Summary: Documentary about a gang of kids who virtually revolutionized skateboarding with an aggressive style, awe-inspiring moves and street smarts, and in the process, transformed youth culture forever. Captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing, who used abandoned swimming pools to sharpen their skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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Summary: "Extreme sports have given traditional ones a run for their money in recent years, and few sports deliver like skateboarding. From street tricks to catching air in pools and on half-pipes, this book introduces and features several types of skateboarding. Budding enthusiasts, who may not have the means to participate in other sports, will benefit from tips on how to get started, proper...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 WOLKenan, Tessa
Summary: "In Skateboards, emergent readers learn about skateboards and how they're used as a mode of transportation. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: tadpole books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 KENSummary: In the middle of nowhere lived an unexpected piece of skateboarding and punk music history: The Crest, a skateboarding mecca of the 80's tucked in the suburbs of the nation's Capital. Here skateboarding and punk rock music collided and made history. Follow the story of a one of a kind skateboarding playground that attracted skaters and bands from all over to create a legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Synergentic 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLOStreissguth, Thomas
Summary: "Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about Skateboard Vert. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 STRWiseman, Blaine
Summary: "This series offers an exciting glimpse into the world's most daring sports and the athletes who take part in them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: AV2 by Weigl 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 WISGilligan, Richard
Summary: A skateboarding book like no other, this collection of stunning color photographs from around the world reveals an authentic, unsentimental view of an often overglamorized subculture. The Irish photographer and skateboarder Richard Gilligan spent four years traveling through Europe and the US to photograph homemade skateparks. The resulting photographs are not your run-of-the-mill action shots...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2014
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.979 GILSummary: "A look at the creative, controversial, and vibrant history of skateboarding, and the amazing skaters who continually reinvent it"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.22 FOUFarley, Taylor
Summary: "You've watched the older kids do it, now it's your turn! Learn the basics of skateboarding along with the beginner skills you need to become a shredder."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 FARSummary: The oldest skate park in Santiago, Los Reyes, brings together teenagers from very different social and cultural backgrounds. Chola is young and vigorous and spends her days playing with balls that she throws to the pools in which skaters ride. Football is an old dog, but beautiful and energetic, that obsessively accompanies Chola in this game. As Football grows old and Chola is left alone, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC REYSummary: In the late '80s and early '90s, the streets of downtown Manhattan were the site of a collision between two vibrant subcultures: skateboarding and hip-hop. Narrated by Zoo York co-founder Eli Gesner with an original score by legendary hip-hop producer Large Professor (Nas, A Tribe Called Quest), this documentary brings to life the magic of the time and the convergence that created a style and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports PowellRosenberg, Aaron.
Summary: Discusses skateboard basics, offering tips on buying a skateboard, maintenance, safety gear, terminology, and step-by-step instructions for more than ten tricks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.22 ROSVadi, José
Summary: "A memoir-in-essays about how skateboarding re-defines space, curates culture, confronts mortality, and affords new perspectives on and off the board"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Skull 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VADI, JOSE VADWingate, Brian.
Summary: Presents tips for skateboarders on skateboard parts, board choice and maintenance, and clothing and protection, and provides a further-reading list and contact information for related organizations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 WINSummary: The extraordinary debut from documentarian Bing Liu weaves a story of skateboarding, friendship, and fathers and sons into a coming-of-age journey of courageous vulnerability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MINSummary: Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981. It regularly publishes articles (not limited to the skateboarding subject), skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous oddities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Speed Productions 1984
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Publisher / Publication Date: Burning Flags Press 2000
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Summary: Looks at the features and history of several of the most renowned skate parks in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 HOCLobdell, Scott.
Summary: When Frank and Joe Hardy go undercover at a major skateboarding contest in California, they must discover which competitor is trying to literally kill off the competition, before it's too late.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LOBSummary: Includes condensed, edited, or updated stories, interviews, illustrations, and editorials from "Thrasher" magazine covering all aspects of the popular sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universe Publ. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.22 THRBrooke, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warwick Publishing 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.22 BROHocking, Justin.
Contents: Learning to skateboard -- Safety -- Foot position and pushing technique -- How to turn -- Manuals -- Ollies -- Frontside 180 ollies -- Pop shove-its -- Kick flips -- Putting it all together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2006
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Summary: Discover how skateboarding promotes fitness and health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Company 2013