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Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book, The

by Witfeld, Jan ...

The sport of Freerunning has developed from it, involving developing and showing off the most creative, extreme, flowing, acrobatic moves possible on obstacles. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The sport of Freerunning has developed from it, involving developing and showing off the most creative, extreme, flowing, acrobatic moves possible on obstacles. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in
... Read more
Skateboarding LA

Inside Professional Street Skateboarding

by Gregory J. Snyder ...

Series Book 10 - Alternative Criminology
Inside the complex and misunderstood world of professional street skateboardingOn a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, a crew of skaters and videographers watch as one of them attempts to land a “heel flip” over a fire hydrant on a sidewalk in front of the Biltmore Hotel. A staff member of the hotel demands they leave and picks up his phone to call the police.Not only does the skater land the trick, but ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Inside the complex and misunderstood world of professional street skateboardingOn a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, a crew of skaters and videographers watch as one of them attempts to land a “heel flip” over a fire hydrant on a sidewalk in front of the Biltmore Hotel. A staff member of the hotel demands they leave and picks up his phone to call the police.Not only does the skater land the trick, but
... Read more
My Life in and out of the Rough

The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me

by John Daly ...

From the unapologetic bad boy of professional golf comes a rip-roaring account of his rollercoaster life and careerFrom his battles with alcoholism and gambling addiction to marital problems (his fourth and current wife is facing money-laundering charges) and a highly publicized breakdown during a nationally televised tournament, John Daly has hit into his share of hazards.Daly’s play-it-as-it ... Read more

$6.99 USD

From the unapologetic bad boy of professional golf comes a rip-roaring account of his rollercoaster life and careerFrom his battles with alcoholism and gambling addiction to marital problems (his fourth and current wife is facing money-laundering charges) and a highly publicized breakdown during a nationally televised tournament, John Daly has hit into his share of hazards.Daly’s play-it-as-it
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Scraps

A Gay Skateboarding Romance Novel

by Matthew Francis ...

Series Book 1 - Scraps
Scraps: In rural 2003 Montana, two closeted teen boys navigate skateboarding, harsh small-town judgment, and a summer of unexpected young love. MM Teen Gay Romance️ Small-Town Secrets Breathtaking Montana Landscapes Heart-Pounding Skateboarding Action Perfect for fans of Call Me by Your Name, Mid 90s, Perks of Being a Wallflowe... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Scraps: In rural 2003 Montana, two closeted teen boys navigate skateboarding, harsh small-town judgment, and a summer of unexpected young love. MM Teen Gay Romance️ Small-Town Secrets Breathtaking Montana Landscapes Heart-Pounding Skateboarding Action Perfect for fans of Call Me by Your Name, Mid 90s, Perks of Being a Wallflowe...
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The Most Fun Thing

Dispatches from a Skateboard Life

by Kyle Beachy ...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric LiteraturePerfect 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 ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric LiteraturePerfect 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
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A Race Like No Other

26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York

by Liz Robbins ...

$9.99 USD
Unwritten Rules of Golf

A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Golf

by Peter Post ...

$7.99 USD
Hawk

Occupation: Skateboarder

by Tony Hawk, Sean Mortimer ...

For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater.It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth twice, compress the vertebrae in his back, pop his bursa sack, get more than fifty stitches laced into ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater.It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth twice, compress the vertebrae in his back, pop his bursa sack, get more than fifty stitches laced into
... Read more
Shredders

Girls Who Skate

by Sierra Prescott ...

A stunningly photographed tribute to female skaters of all ages and backgrounds, from novice to pro--plus an illustrated history of the skateboard, skating tips and tricks, and more.In celebration of the rad, undying spirit of skateboarding, Shredders features gorgeous photography and stories of today's most awesome female skaters. The women and girls profiled range from rising young riders like ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A stunningly photographed tribute to female skaters of all ages and backgrounds, from novice to pro--plus an illustrated history of the skateboard, skating tips and tricks, and more.In celebration of the rad, undying spirit of skateboarding, Shredders features gorgeous photography and stories of today's most awesome female skaters. The women and girls profiled range from rising young riders like
... Read more
Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides

A History of Badass Women Skateboarders

by Natalie Porter ...

"All thriller, no filler.”— Dr. Indigo Willing, sociologist and lead researcher of Skate, Create, Educate and Regenerate and co-author of Skateboarding, Power and ChangeA vibrant, meticulously researched celebration of the women and non-binary skateboarders who defied a hostile industry and redefined skateboarding around the worldWith enthusiasm and empathy, Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"All thriller, no filler.”— Dr. Indigo Willing, sociologist and lead researcher of Skate, Create, Educate and Regenerate and co-author of Skateboarding, Power and ChangeA vibrant, meticulously researched celebration of the women and non-binary skateboarders who defied a hostile industry and redefined skateboarding around the worldWith enthusiasm and empathy, Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides
... Read more
Amped

How Big Air, Big Dollars, and a New Generation Took Sports to the Extreme

by David Browne ...

