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Title: The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding by Michael Brooke ISBN: 1-894020-54-5 Publisher: Warwick Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Relive the past - learn your roots !
Comment: 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 !
Rating: 4
Summary: A very well written and researched history of skateboarding.
Comment: It makes me feel old seeing as to how The Concrete Wave is a history book and most of the events mentioned happened in my lifetime. But I'm not over the hill by any stretch of the imagination. Hailing from Long Beach California I saw skate culture rise and fall and rise again in the 80's and 90's. Skate fashion, culture and music where very influential in my neighborhood. Many of my friends skated, not me, I had less coordination than the proverbial bull in the china shop. But it didn't stop me from making plenty of skater friends. There are many skate stories in the back of my mind. Author Michael Brooke helped me remember the better ones. The Concrete Wave is one of the best books I've picked up in a long while. Michael carefully researched and put together a fine read featuring articles and interviews from the biggest names in skating. The industry of skateboarding is not overlooked in this book. The founders and pioneers of the sport also have a prominent place in The Concrete Wave. There were a few things left out in this edition. Die hard skaters want more one-on-one interviews. Old-school skaters want more of the history. But for the first edition of any skateboarding history book, the Concrete Wave is interesting and great read. If you're an old-time skateboarder, someone who's never tried the sport or someone new to skateboarding I'd recommend The Concrete Wave highly. I look forward to reading every edition of the Concrete Wave down the road.
Rating: 4
Summary: Early History of Skateboarding
Comment: This 1999 book is more like a bunch of 'zines stitched together than a straightforward histroy of skateboarding: There are lots of sidebars, numerous authors and topics, full-page illustrations that look like ads, and unexpected excursions into such areas as "Skateboards at the Movies."
Still, there's a lot of love within this book. Those of you who enjoyed the recent documentary, "Dogtown and the Z-Boys," will find a similar fan/participant enthusiasm here. The early years are emphasized: The index lists Tony Hawk on only about 10 pages, and the X-games on only 4 pages. Still, for a chronicle of (especially) the early years of skateboarding, for its photos, density of information, and the enthusiasm of the writers, this is a good book for the skateboarding fan. 197 pages of text, an index, lots of photos, and five interesting appendices: "Pros of the Last 40 Years," "Skateboards at the Movies," "Skateboard Competitions (through 1993 only)," "Memorable Skateparks of North America," and "Skate 'Zines." What's really needed is an updated version of the book.
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Title: Skateboard Roadmap:History by Carlton Books, Skin Philips ISBN: 1858688035 Publisher: Carlton Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys by Glen E. Friedman, C.R. Stecyk III ISBN: 0964191644 Publisher: Burning Flags Pr Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Answer Is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World by Jocko Weyland ISBN: 0802139450 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: Thrasher : Insane Terrain by Thrasher Magazine ISBN: 0789305364 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: 03 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Boards : The Art and Design of Skateboard by MTV ISBN: 0789309777 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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