Synopses & Reviews
A skateboarder since 1975, Michael Brooke lives in Toronto and works in the magazine industry. All of his top ten favorite skaters are in this book.
Description
Skateboarding is a vital part of youth culture and it shows no signs of slowing down. There are approximately 11 million skateboarders in North America and the industry is now doing well over a billion dollars a year in sales. Two years ago Michael Brooke wrote The Concrete Wave, the first book ever written on the history of skateboarding. The book appealed to both current and former skaters and hit over 25,000 in sales. It also spawned a 13 part television series and a magazine. Building upon this success, SK8 Legends looks at the top 140 skateboarders of all time. Like its predecessor, this new book is also a publishing first --- until now, no one has ever written a book on skateboard legends. Spanning the last four decades of skateboarding, the book is filled with amusing anecdotes and insight. From Tom Sims to Tony Hawk, Sk8 Legends is bound to hit a nerve, no matter what era you skated in. SK8 Legends includes hundreds of action photos (both color and black and white) from some of the world's best skate photographers. The foreword is written by skate god Tony Alva --- who was recently featured in the Sundance winning documentary `Dogtown and the Z-Boys.`