Opis: How is being a pro skater different from being, say, a professional golfer? Veteran skate journalist and former pro skater Sean Mortimer has interviewed the top skaters of all time to answer that question in different and hilarious ways. Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Daewon Song, and Chris
Opis: Well illustrated with acrylic paintings and archival photos, this volume from the Explorers series traces the two Antarctic expeditions of English explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who reached the South Pole with his companions in 1912, 35 days after Amundsen’s Norwegian expedition. The story may be Scott’s,
Opis: Tim Hauser's The Art of Wall-E (Chronicle) provides a mesmerizing behind-the-scenes look at the movie's origin and creation, lushly illustrated with reproductions of concept art (storyboards, character sketches, and full-color pastels, and more) accompanied by production crew quotes. The coherent text
Opis: From Pim Techamuanvivit, knowledgeable foodie and 'queen of the food bloggers,' comes this engaging guidebook to all things food-related. Pim has toured the globe to bring hungry people up to date with what's happening in the food world through Chez Pim, a Web site that attracts 10,000 hits a week.
Opis: Style Deficit Disorder is an awesome encyclopedic breakdown of [Harajuku]..'—The Fader
'essential reading for anyone who wants to get the real lowdown on the fabled district.'—Japan Times
The Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo has become an international style mecca, a street-level fashion scene prowled