Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780977015955)

The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports provides the first international survey of extreme sports, which include a wide variety of physical pursuits and activities such as bungee jumping, dirt biking, sky surfing, and rock climbing: individualist, adventure-type sports rather than traditional team sports. "Extreme" also refers to the antisocial attitudes and uncompromising values associated with these new sports, attitudes and values that are often in sharp contrast to those of more conservative, mainstream, and middle-class sports. This volume is a state-of-the-art summary of where extreme sports are today, where they have come from, and how they are likely to grow and change in the years ahead.

Author: Douglas Booth
ISBN-10: 0977015955
ISBN-13: 9780977015955
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reference Reviews-Adult 08/15/2007 pg. 3
Kirkus Best Books 08/15/2007 pg. 3
Library Journal 08/01/2007 pg. 116
School Library Journal 10/01/2007 pg. 85
Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 92