The A to Z of Skateboarding
- ISBN-10
- 1783526742
- ISBN-13
- 9781783526741
- Category
- Humor
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-13
- Publisher
- Unbound Publishing
- Author
- Tony Hawks
Description
For more than twenty years, Tony Hawks has been mistaken for Tony Hawk, the American skateboarder. Even though it is abundantly clear on his website that he is an English comedian and author, people still write to him asking the best way to do a kickflip or land a melon. One mischievous day he started writing back in a pompous tone, goading his correspondents for their spelling mistakes and poor grammar, while offering bogus or downright silly advice on how to improve their skateboarding. Featuring entries on parents' pain, disappointment, underachievers, Quorn and the Vatican, this is his A to Z guide to the world of skateboarding, as seen through the eyes of someone who knows absolutely nothing about it.
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