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Sick: Cultural History of Snowboarding

Sick: Cultural History of Snowboarding

by SusannaHowe (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

    $18.99
Synopsis

Susanna Howe traces the development of snowboarding from its roots beginning with those snow-revolutionaries that got the sport off the ground, right through the very best in the world today. It is the skill and expertise of those around the world who are the finest in the sport that got snowboarding its proper recognition and respect necessary for its inclusion as a full medal sport in Nagano. Ms. Howe also examines the fashion trends the sport has created, along with the various styles of snowboarding necessary, depending on the geographical location you're in throughout the U.S. This is the ideal, most complete examination of this sport for those already participating, those getting ready to take the plung, and for those who are curious now and will be hooked once they see snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics Games.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 164
 Publisher: St Martin's Press
Published: 27 Apr 1998
ISBN 10: 0312170262
ISBN 13: 9780312170264

Media Reviews
Snowboarding has suffered through an army of lame-ass, out-of-touch journalists. Luckily for us, Susanna Howe is not one of them. She is a great writer. More important, she is a snowboarder. --Lee Crane, Editor, Snowboarding Online Sick is just that. It both shatters and enhances the myths about snowboarding, its combative rise to glory, and its eventual appropriation by the mainstream. Sick is must-reading for anyone who wants to know how a simple sport helped shape pop culture. --Joe Donnelly, Executive Editor, Stick Magazine Proof positive that snowboarding is more than a sport and has an engaging, dynamic story that everyone should hear. It's all here, recounted in 'siiiick' detail. --Billy Miller, Senior Editor, Transworld Snowboarding Susanna Howe has done an amazing job of sifting through a multitude of myths, trends, and agendas to compile the most complete account yet of snowboarding's short but fascinating history. Anyone who wants to have a clue as to what snowboarding is really about should read Sick. The photos-- especially those from the sport's early days-- are phenomenal. --Dana White, Former Editor, Snowboard Life, Articles Editor, Conde Nast Sports for Women From early wooden toys to the Olympics, Susanna Howe has written a comprehensive history of snowboarding and its independent culture. Well-researched and written in a personal voice, Sick is an examination of a lifestyle that anyone with a yen for freedom will understand. --Jeff Galbraith, Senior Editor, Snowboarder Magazine After twenty years of living in the middle of this sport, it's cool to see the whole thing laid out in a book. Susanna took the time to cover every angle and, more important, to understand the engine behind this industry: riding. --Jake Burton, Founder and President, Burton Snowboards
Author Bio
Susanna Howe is a freelance writer and editor who lives in New York City. This is her first book.