Amped : how big air, big dollars, and a new generation took sports to the extreme /: how big air, big dollars, and a new generation took sports to the extreme. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Browne.
• Other Names: Browne, David, 1960-
• Contents: Prologue: the awards show -- Pump it up until you can feel it: riding high and low with BMX -- The boys on the skate bus: going big with Tony Hawk's gigantic skatepark tour -- Core-mart: scenes from the world of shoes, videos, gear, and the industry within -- Skatetown and cabin b-boys: going extreme at summer camp -- Eat dirt to the beat: the music-sports connection -- Lights, camera, grind: Madison Avenue's extreme makeover -- Contest as metaphor: braving the pipe, the rail, and the mainstreaming of snowboarding at the U.S. Open -- They got game: ESPN, the X Games, and the quest for the gold -- Moto rising: freestyle motocross and the two-wheeled sky kiss -- Epilogue: the awards show, the day after.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (292 pages)
• Subjects: 796.04/6; Sports & Recreation -- General; Extreme sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; Miscellaneous items; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781596917309
• Related ISBNs: 159691730X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.