The X Games get more popular each year, and skateboarding is their showcase sport. In her book, Murdico captures the excitement of each skateboarding competition-vert, dual vert, street, and park-from 1995 to the 2001 competition held in Philadelphia. Readers will recapture-or learn for the first time-the fierce competition and friendships between the likes of Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald, and Bob Burnquist as they compete for gold, silver, and bronze...