Visit www.david-browne.comAmped is the first comprehensive account of the history, culture, and business of action sports-skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. Journalist David Browne interviews more than 100 athletes, pioneers, industry executives, manufacturers, and the adolescent amateurs at the heart of this movement. On his journey, he unravels the eye-opening tale of a ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Visit www.david-browne.comAmped is the first comprehensive account of the history, culture, and business of action sports-skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. Journalist David Browne interviews more than 100 athletes, pioneers, industry executives, manufacturers, and the adolescent amateurs at the heart of this movement. On his journey, he unravels the eye-opening tale of a
... Read more
Right, Down + Circle

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

by Cole Nowicki ...

Series Book 12 - Pop Classics
“Right, Down + Circle is a lightning-speed time machine held together with grip tape and wallet chains. It immediately transports to an era of CD collections, ripped band tees, and sibling video game rivalry.” — Sarah Berman, author of Don’t Call It a Cult“A tender tribute to a fragile time, a frontside 360 ollie that feels like a hug.” — Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of Son of Elsewhere“With ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Right, Down + Circle is a lightning-speed time machine held together with grip tape and wallet chains. It immediately transports to an era of CD collections, ripped band tees, and sibling video game rivalry.” — Sarah Berman, author of Don’t Call It a Cult“A tender tribute to a fragile time, a frontside 360 ollie that feels like a hug.” — Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of Son of Elsewhere“With
... Read more
Skateboarding and the City

A Complete History

by Professor Iain Borden ...

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 City presents the only complete history of the sport, exploring the story of skate culture from the surf-beaches of '60s California to the latest ... Read more

$40.99 USD

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 City presents the only complete history of the sport, exploring the story of skate culture from the surf-beaches of '60s California to the latest
... Read more
Skateboarding: Book of Tricks

by Steve Badillo, Doug Werner ...

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 riding basics and tips for controlling fear, visualizing, and focusing. Sequential shots detail every move needed to successfully re-create the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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 riding basics and tips for controlling fear, visualizing, and focusing. Sequential shots detail every move needed to successfully re-create the
... Read more
Street Skateboarding: Flip Tricks

by Evan Goodfellow ...

With sequential photos and step-by-step instructions, this guide to a performance cornerstone—the flip trick—benefits skateboarders of all skill levels. Often combined with curb tricks and applied to such obstacles as handrails and ramps, flip tricks are commonly used as the final touch on a more complex maneuver, and, with this guidebook, readers learn the basics of such tricks while progressing ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

With sequential photos and step-by-step instructions, this guide to a performance cornerstone—the flip trick—benefits skateboarders of all skill levels. Often combined with curb tricks and applied to such obstacles as handrails and ramps, flip tricks are commonly used as the final touch on a more complex maneuver, and, with this guidebook, readers learn the basics of such tricks while progressing
... Read more
Learn to Skateboard for Beginners

by Alasdair K Duncan ...

An awesome Skateboarding Guide to help you become a good skateboarder. The great thing about this skateboarding book is, it walks you through all you need to know to start skateboarding, step by step! It covers the basics of skateboarding right through to more advanced moves. This skateboarding book is a must have, if you want to learn the basics and become an awesome skateboarder! Simply grab a ... Read more

$4.85 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An awesome Skateboarding Guide to help you become a good skateboarder. The great thing about this skateboarding book is, it walks you through all you need to know to start skateboarding, step by step! It covers the basics of skateboarding right through to more advanced moves. This skateboarding book is a must have, if you want to learn the basics and become an awesome skateboarder! Simply grab a
... Read more
Extreme Skateboarding with Paul Rodriguez Jr.

by Marylou Morano Kjelle ...

Sailing down railings . . . Soaring over obstacles . . Spinning off ledges. The extreme sport of street skateboarding can at times seem like flying, and no one takes street skateboarding to the extreme like Paul Rodriguez Jr. From the time he was a young boy, Paul had one goal in mind: to be the best street skateboarder in the world. His first challenge was convincing his father, Latino comedian ... Read more

$18.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sailing down railings . . . Soaring over obstacles . . Spinning off ledges. The extreme sport of street skateboarding can at times seem like flying, and no one takes street skateboarding to the extreme like Paul Rodriguez Jr. From the time he was a young boy, Paul had one goal in mind: to be the best street skateboarder in the world. His first challenge was convincing his father, Latino comedian
... Read more
Urethane Revolution

The Birth of Skate San Diego 1975

by John O'Malley ...

