Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road [Paperback]

Tony Hawk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2002

With this all-access pass, Tony Hawk shares the joy, the exhaustion, the adrenaline, and the pain of life on the road. Between Boardslides and Burnout puts you right on the edge of the ramp and on the road with him -- from competitions to demos, to store openings, to autograph signings, to movie sets, and back home.

Never before has a professional skateboarder offered such a complete look into his life -- and mind.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Beneath a scrim of grungy, distressed-looking design motifs, skateboarding superstar Hawk presents a tour diary of his most recent trips around the world, from the X-Games to the Fox Teen Choice Awards and back again. Written in the dopey drawl of the diehard extreme sportsman, Hawk's diary extols a lifestyle of predictable thrill-seeking (donut fights in the RV, singing along to gangsta rap), in the end painting a portrait of a nice guy with not very much to say. With less-than-gripping sentences such as "The course looked fun, so I decided to skate a little," and "The crowd was huge as we walked in, and the street demo was exciting," the diary is largely an excuse for splashy graphics and photography, neither of which are delivered to much effect. Many of the photos are merely headshots of Hawk in far-flung locales, and the design looks like Raygun magazine circa 1996 at best. In the wake of the recent skateboarding documentary Dogtown and Z Boys, however, which turned self-promotion into an extreme sport of its own, this volume may well find an audience in the desperately-sought-after youth market of wannabes.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Tony Hawk is the bestselling author of Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. In the 1999 X Games, Tony landed the first 900 degree arial turn in skateboarding history. A stunt he had been working on for years. He has released three video games for playstation: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. He lives in Carlsbad, California, with his wife and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: It Books (September 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060086319
• ISBN-13: 978-0060086312
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,642,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Skateboarding

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skateboard Families won't mind this, May 14, 2003

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This review is from: Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road (Paperback)

Skateboarding can sometime get a bit rough and crude - but this book is AOK family material. Great pictures.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mom says 'Hurray!', September 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road (Paperback)

Finally, a behind the scenes look at my favorite extreme sport figure. Not only do my kids love Tony BUT I LOVE TONY.
He makes it all look so easy, but reading his tour diary gave me a real sense of what its like to be one of the top skateboarders. All those trips and award shows and broken bones and screaming mobs-- and the proud and loving father of his own kids, while bringing so much fun to everyone elses life.
Maybe I shouldn't say this, but I remember Tony from when I was a kid. I used to skate around on my little yellow banana board.
Thanks Tony for so many years of great fun, cool tricks and for the glimpse into your life. Keep it up! And GREAT PHOTOS!!! Sure to please your favorite skateboard fan!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool pictures, September 18, 2002

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This review is from: Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road (Paperback)

I just bought this book. It's got really cool pictures and Tony tells you all the things he does. He's really busy but gets to have fun riding a stateboard and meeting cool people. I was stoked on his first book and am very happy he did another one. If you are a real Hawk fan you should buy it.