candidly about the increasingly popular and fast-changing pastime he first picked up as a young boy and has continued to practice well into adulthood. What is skateboarding? What does it mean to continue skateboarding after the age of forty, four decades after the kickflip was invented? How does one live authentically as an adult while staying true to a passion cemented in childhood? How does skateboarding shape one's understanding of contemporary American life? Of growing old and getting married? Contemplating these questions and more, Beachy offers a deep exploration of a pastime—often overlooked, regularly maligned—whose seeming simplicity conceals universal truths. THE MOST FUN THING is both a rich account of a hobby and a collection of the lessons skateboarding has taught Beachy—and what it continues to teach him as he strugglesto find space for it as an adult, a professor, and a husband.
Author : Ben Marcus
Publisher : MVP Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1610602099
The story of the simple skateboard is part thriller, part underground, underdog success tale. It’s chock-full of innovations, far-out graphic artistry, and ever-more-incredible hot-dogging feats. And the story’s told in this book with contributions from the stars themselves—Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Jeff Ho, the Dogtown Z-Boys, and more. Beautifully illustrated with historical posters, ads, and memorabilia along with new action photography, studio skateboard shots, and unique portraits of the stars, this is a fitting tribute to an American classic.
Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2008-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316045802
As soon as Brett Thyson steps on "The Lizard", the mysterious skateboard he unearthed in his backyard, he can feel its power. It glides smoothly and effortlessly, but Brett can't shake off the feeling that there's something not quite right about it.
Author : James L. Phillips
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,74 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780764328077
Retrospective of California artist Jim Phillips' skakteboard art. Presents images of skateboard decks, logos, ad art, and layouts, photos and stickers to illustrate the history of skateboarding.
Author : Tootie Nienow
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 10,4 MB
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0374389624
An Amazon Book of the Month 2022 Texas Library Association's Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Pick Tootie Nienow and Erika Medina's There Goes Patti McGee! is an uplifting picture book biography of the first-ever professional female skateboarder and winner of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship for Women. Brought to life by Erika Medina's dynamic and joyful illustrations, There Goes Patti McGee! walks us through Patti first place win in the women’s division of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship. She wowed the judges with with what would become her signature move—the rolling handstand. Inspiring and unapologetic, Patti McGee proves that anyone can skate.