Skate and Destroy : The First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine by High Speed Productions (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniverse Publishing
ISBN-100789313863
ISBN-139780789313867
eBay Product ID (ePID)48241314

Product Key Features

Book TitleSkate and Destroy : the First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Skateboarding
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorHigh Speed Productions
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in
Item Weight55.2 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-090887
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.22
SynopsisIn January 1981, a group of San Francisco skateboarders put together the first issue of Thrasher magazine. Today, Thrasher is bigger and better than ever--its name synonymous with both skateboarding's roots and constant evolution. Marking Thrasher's anniversary, this jam-packed retrospective recounts skateboarding's twists and turns of the last two decades and offers a glimpse at its thriving future. New and old school skaters alike will love Thrasher: Skate and Destroy. Not only does it cover the first twenty-five years of the magazine, reprinting the best of the original columns--"Photograffiti," "Zounds," "Trash," among others--but it will feature unpublished photos, rejected covers, interview outtakes, and detailed profiles. Action-packed photos capture legendary skaters such as: Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Andrew Reynolds, Tony Alva, Mike Carroll, and Lance Mountain.The definitive guide to the history and development of skateboarding, no other book will take you as close to the risk taking, bone breaking world of what has since become the world's fastest growing extreme sport. With an emphasis on the current trends that will especially appeal to today's hundreds of thousands of skaters, this will be the skateboarding bible for fans of all ages and levels. Like the tattoos carved into the arms of skaters worldwide, Thrasher is forever. This one's gonna be gnarly!, Marking "Thrasher" magazine's anniversary, this jam-packed retrospective recounts skateboarding's twists and turns of the last two decades and offers a glimpse at its thriving future., Filled with the adrenaline pumping, gnar photos, and original and noteworthy content fans expert from Thrasher magazine, this volume is packed with interviews, and articles from skateboarding's leaders: Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, and Chad Muska, to name a few.
LC Classification NumberGV859.8

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