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Skateboarding Is Not a Crime : 50 Years of Street Culture by James Davis (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFirefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-101554070015
ISBN-139781554070015
eBay Product ID (ePID)30778845
Product Key Features
Book TitleSkateboarding Is Not a Crime : 50 Years of Street Culture
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicPopular Culture, Skateboarding
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Social Science
AuthorJames Davis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-280358
ReviewsElectrifying full-page color photos... Skateboard fans will love this, and the photos are quite amazing., This large format paperback will be sure to fascinate teenagers.... Photographer Skin Phillips manages to capture the most daring feats in large size color photographs. A double spread of text and pictures is devoted to each of the famous skateboarders. In these short biographies as well as in the chapter on skateboard contests, each skateboard action is listed underneath the picture, e.g. backside lipslide, frontside noseslide, bluntslide, heel flip, etc. The book lists skateboard magazines, videos and movies and concludes with a chapter on Tricks and Techniques. The book is obviously designed for browsing, there is no index., Sure to fascinate teenagers.... Photographer Skin Phillips manages to capture the most daring feats in large size color photographs., Phillips' photographs are dynamic and capture all the excitement and danger of the sport. The text is comprehensive and advanced enough for the expert., [A] visually pleasing, non-fiction account of skateboarding.... Any skateboarding fan will enjoy the excellent color photography and the well-constructed text., This visually pleasing non-fiction account of skateboarding opens with the history of the sport as it evolved in California from a blend of surfing and "scootermania" in the 1950's. It was inevitable that a young person's romance with wheeled toys would lead to the removal of the scooter handlebars. The skateboard was born! ... Any skateboarding fan will enjoy the excellent color photography and the well-constructed text., Listed as an American Library Association 2006 Book Pick as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers., Well-written and informative... thoughtfully organized with short sections... profiles of famous skateboarders are interspersed within the weightier material in the text., Selected as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006 by the Young Adults Library Services Association., Well-written and informative... thoughtfully organized with short sections... profiles of famous skateboarders are interspersed within the weightier material., Selected as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006 by the Young Adults Library Services Association. Listed as an American Library Association 2006 Book Pick as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers., Phillips' photographs are dynamic and capture all the excitement and danger of the sport. The text is comprehensive and advanced.
Dewey Edition22
Photographed byPhillips, Skin
Dewey Decimal796.22
Table Of ContentIntroduction Chapter 1 History and Development The Origins of Skateboarding Developments in Equipment Shoes and Safety Equipment All-terrain Vehicles Tony Hawk Mark Gonzales Waves of Devotion Eric Koston Chapter 2 The Global Skate Village USA Canada South America Australia, New Zealand and South Africa Japan Europe Colin McKay Bob Burquist Chapter 3 Skate Culture Music and Skateboarding The (Un)Importance of Skate Fashion Skateboarding Art and Artists Danny Way Skateboard Contests: Not an Olympic Ideal Authority and Rebellion The Nomadic Way: Couch Skating from City to City The Changing Urban Environment Chapter 4 Skateboarding and Media Magazines Skate Videos Interview with Mike Manzoori Skateboarding and the Movies Digital Skateboarding Matt Hensley Tricks and Techniques Guy Mariano Tom Penny Acknowledgements
SynopsisSkateboarding is a sport with its own philosophy and culture and these are explored in this book along with the history, and skateboarding technique instructions. Dramatic action photography throughout., An illustrated tour of a unique subculture. Skateboarding first emerged in the United States in the 1950s and has been gaining in popularity ever since. The number of skateboarders worldwide is now estimated at eighteen million. One in ten U.S. teenagers currently owns or rides a skateboard Skateboarding has recently seen the biggest growth of any sport More than 600 skateparks were built in 2001 Skateboarding has become the sixth largest participation sport. Skateboarding is Not a Crime is a celebration of the success of both the sport and the subculture. Illustrated with dramatic action photography and written in a lively style, the book recounts the history of the sport and explains its unique codes and customs. Also included are valuable 'boarding instructions for enthusiasts. This book is organized as follows: Introduction History and Development Global Skate Village Skateboarding Culture Skateboarding Media Standing on a Board Tricks and Techniques. Skateboarding is a sport with a philosophy and a culture very much its own. Skateboarding is Not a Crime reflects this very individual 'boarding culture and is designed to appeal to skateboarders as well as those who want to understand their world.
LC Classification NumberGV859.8.D38 2004
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- Nov 12, 2020
don't waste your money
for a book touting "50 Years of Street Culture" , it only has one page....ONE, about how skateboarding originated and it was a few paragraphs long and incorrect. All the photos are of the new "popsicle" style decks, not one picture of old sidewalk surfers , banana boards or old school street and vert decks of the 70's , 80's or 90's this book reminds me of one you would buy when you were in elementary school and they had Book Fairs, where you could buy inexpensive books to read, and it is about the same reading level too if you want a comprehensive book about skateboarding, I would suggest "Disposable" or "Ollie", which weighs in at 5pounds and a few pages short of 1000, and it is only "volume one" this book was only a couple of bucks, so I didn't bother with a return, went right in the garbage canVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
