Inline!: A Manual for Beginning to Intermediate Inline Skating [Paperback]

William Nealy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

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.

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From the Back Cover

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)

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897322746
• ISBN-13: 978-0897322744
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, Funny, and Fully-detailed look at Skating, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Inline!: A Manual for Beginning to Intermediate Inline Skating (Paperback)

Best book on the subject that I have seen. Very funny, often irreverent, while at the same time giving full information and great hand-drawn pictures on how to accomplish all the moves of inline skating from beginner to intermediate and beyond. Very good sections on turning, braking, crashing, etc. and the author seems to know more synonymns for the expression "excrement" (said before every crash) than most of us have heard. I am an older skater and thought this book was just what the Doctor ordered for all who are attracted by the fun and fitness of skating. I think most out there who want to improve or are interested in blading will love this book. It will get you motivated and back on your wheels again!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must reading for the beginner., July 7, 1999

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This review is from: Inline!: A Manual for Beginning to Intermediate Inline Skating (Paperback)

The author's writing style and cartoons took a few minutes to get used to. However, it is because of these techniques that Nealy has written a definitive work on being a beginner at in-line skating and what to expect. This is my 3rd book as I learn in my late 50's how to do this crazy sport. This book helps me remember this agony is supposed to be fun. I'm glad I found it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can't skate yet - buy this book, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Inline!: A Manual for Beginning to Intermediate Inline Skating (Paperback)

This book looks like a cartoon, but is actually a detailled instruction manual. No amount of words could deliver the same explanation of what skating feels like and how it works. I bought this book immediately after I started skating, and it proved invaluable for directing my early efforts. It covers all the ground from beginner to intermediate, is easy to read, and very funny. Even my 5 year old enjoys the pictoral humour. Worth every penny (or cent).