- Hardcover: 289 pages
- Publisher: ReganBooks,U.S.; 1st edition (10 July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060560401
- ISBN-13: 978-0060560409
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #24 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Winter Sports > Snowboarding
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Todd Richards, tells the story of his life as a skateboarder-turned- world-class-snowboarder, and of the sport that in less than 10 years has gone from underground to the forefront of the Olympics.
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I was conceived when my parents, Ken and Patricia Richards, got busy on a weekend ski trip to Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire, during the spring of 1969. Read the first page
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I was conceived when my parents, Ken and Patricia Richards, got busy on a weekend ski trip to Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire, during the spring of 1969. Read the first page
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Format:Paperback
Some interesting reading on how snowboarding took off in the 80's and 90's, following the career of Todd Richards. However, I think Todd is afraid to sever his friendships and connections in the snowboard community and so never goes deep enough into things. He just mentions things, then goes on. No exiting read, but could be worth it for people who idolize TR or really wants to look into everything regarding snowboarding.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A pleasure to read
6 Dec 2003
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my son who is a snowboarder. It was meant to be a Christmas gift, but when I got home I started reading it and couldn't put it down. Todd's story is a wonderful account of a dream lifestyle that is entirely possible if you set your mind to something. P3 is a great inspirational read that recounts, step by step, Todd Richards rise to the top of professional snowboarding. He has no problem admitting his mistakes, and personal flaws which make his super hero stature all the more endearing. My son ended up getting an early Christmas present because I couldn't wait for him to read it, even with all the gross stories of boogers, and, well... read the book. You'll see what I mean. It had me laughing out loud.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Ste'en Webster, Editor, NZ Snowboarder Magazine
1 July 2004
Format:Hardcover
For anyone interested in snowboarding, P3 is a great read. It was even better for me, serving as a reminder to how much has happened to our sport in a short span, and bringing me back to the days I spent in Colorado - often at the same events/locations as Todd Richards. I found myself digging up old journals and reliving years of P/P/P in Breckenridge. Todd Richards is in the unique situation of having been involved in every generation of snowboarding so far, and at the forefront of most of these. So I can't think of anyone in a better position than him to put together a book like this. And compliments to author Eric Blehm for making the pieces come together so well, a task that no doubt would've been bigger than the result would imply. Cheers!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This book RULES.
27 Jan 2004
Format:Hardcover
This is definitely snowboarding's version of "HAWK Occupation: Skateboarder".
Here's an awesome story about a guy who started out like a lot of us, just stoked to skate sketchy ramps with friends...but who transformed himself into the top Snowboard Genius somehow. The tales of his formative years are epic, piss-your-pants funny at times. Then once the career starts taking off, a testament to how working your butt off at something (wiring mind blowing tricks) can bring great things, even to a down-to-earth guy from humble beginnings like the rest of us. It is also very interesting to hear about dealing with the industry side of snowboarding from someone who's been there since almost the beginning. Like David Robinson and the Spurs, this book chronicles how nice guys can and do finish first sometimes. We can all share the stoke reading about how TR wins tons of contests, finds fulfillment in life, gets the pretty girl, all without selling out and/or becoming a cocky bastard like so many seem to.
And the pictures, pure sweetness! They're a top-notch complement to the text throughout and really help tell TR's story. From bravely included photos of the awkward pre-teen and teen years where he was an undersized Star Wars junky with a bad haircut to well-shot professional sequences in the pipe, there are tons of stellar images. One thing that comes to mind after looking over the photos: TR definitely could have made it as a professional skater too, no doubt about it. And the moves he's still pulling on skate and snowboard into his 30's will blow minds.
I started reading this book one night where I needed to get to bed early due to an important meeting the next day. Did I get to bed early? Hell no. Stayed up until I'd dusted almost 200 pages! And I could have read it straight through...it is hands-down that good, but the need to be coherent at my a.m. meeting the next day intervened. Bottom line: Buy it now, you'll be glad you did - whether you're a "grown-up", a stoked kid, a surfer/skater/or snowboarder, armchair X-Gamer...whatever.
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