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Title: SNOWBOARDING
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
By: Holly Thorpe
Format: Hardback

List price: £54.00
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ISBN 10: 0313376220
ISBN 13: 9780313376221
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Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Pub. date: 6 January, 2012
Series: Greenwood Guides to Extreme Sports
Pages: 205
Description: This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key sites and events; and future directions.
Synopsis: This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key sites and events; and future directions. * Draws on interviews with more than 100 snowboarders * Provides a chronology of snowboarding, starting from the mid 1960s to the present * Includes biographical sketches of pioneers, athletes, and heroes, such as Jake Burton, Shaun White, and Craig Kelly * Includes numerous photographs illustrating snowboarding in different sites, key events, and various styles of participation * A bibliography lists the most useful, reliable, and accessible resources for understanding the topic, including videos and organizational listings * A glossary defines key terms * Each chapter includes interesting sidebars on related issues, controversies, people, events, and even pop culture tie-ins
Illustrations: 26
Publication: US
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Returns: Non-returnable
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