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A highly-visual celebration and cultural overview of skateboarding through the voices of the biggest names in the sport

Skateboarding is more popular than ever. In the last 5 years, and especially, since the 2020 Olympics, where skateboarding debuted as an official sport, skateboarding has gone mainstream, and it will keep getting bigger and bigger.

The sport was put on the map in the late 70s when legendary skater Rodney Mullen created one of the most famous skateboarding tricks, the ground Ollie, and became popularized in the early 80s when Thrasher magazine, with its counterculture vibe, was established; and, then, in 1982, a little known skater named Tony Hawk came onto the scene at just 14 years old, changing the face of the sport forever. Since then, skateboarding has gained traction, but was always portrayed from a one-dimensional perspective, when in reality, the sport and the stories of prominent skaters are extremely diverse.

Enter Skate Board Life. Through 65 dynamic profiles of skaters and over 100 striking images, Dr. Neftalie Williams reveals how skateboarding has permeated every inch of our global culture-Media, Art, Fashion, Music, Business, and Education. From the legends: Tony Hawk and Paul Rodriguez; to the Olympians: Nyjah Huston and Sky Brown; to the artists: Mark McKee, most celebrated skateboarding artist of all time; to the activists: Briana King, Vogue model, artist skater, and women's and queer skateboarding advocate. Never before has this mega-roster of skaters been featured together.

In addition to the profiles, there will be interstitials that include: famous skate parks around the world and the coolest looking boards. Skate Board Life will appeal to skaters of all levels: dreamers, beginners, and experts alike.

A highly-visual celebration and cultural overview of skateboarding through the voices of the biggest names in the sport

Skateboarding is more popular than ever. In the last 5 years, and especially, since the 2020 Olympics, where skateboarding debuted as an official sport, skateboarding has gone mainstream, and it will keep getting bigger and bigger.

The sport was put on the map in the late 70s when legendary skater Rodney Mullen created one of the most famous skateboarding tricks, the ground Ollie, and became popularized in the early 80s when Thrasher magazine, with its counterculture vibe, was established; and, then, in 1982, a little known skater named Tony Hawk came onto the scene at just 14 years old, changing the face of the sport forever. Since then, skateboarding has gained traction, but was always portrayed from a one-dimensional perspective, when in reality, the sport and the stories of prominent skaters are extremely diverse.

Enter Skate Board Life. Through 65 dynamic profiles of skaters and over 100 striking images, Dr. Neftalie Williams reveals how skateboarding has permeated every inch of our global culture-Media, Art, Fashion, Music, Business, and Education. From the legends: Tony Hawk and Paul Rodriguez; to the Olympians: Nyjah Huston and Sky Brown; to the artists: Mark McKee, most celebrated skateboarding artist of all time; to the activists: Briana King, Vogue model, artist skater, and women's and queer skateboarding advocate. Never before has this mega-roster of skaters been featured together.

In addition to the profiles, there will be interstitials that include: famous skate parks around the world and the coolest looking boards. Skate Board Life will appeal to skaters of all levels: dreamers, beginners, and experts alike.

Über den Autor
Neftalie Williams, PhD
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

The Uberists

  • Including Tony Hawk, Nyjah Huston, and Kareem Campbell
The Culturalists
  • Including Mark Gonzalez, Peggy Oki, and Vanessa Torres
The Artists
  • Including Shepard Fairey
The Documentarists
  • Including Spike Jonze and Michael Burnett
The Activists
  • Including Briana King and Monica Medellin
The Technologists
  • Including Steve Van Doren
The Futurists
  • Including Circe Wallace
The Olympians
  • Including Rayssa Leal, Heimana Reynolds, Sky Brown, and Yuto Horigome

Acknowledgments

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sonstige Sportarten
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781648291517
ISBN-10: 1648291511
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Williams, Neftalie
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Artisan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Abbildungen: 100
Maße: 283 x 212 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Neftalie Williams
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2025
Gewicht: 1,246 kg
Artikel-ID: 134127133

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