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The Most Fun Thing

Author : Kyle Beachy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 153875410X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Most Fun Thing written by Kyle Beachy and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old. In January 2012, creative writing professor and novelist Kyle Beachy published one of his first essays on skate culture, an exploration of how Nike’s corporate strategy successfully gutted the once-mighty independent skate shoe market. Beachy has since established himself as skate culture's freshest, most illuminating, at times most controversial voice, writing candidly about the increasingly popular and fast-changing pastime he first picked up as a young boy and has continued to practice well into adulthood. What is skateboarding? What does it mean to continue skateboarding after the age of forty, four decades after the kickflip was invented? How does one live authentically as an adult while staying true to a passion cemented in childhood? How does skateboarding shape one's understanding of contemporary American life? Of growing old and getting married? Contemplating these questions and more, Beachy offers a deep exploration of a pastime—often overlooked, regularly maligned—whose seeming simplicity conceals universal truths. THE MOST FUN THING is both a rich account of a hobby and a collection of the lessons skateboarding has taught Beachy—and what it continues to teach him as he strugglesto find space for it as an adult, a professor, and a husband.

Mice Skating

Author : Annie Silvestro
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454941545
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Mice Skating written by Annie Silvestro and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mouse doesn’t want to stay in the house . . . even if it’s cold outside! For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy! She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. And most of all, Lucy loves to skate, and she’s just ACHING to show off her new skill with her friends. After all, a winter wonderland is twice as nice when you have friends to enjoy it with. But the other mice just don’t understand—and after a disastrous indoor snowball fight, it looks as if they never will. Can Lucy find a way to make the other mice come out and “mice skate” too? With intricately detailed illustrations as cozy as a fireplace in December (and a cup of cocoa, too), this funny punny warmhearted love song to winter—and to one brave, bold, and generous mouse—will have kids bundling up for some cold-weather fun of their own.

Skating is Fun

Author : Suzanne Berton
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105052028
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Skating is Fun written by Suzanne Berton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two girls want to skate in the Olympics someday. One enjoys figure skating and the other speed skating. Soon they learn that becoming good enough for the Olympics takes years of practice. They decide they can become good while having fun skating together.

The Fun of Figure Skating

Author : Maribel Vinson Owen
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fun of Figure Skating written by Maribel Vinson Owen and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1960 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former North American champion and member of three United States Olympic teams gives her impressions of this art-sport.

Skating on Air

Author : Kelli Lawrence
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786485442
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Skating on Air written by Kelli Lawrence and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics' centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and affected the sport, from the early appearances of Sonja Henie, to skating's gradual audience growth via television, and to the ramifications of the scandals in the 1994 and 2002 Olympics. The topic is illuminated by more than 30 interviews with commentators, skaters, producers, directors and others. In addition to numerous photos, illustrations show the compulsory figures for which "figure skating" got its name, as well as a sample of the charted-out "camera blocking" for TV directors. Appendices include collected anecdotes from early broadcasting experiences; a profile of broadcaster Jim McKay; and commentary from Carol Heiss on her 1961 musical Snow White and the Three Stooges.

Kickflip Boys

Author : Neal Thompson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062394355
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Kickflip Boys written by Neal Thompson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Thompson captures the ache, fizz, yearning and frustration of being the father of adolescent boys.” —Michael Chabon “What a riveting, touching, and painful read!” —Maria Semple “Fun, moving, raw, and relatable.” —Tony Hawk What makes a good father, and what makes one a failure? Does less-is-more parenting inspire independence and strength, or does it encourage defiance and trouble? Kickflip Boys is the story of a father’s struggle to understand his willful skateboarder sons, challengers of authority and convention, to accept his role as a vulnerable “skate dad,” and to confront his fears that the boys are destined for an unconventional and potentially fraught future. With searing honesty, Neal Thompson traces his sons’ progression through all the stages of skateboarding: splurging on skate shoes and boards, having run-ins with security guards, skipping classes and defying teachers, painting graffiti, drinking and smoking, and more. As the story veers from funny to treacherous and back, from skateparks to the streets, Thompson must confront his complicity and fallibility. He also reflects on his upbringing in rural New Jersey, and his own adventures with skateboards, drugs, danger, and defiance. A story of thrill-seeking teens, of hope and love, freedom and failure, Kickflip Boys reveals a sport and a community that have become a refuge for adolescent boys who don’t fit in. Ultimately, it’s the survival story of a loving modern American family, of acceptance, forgiveness, and letting go.

Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice

Author : Karen Chen
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062822780
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice written by Karen Chen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figure skating icon and U.S. National Champion Karen Chen tells the amazing story of her rise to the top, featuring never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes details from her journey on and off the ice! At seventeen years old, Karen Chen has already achieved what some girls only dream of—and yet it’s only the beginning for this incredibly talented athlete. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Karen began to figure skate at just five years old. Ten years and many grueling training sessions later, she broke out at the 2015 US Championships with a bronze medal. This was after sustaining a nearly career-ending ankle fracture a year earlier. In 2017, Karen became the US National Champion, winning gold in two programs and receiving the highest score ever recorded for the short program at the US National level. Now for the first time, Karen shares the story of how she got where she is today—and where she’s going next. Karen has already overcome astounding obstacles, and her grit, determination, and positive attitude have made her future truly limitless. In Finding the Edge, she shares, in her own words, what it’s like to be Karen Chen—and what it takes to achieve the impossible. Features a foreword from Kristi Yamaguchi, the Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and U.S. champion.

Dream Big, Little Pig!

Author : Kristi Yamaguchi
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402252773
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Dream Big, Little Pig! written by Kristi Yamaguchi and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire kids of all ages to never give up and always dream big with Dream Big Little Pig, the New York Times bestselling ice skating picture book from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi! Poppy is a pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that she truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink! Dream Big Little Pig is the perfect book to inspire little girls with big dreams. It makes a wonderful ice skating gift for girls!

Inline!

Author : William Nealy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780897322744
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Inline! written by William Nealy and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, a book that actually teaches you how to inline skate. Whether you're a rank beginner or a skating pro, William Nealy's Inline! will educate and entertain you like no other how-to-manual you've ever read. Nealy uses hard earned crash-and-burn skating experience, 4th dimensional drawings, and his twisted sense of humor to give you the most comprehensive, easy to understand, and detailed book on skating ever written. Inline! will teach you everything you need to know to become a seasoned blader. Learn how to skate, from taking your first baby steps on blades to more advanced techniques such as getting air, descending stairs, expert turning techniques and more. Inline! also includes chapters on how skates work, skate maintenance, safety, and the all important selection of body armor. Finally, Inline! will teach you the many ways to stop, or safely fall, while you're climbing the learning curve. All of this in Nealy's hilarious, easy to understand cartoon style that makes learning fun. (7 x 10, 216 pages, illustrated)

A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink

Author : Brian P. Cleary
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1575055473
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink written by Brian P. Cleary and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from "gown" and "crown" to "boat", "coat", and "clown."

Figure Skating

Author : John Misha Petkevich
Publisher : Sports Illustrated
ISBN 13 : 1461664403
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Figure Skating written by John Misha Petkevich and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 1988-11-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability. The lavishly illustrated volume includes: Detailed instructional-photo sequences What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction Getting started 6 basic turns that every figure skater should know 15 spins that you can master The keys to preforming 19 clasic figure skating jumps and splits

The Complete Book of Roller Skating

Author : Ann-Victoria Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Roller Skating written by Ann-Victoria Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ice Cream

Author : Toller Cranston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780771023323
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Ice Cream written by Toller Cranston and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The skaters included in this book all made a strong impression on the skating world, contributing to the development of the sport through commanding athletic prowess, unusual aesthetic characteristics, or sheer force of personality. They reflected and illuminated their times and environments. Certainly none of them could be called boring, the deadliest sin in Toller’s lexicon. In many cases they are skaters who elevated figure skating to an art form, but some altered the course of the sport in a way that may have been negative. Each chapter starts with a short biography and then Toller contributes his well-honed and very personal assessment. Finally, Toller brings the book right up to date with his Epilogue: A Salt Lake City Retrospective. Readers and fans are aware of Toller Cranston’s way with a quip, his flamboyant personality, and his outspoken opinions. In Ice Cream, they will also learn more about his deep knowledge of skating, his sensitive artistic judgement, and his acute observations of fellow skaters. But make no mistake, the Toller we all know is here in spades.

