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Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art
by Sean Cliver
Amazon Price: $19.77
Customer Reviews:
» Sean Cliver delivers the dirt on all your favorite graphics from Jim Phillps to VCJ and beyond. An entertaining read with tons of nice images of graphics from the 70s, 80s and especially the 90s.

» I bought this the other day, and I've gotta plug it. I haven't been this stoked with a book in a long time.

The artwork is incredible, that almost goes without saying, and so varied in st...

» If your looking to get a book on the art of skateboards get this book thousands of amazng graphics and the author story of how he got into the whole business is really intresting aswell. couldnt be ha...

» I mostly bought this book for an idea I had for a tattoo. Skateboarding was my life for many years. Now I'm older and I wanted to tribute so many of my best days as a kid through skateboarding in a ta...

» Enjoyed this book a lot. Great photos and stories from the folks who were there - focusing on mid to late eighties boards and companies. Interesting read about the industry at that time, when, for f...

Skateboard Tough (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)
by Matt Christopher
Amazon Price: $4.99
Customer Reviews:
» Matt Christopher wrote the book Skateboard Tough in 1994. This book is about a boy named Brett that wanted a new skateboard because his old board was scratched up. His mom decided to have a garage ins...

» Skate Boarding Tough is about a kid named Brett. He loves to skate board, but when he digs up a skate board he suddenly is able to do awesome tricks. Everyone thinks the skateboard is haunted but Br...

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What it's about is a boy named Brett was skateboarding on his driveway. Then a couple of construction workers hit a box while they where digging in the front yard. They gave the box too Brett,...

» Skate board tough is a good book for people who like skating. The plot is that the kid likes to skate but has a bad board and he finds one in the ground. The board is like magic and makes him skate go...

» Brett Thyson had just moved to Springton. While workers were working in his backyard, one of them points out a buried box. One worker gives it to Brett and he discovers a skateboard that originally be...

The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself
by Rodney Mullen, Sean Mortimer
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» Awsome book! dident know it existed, but now i have it and its super nice.


» If your a fan of Rodney Mullen this book is a must own, as soon as it came in i couldn't put it down me being a Skater and a fan of Rodney this was a real treat. The book talks about Rodney's early li...

» Obviously, this is an important book to just about any skateboarder, myself being one. However, I'd like to reiterate that this story is universal and can be inspirational to anyone of any lifestyle. ...

» Possibly the best book I ever read. Although the history of skating through Rodney's eyes is fascinating, the true treasure of this book is seeing the world through Rodney's eyes. It is a beautifull...

» I'm 27 years old and grew up watching all the legends like Rodney, Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva, etc. This is an amazing book not just because of it's relation to skateboarding, but because it ...

Thrasher Presents How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and ...
Amazon Price: $9.56
Customer Reviews:
» This book offers a good overview of the construction of various obstacles, ramps, mini-ramps, and bowls. With a basic understanding of carpentry you should have no problem building from the diagrams ...

» Great value with many real-world applicable plans that anyone can use.

Stalefish: skateboard culture from the rejects who made it
by Sean Mortimer
Amazon Price: $18.95
Customer Reviews:
» As a skateboarder, I found this a very interesting book. I simply couldn't put it down. It largely consists of extracts of interviews with skateboarders about all aspects of skateboarding and is writt...

» While Sean's work on Rodney Mullen's biography wasn't quite what I hoped, Stalefish is an awesome, often intriguing collection of almost roadtrip tales from the legends who've made skateboarding into ...

» This was given as a gift to my oldest son who was a sk8er. he loved the book

» Skateboarder/writer Sean Mortimer, who helped Rodney Mullen and Tony Hawk with their autobiographies, brings you a wonderful new book about skating. This volume is a collection of interviews on skateb...

» The Dogtown movies got people interested in the history of skateboarding, but Sean Mortimer's book throws a wider net to encompass some of the biggest names in skating. It's not a book about contests,...

The Trouble with Skateboarding
by Chris Ashley
Amazon Price: $20.00
Customer Reviews:
» my son - age 14- hates to read but loves to skateboard and he actually read this book in less than a week with no prompting from me. The fact that it was set in the geographic area where we live also ...

» I picked up this book after I heard about it on the radio. It's a great story that boys and girls would love. They have to have an interest in skateboarding. I bought it for my son (13 yrs) and he ...

Snowboard Maverick: Can a skateboard pro conquer the slopes? (Matt Christophe...
by Matt Christopher
Amazon Price: $4.99
Customer Reviews:
» This is one of the first books that I read for pure enjoyment. It's about a boy named Dennis O'Mally, 13, in the 6th grade who gets a snowboard for Christmas. When his parents say that they have alrea...

» Can a skateboard pro conquer the slopes? Dennis O'Malley is tested when it starts to snow, and he has to shelf his skateboard. Dennis is a hard core skater who learns to snowboard. He learns at a sch...

» Once there was a boy named Dennis who could skateboard very well, but in a few days it would be winter season and he could not skateboard because in his place it would start to snow and he can't...

» The book I'm reviewing is Snowboard Maverick by Matt Christopher. I think this book deserves four out of five stars. It is a interesting book. This book is about a boy who is great at skateboarding, b...

» The book Snowboard Maverick was a very great book.It tell you about a person who loves skateboarding and whenever it snowed he couldn't skateboard cause it was too icy.So all of his friends are snowbo...

How to Setup and Repair a Complete Skateboard: Everything You Need to Know Ab...
by Tim Swike
Amazon Price: $9.95
Customer Reviews:
» If you have teens you know that skateboarding is what they want to do. Safty is the key here. I found that how to Setup And Repair A Complete Skateboard helped me get involved with my teen. Easy to re...

» I received this book in the form of an ebook, as I was asked if I could have a look at my neighbours skateboard. I admit that before reading this book, I knew nothing about skateboards, so when I was ...

» This book is right up my son's alley. He knows from a user's point of view how accurate this book is at covering all the many ways a skateboard must be fixed and maintained. He has even learned some n...

» If you want to customize your skateboard, build one from components or refurbish your "oldie but goodie" this book has all the detailed information you need. In addition to an excellent description of...

Thrasher Presents: How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and...
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» This Book is totaly Ausome it shows lots of plans to build ramps boxes and bowls I love this book and every skater should have it exspecially Harrison Romanowski His mom should get it for him.

» this book sucked it had no info it just sayd like whut a halfpipe is like it is shaped like a u

» This book, "How To Build Skateboard Ramps" is great. But the thing is, it's not just about ramp plans. It's about ramp plans, style of ramps, different combination of ramps, stuff to use, things that ...

» Has very detailed plans for ramps of all sorts. Has ideas on how to combine ramps. Do's and Dont's. And plans for the best halfpipe for your skill level.

Skateboard Save (Impact Books: Jake Maddox Sports Stories)
by Maddox, Jake
Amazon Price: $5.95
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