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Slam Slam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.25 — 27,262 ratings — published 2007
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The Answer Is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World The Answer Is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.07 — 127 ratings — published 2002
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Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,001 ratings — published 2000
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Let's Go! (haw êkwa!) Let's Go! (haw êkwa!)
by (shelved 6 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.01 — 315 ratings — published 2024
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Mid-Air Mid-Air (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,384 ratings — published 2024
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The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.85 — 261 ratings — published
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Kick Push Kick Push (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.80 — 451 ratings — published
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Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.40 — 30 ratings — published
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Impossible: Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler, And The Fantastic History Of Skateboarding Impossible: Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler, And The Fantastic History Of Skateboarding (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.92 — 105 ratings — published 2011
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Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.55 — 148 ratings — published 2004
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The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.14 — 71 ratings — published 1997
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Dino-Boarding (Dino-Sports) Dino-Boarding (Dino-Sports)
by (shelved 4 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.62 — 245 ratings — published 2014
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Life and Limb: Skateboarders Write from the Deep End Life and Limb: Skateboarders Write from the Deep End (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.88 — 32 ratings — published 2004
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Scraps Scraps (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.31 — 189 ratings — published 2025
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Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.28 — 328 ratings — published
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Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder's Lens Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder's Lens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.95 — 44 ratings — published
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Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.31 — 29 ratings — published
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Learning to Fall Learning to Fall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.36 — 178 ratings — published
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Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.12 — 93 ratings — published 2001
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Rad! Rad! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.28 — 39 ratings — published 2020
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Fox Is Late (My First I Can Read) Fox Is Late (My First I Can Read)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.91 — 398 ratings — published 2018
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Skate the World: Photographing One World of Skateboarding Skate the World: Photographing One World of Skateboarding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.43 — 56 ratings — published 2015
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The Disposable Skateboard Bible The Disposable Skateboard Bible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.58 — 110 ratings — published 2009
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Under the Bridge Under the Bridge (Library Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.01 — 247 ratings — published 2012
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Surf, Skate & Rock Art of Jim Phillips Surf, Skate & Rock Art of Jim Phillips (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.35 — 54 ratings — published 2003
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Smiles to Go Smiles to Go (Library Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.77 — 5,367 ratings — published 2008
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Paranoid Park Paranoid Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,687 ratings — published 2006
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A Perfect Opportunity A Perfect Opportunity (Nook)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.59 — 44 ratings — published 2011
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Skateboarding is Not a Crime: 50 Years of Street Culture Skateboarding is Not a Crime: 50 Years of Street Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.44 — 25 ratings — published 2004
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Drop In: The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding – A Cultural History of Queer Pioneers at the Tokyo Olympics Drop In: The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding – A Cultural History of Queer Pioneers at the Tokyo Olympics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.16 — 79 ratings — published
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Stalefish: Skateboard Culture from the Rejects Who Made It Stalefish: Skateboard Culture from the Rejects Who Made It (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.17 — 66 ratings — published 2008
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Out for Air Out for Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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Skateboarding and Religion Skateboarding and Religion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 5.00 — 6 ratings — published
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Brorsan är kung! Brorsan är kung! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.02 — 598 ratings — published 2016
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Serious as Dog Dirt Serious as Dog Dirt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.64 — 222 ratings — published 2008
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Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.54 — 35 ratings — published 2002
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A Work in Progress A Work in Progress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,868 ratings — published
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Locals Only: California Skateboarding 1975-1978 Locals Only: California Skateboarding 1975-1978 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.44 — 91 ratings — published 2010
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Skater Boy Skater Boy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,886 ratings — published 2024
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Skateboarding and Femininity (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies) Skateboarding and Femininity (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published
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Skater Cielo Skater Cielo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.99 — 293 ratings — published
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Catalina Incognito Catalina Incognito (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.91 — 128 ratings — published
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Skater Baby Skater Baby (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.85 — 135 ratings — published
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Skate for Your Life (Pocket Change Collective) Skate for Your Life (Pocket Change Collective)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.15 — 335 ratings — published 2021
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There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.40 — 192 ratings — published 2021
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Richard Gilligan: DIY/Underground Skateparks Richard Gilligan: DIY/Underground Skateparks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 2014
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Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.97 — 477 ratings — published 2002
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Stealing Air Stealing Air (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skateboarding)
avg rating 3.96 — 308 ratings — published 2012
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Diana Abu-Jaber
“He realizes finally that the boy he's been watching snap his board into the air, then neatly touch down- long, black, gleaming hair, pale white skin- is Felice. He didn't know she'd learned how to skateboard. He's never seen her like this before- so intently focused and content- her beauty beside the point, merely part of the catalog of effects- speed, balance, daring. He admires her athletic form and feels moved in some unexpected way.”
Diana Abu-Jaber, Birds of Paradise

“Maybe you don’t have shit besides a skateboard and a Supertramp record, but if you have one true friend you have everything. . .”
Robin Brown, Glitter Saints: The Cosmic Art of Forgiveness, a Memoir

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