Neftalie Williams PhDThe Skateboard Life: The Movers, Shakers, Makers & Rulebreakers Driving Skateboarding Culture (Hardcover)

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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 popular 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 it 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