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Brett Thyson starts to think that maybe his new skateboard has magical powers when he starts to be able to do any kind of incredible trick when riding it. Reprint SLJ. .
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This retrospective of Jim's skateboard art bombards the reader with colorful decks, logos, ad art, ad layouts, photos, and stickers to illustrate the history of skateboarding, from the urethane revolution to the present. Take a ride with an inside view of Phillips' Studios, to observe the wacky world of his crazed studio artists and examine their graphic assignments. The story traces the roots of skateboarding with more than half a century of Phillips' involvement. It provides insight to the creative evolution of the sport, and worldwide interest in and influence from this California artist..
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The world–champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie – the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air – to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his life.

At the age of 13, Rodney took the freestyle skating world by storm. He won 35 world titles in less than five years. But through it all, his father looked down on his son's love for skating and pressured him to walk away from the sport and leave behind his fans and status as the most famous skateboarder of his era. After years of stress and conflict, Rodney gave in and promised his father he'd quit for good. But by the time he finally broke free from his suffocating and abusive home life, the popularity of freestyle had waned and given way to vert and street styles. So Rodney picked up his board and started from scratch. With the help of mentor Mike Ternansky, Rodney used his freestyle background to usher in a whole new era of street skating.

Today Rodney is more popular than ever. The videos in his series Rodney Versus Daewon are among the most popular skateboard videos ever produced. He won the 2002 Transworld Skateboarding readers' choice award for favourite street skater and is the most popular character on the top–selling Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games.

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This book covers everthing you need to know about skateboard maintenance: tools needed for repairs, griptape installation, griptape removal, hardware installation, hardware sizes, riser pad installation, riser pad sizes, truck installation and adjustments, wheel installation, wheels sizes, wheel hardness, wheel bite, the best wheels for skateboarding, bearing installation, bearing removal, bearing lubrication, bearing cleaning, bearing rating system, breaking bearings in, kingpin bushing installation, kingpin bushing removal, pivot bushing installation, kingpin bushing removal, kingpin removal, kingpin installation, deck concaves, maple vs. composites, when to use riser pads, how to repair chips and cracks, how do trucks work, skateboard varnish, why do decks delaminate, how do graphics affect a deck's performance, how does moister affect deck strength, what makes a deck have pop, how is a skateboard made, what are stress cracks ... and more !!!.
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How is being a professional skateboarder different from being, say, a professional golfer? More scabs, for one. Veteran skate journalist Sean Mortimer has interviewed the top skaters of all time to answer that question in meaningful and often humorous ways. Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, and Rodney Mullen are a handful of the skaters who opine on sacking yourself, skate-induced ulcers, and the various ways in which skating ruins your love life. Including compelling photographs, Stalefish documents the gritty oral history of professional skating like no other book..
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Counterfeit skateboards, chasing smugglers and exciting skateboarding competitions Find out how five young people learn valuable life lessons while saving the skate park of their dreams. Continuous action leading to the toughest challenge ever..
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Dennis O'Malley is a master on his skateboard and wants to try his hand at snowboarding A bad skiing accident has left him afraid, and he begins to doubt his abilities on the board. Can Dennis overcome his fears on the slopes in time to prove his rivals wrong?..
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