Skateboarding: Rails, Rails, Rails [Paperback]

Evan Goodfellow (Author), Tadashi Yamaoda (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2008

Complete with sequenced photos and step-by-step instructions, this handy guidebook introduces skateboarding fans to one of the most popular aspects of skateboarding: rail tricks. Beginning with the most basic of handrail tricks and progressing onto more difficult maneuvers and rails, the techniques provided in this valuable resource cater to skateboarders of every skill level. In addition, a section devoted to the history of rail skateboarding and the boarders who helped create and develop this exciting portion of the sport is included.

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About the Author

Evan Goodfellow is the author of Skateboarding: Ramp Tricks, Street Skateboarding: Endless Grinds and Slides, and Street Skateboarding: Flip Tricks. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Tadashi Yamaoda is a photographer whose photos have appeared in Automatic and Thrasher magazines and Transworld Skateboarding, as well as Skateboarding: Ramp Tricks. He lives in Oakland, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 167 pages
• Publisher: Veva Skateboard Books (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979118018
• ISBN-13: 978-0979118012
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,182,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Evan Goodfellow has been skateboarding since he was 5. His sponsors have included Vans shoes, Ambiguous Clothing, 88 Shoes, Zion Skateboards, and Ninetimes Boardshop. Evan has written four other instructional skateboarding books and one skateboarding fiction book. His latest books include Skateboarding: Rails, Rails, Rails, Skateboard Daze at Hollywood High, and Skateboarding: Crailslides to Wallrides. He believes skateboard books should be written by skateboarders for skateboarders.