Saturday, November 22, 2025

The Skateboard: The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History

The Skateboard: The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History 
by Ben Marcus, Lucia Daniella Griggi 
Language: English 
Minneapolis: MVP Books, 2021. 
255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. 
ISBN: 9780760338056, 9781299934771, 0760338051, 1299934773 
Summary: The story of the simple skateboard is part thriller, part underground, underdog success tale. It’s chock-full of innovations, far-out graphic artistry, and ever-more-incredible hot-dogging feats. And the story’s told in this book with contributions from the stars themselves—Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Jeff Ho, the Dogtown Z-Boys, and more. Beautifully illustrated with historical posters, ads, and memorabilia along with new action photography, studio skateboard shots, and unique portraits of the stars, this is a fitting tribute to an American classic.

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