Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art (Paperback)

by Sean Cliver (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 237 pages
• Publisher: Gingko Press; illustrated edition edition (July 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584232641
• ISBN-13: 978-1584232643
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,403 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers the Goods, August 18, 2006

By	Joe Copro "Joe Copro" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art (Paperback)

This book is excellent in that it has both awesome shots of over 1,000 skateboard decks and then the first hand stories of both the artists and skaters who created and rode them. It takes hours to absorb all the outrageous graphics and even longer to read all the accounts. The thing I really appreciated about this book is with all the different authors contributing and no story was repeated. So many times in similar books the same story is just retold in slightly different words and in this book that never happens. When finished I am left with huge admiration for Sean Cliver's labor of love effort and still can't believe how good the book is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disposable=Perfection, October 23, 2007

By	The Toddball "The Toddball" (Los Angeles, California USA) - See all my reviews

Quite simply, this is a book that MUST be seen. The artwork, photographs and story are just perfect. Greatin authoring by Sean Cliver who gives a terribly detailed, painful, humorous and honest look at the behind-the-scenes of the skateboard industry. As a kid growing up and skating in the 80's (I started skating in 1984 when I was 9, this book took me down memory lane and, I must say, enjoyed every step. This book is a no-lose buy and I strongly encourage you purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Walk Down Memory Lane, January 12, 2009

By	S. Starr (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cliver has lived it and refined his tome in the latest edition. As a skaterat growing up in the suburbs of Denver, skate art was a portal to another world. Hearing the backstories behind some of the most popular, most influential, most gratuitous, etc. deck graphics was utterly captivating.