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Skateboarding, once the gritty, rebellious underdog of the sports world, has flipped and grinded its way into the heart of the Olympic Games. How Skateboarding Became an Olympic Sport takes you on a wild ride from the sun-soaked sidewalks of Southern California to the grand arenas of the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics. This book dives deep into the roots of skateboarding, exploring its raw beginnings, the legendary figures who revolutionized the sport, and the relentless push for Olympic recognition.

New folks discover steampunk every day, and often their first question is, "What is steampunk?", and their second question is, "What do steampunks do?". Steampunk For Simpletons starts with those questions and expands outward to cover a plethora of topics. We give a primer followed by a guided tour through the world of steampunk, from the basics such as where to go and what to do, to the aesthetic of the arts within steampunk. Travis I. Sivart and Wendy L. Callahan are both published steampunk authors, as well as having a weekly radio show on the subject. Though they do not claim to be the ...