STOKED: THE EVOLUTION OF ACTION SPORTS is a visual history of the world's most exciting sports. Through daring and dramatic images, STOKED celebrates the daring and fearlessness, the beauty and glory, the heights and depths, and the speed and agility of athletes who defy the laws of nature and the limits of sanity.
Beyond the mountains, vert ramps and dirt, these sports integrate music, fashion, art and entertainment into a way of life. The heroes and icons of action sports saturate popular culture and media. Athletes like Tony Hawk, brands like Quiksilver, Billabong and Burton, video games such as Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer, and events like the ESPN X Games and the 2006 Winter Olympics, where snowboarder Shaun White was the breakout star, are blurring the line between sports and culture.
STOKED's bold, modern, innovative design makes it an art object unto itself. The book pushes its own physical limits, mirroring the very pursuits it portrays. It is fully interactive, with special materials and papers, pop-ups, and stickers, among other special effects, and is sure to become a collector's item.
STOKED is more than jaw-dropping images. It features an introduction by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, the nonfiction classic about high school football in Texas. STOKED also includes vivid descriptions from the athletes who defined their sports as well as contributions from notable personalities, authors, photographers and musicians who have tapped into the action sports lifestyle.
STOKED: THE EVOLUTION OF ACTION SPORTS is not for posers. Its authenticity and attitude appeal to insiders as well as readers who are new to these sports. STOKED is the definitive volume on the subject.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
One of the coolest books I've ever seen, period!:
This book is for lovers of sports and even those that aren't. Its SUCH a cool book, with lots of fun things inside...stickers, tattoos, collector cards...my advice is BUY THIS BOOK NOW!
Great book!:
I just came across this book this weekend--it's a wonderful mix of design and photography (with some text too) that takes you into the world of extreme sports. I am a writer and I was too engrossed in the pictures and finding out what came next to read it, yet. Each page is bold, exciting and different--both due to the subject, the incredible photographs and the unique and interesting design of the book. Be the first to own it, because this book is destined to be on many, many coffee tables. Get STOKED, go... more info
So cool!:
This is one of the coolest books I have ever read! Great for the coffee table! I gave this as a present to my sister the skydiver!
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