The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding
by Michael Brooke
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Author: Michael BrookeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-01
ISBN: 1894020545
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Warwick Publishing
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Book Review: Relive the past - learn your roots !
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been skating for 33 years now and have been waiting about 15 years for a book like this ! What could have turned into a book just of stodgy lists of events has turned out to be a wealth of knowledge which is presented in a very readable way. The pictures throughout are excellent and will bring back many a memory. The history of the whole scene is as good as we are going to get (there will always be disagreements as to who and where etc) and is backed up by testimonial by people who were there ! What has surprised me about the book is the way non skaters pick it up and browse through it with interest. This is probably due to the way the book is formatted. The layout makes it easy to pick up and browse, the graphics are appealing to all. I can't recommend this book enough, apart from the fact there is no other book to compare it to it will be a very hard book to beat ! If you are an older skater you'll spend hours saying " I had one of those" , " I skated there," etc. If you are an ex skater it'll make you want to pick up a longboard and start again. If you are a younger skater it'll give you a sense of where your roots come from. If you are just someone who picks the book up you'll find it hard to put down !
Summary of The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding
The first book ever published to document the history of one of the worlds most cutting edge sports-skateboarding. The book features hundreds of photos of skaters, memorabilia and includes interviews with Tony Alva and Tony Hawk. Forward by Rodney Mullen.Skateboarding Books
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