Angelina at the Fair

Author : Katharine Holabird
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1665912839
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (659 download)

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Download or read book Angelina at the Fair written by Katharine Holabird and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angelina's annoyance at having to take her little cousin Henry to the fair turns into friendship after a day filled with adventures and surprises.

Ice Skating

Author : Karin Künzle-Watson
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780873226691
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Ice Skating written by Karin Künzle-Watson and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1996 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now there's a masterfully written guide that shows beginning and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of ice skating. In Ice Skating: Steps to Success, Karin K "nzle-Watson--nine-time Swiss National Champion, former Professional World Champion, and one of skating's best instructors--shares with readers the steps that she and many of her students learned on their way to becoming elite competitive skaters. Most instruction books available on ice skating tend to focus on advanced jumps or spins, assuming the reader will learn the basics through professional instruction. Ice Skating: Steps to Success, however, covers fundamental skills in a way that's easy to understand and apply. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book includes 11 steps (chapters) that progress from basic to intermediate skills. It features over 300 illustrations that make it possible to learn proper form and technique. Readers will learn how to: - attain the posture and control required for basic skills; - use standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed; - execute four different methods of stopping; - fall properly and get up easily; - change direction without loss of control; and - control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced maneuvers, including jumps, spins, and footwork. With Ice Skating: Steps to Success, beginning and recreational skaters will develop a solid foundation of skills to help them gain confidence in their abilities and enjoy the sport more.

Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey Into the Secret World of Figure Skating

Author : Christine Brennan
Publisher : Japanime Co. Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 4910659102
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey Into the Secret World of Figure Skating written by Christine Brennan and published by Japanime Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figure skating is the most beautiful and mysterious of all sports. When the skaters are on the ice, every twitch of a muscle and every slip of a skate blade is visible for the world to see. In Inside Edge, Christine Brennan chronicles—for the first time—a season on the skating circuit, intimately portraying the lives, on and off the ice, of the sport's current and upcoming stars. Woven into the narrative are stories of figure skating luminaries—including Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan, Rudy Galindo, and Tara Lipinski. Revealing the backstage conflicts high-profile figure skaters face, and the ambition that drives them, Brennan also tells the stories of their families, of improbable rises to the top, and of wasted talents. If skaters are perfect, they can become international heroes. But if they fall, if they miss a three-revolution jump on a quarter-inch blade of steel, the despair is theirs alone. This is their life on the edge, where decades of training culminate in little more than four crucial minutes on the ice. There is no other sport like it. There is no other story like theirs.

Beautiful on the Outside

Author : Adam Rippon
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538732394
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful on the Outside written by Adam Rippon and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success in this hilarious, big-hearted memoir that the Washington Post calls "comedic gold." Your mom probably told you it's what on the inside that counts. Well, then she was never a competitive figure skater. Olympic medalist Adam Rippon has been making it pretty for the judges even when, just below the surface, everything was an absolute mess. From traveling to practices on the Greyhound bus next to ex convicts to being so poor he could only afford to eat the free apples at his gym, Rippon got through the toughest times with a smile on his face, a glint in his eye, and quip ready for anyone listening. Beautiful on the Outside looks at his journey from a homeschooled kid in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to a self-professed American sweetheart on the world stage and all the disasters and self-delusions it took to get him there. Yeah, it may be what's on the inside that counts, but life is so much better when it's beautiful on the outside.