The history behind the advent of urethane wheels and the birth of the modern movement of skateboarding, as told by a man who lived it.One crazy year on the California coast—in 1975 a hippie skunkworks, bred in garages and shacks, launched the modern skater movement. Strap in for a wild ride replete with two car chases, two plane crashes, a massive truck bomb, Colombian narcos, the Mafia, senior ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The history behind the advent of urethane wheels and the birth of the modern movement of skateboarding, as told by a man who lived it.One crazy year on the California coast—in 1975 a hippie skunkworks, bred in garages and shacks, launched the modern skater movement. Strap in for a wild ride replete with two car chases, two plane crashes, a massive truck bomb, Colombian narcos, the Mafia, senior
... Read more
Skateboarding and the Senses

Skills, Surfaces, and Spaces

by Sander Hölsgens, Brian Glenney ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society
This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of "city craft".Skateboarding and the Senses traces how skaters use their skilled bodies to bring vitality to contested spaces. Building on sensory anthropology, the book draws connections between the diverse ways skaters move and their boundless drive for social action – ... Read more

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This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of "city craft".Skateboarding and the Senses traces how skaters use their skilled bodies to bring vitality to contested spaces. Building on sensory anthropology, the book draws connections between the diverse ways skaters move and their boundless drive for social action –
... Read more
Just Skateboard Photos! Big Book of Photographs & Pictures of Skateboarding Skateboarders, Vol. 1

by Big Book of Photos ...

This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired! ... Read more

$2.99 USD

This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!
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Drop In

The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding

by Deborah Stoll ...

*Features original tracks from the author’s band, Hot As Sun, along with “Shady” by 95 Bulls.*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, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

*Features original tracks from the author’s band, Hot As Sun, along with “Shady” by 95 Bulls.*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, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that
... Read more
教你学滑翔·滑板·跳伞

by 冯志远 ...

体育运动是以身体练习为基本手段，以增强人的体质，促进人的全面发展，丰富社会文化生活和促进精神文明为目的一种有意识、有组织的社会活动。室内外体育运动内容丰富，种类繁多，主要项目有田径、球类、游泳、武术、登山、滑冰、举重、摔跤、自行车、摩托车等数十个类别。 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

体育运动是以身体练习为基本手段，以增强人的体质，促进人的全面发展，丰富社会文化生活和促进精神文明为目的一种有意识、有组织的社会活动。室内外体育运动内容丰富，种类繁多，主要项目有田径、球类、游泳、武术、登山、滑冰、举重、摔跤、自行车、摩托车等数十个类别。
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How To Skateboard

The Disposable Skateboard Bible For The Beginner and Professional Skateboarder Where You Will Learn Secrets About Flip Skateboards, Purchasing Cheap Skateboards, Skateboard Decks and More With This Skateboarding Book of Tricks

by Paul Chalker ...

Do you wanna know how to skateboard like a pro. Then you will be extremely pleased to read this valuable guide on skateboarding to learn about flip skateboards, skateboard decks, cheap skateboards and how to overcome skateboard struggle. You will be unstoppable after reading this skateboarding book of tricks. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Do you wanna know how to skateboard like a pro. Then you will be extremely pleased to read this valuable guide on skateboarding to learn about flip skateboards, skateboard decks, cheap skateboards and how to overcome skateboard struggle. You will be unstoppable after reading this skateboarding book of tricks.
... Read more
Street-skaten voor Beginners

Het beheersen van de Ollie en Kickflip

by Iakchos A.I. Saage ...

Translated by Iakchos A.I. Saage ...

Series Book 1 - Skateboarden
Bent u klaar om de wereld van het street-skaten te ontdekken en de fundamentele technieken van het skateboarden onder de knie te krijgen? Dit boek, "Street-skaten voor Beginners: De Ollie en Kickflip Beheersen", biedt u een gestructureerde begeleiding vanaf de eerste stappen tot het zelfverzekerd uitvoeren van iconische tricks.De gids begint met de essentiële basis: de juiste uitrusting. U leert ... Read more

$18.60 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bent u klaar om de wereld van het street-skaten te ontdekken en de fundamentele technieken van het skateboarden onder de knie te krijgen? Dit boek, "Street-skaten voor Beginners: De Ollie en Kickflip Beheersen", biedt u een gestructureerde begeleiding vanaf de eerste stappen tot het zelfverzekerd uitvoeren van iconische tricks.De gids begint met de essentiële basis: de juiste uitrusting. U leert
... Read more

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