HOW DID I GET HERE? THE ASCENT OF AN UNLIKELY CEO

The Business Of Skating

HOW DID I GET HERE? THE ASCENT OF AN UNLIKELY CEO

By Tony Hawk, with Pat Hawk

(2010)

Signed first edition of this personal reflection on the place where skateboarding meets entrepreneurship, by "the most famous and influential skateboarder of all time" (jacket).

Near fine in like dust jacket.

Price: $150.00

HOW DID I GET HERE? THE ASCENT OF AN UNLIKELY CEO

"I've been fortunate in that most of the large endorsement deals I've signed over the years have been with sponsors who understand how much I like to ride my skateboard."

Tony Hawk, the most famous name in skateboarding, ollied his way to the top of the game with skills on the halfpipe and in his creation of a personal brand. In HOW DID I GET HERE?, Hawk and his business partner (and sister) Pat recall interesting moments on the way to superstardom.

The Object

(Hoboken): John Wiley & Sons, Inc, (2010). 9'' x 6''. Original black boards with bronze metallic spine lettering. Original unclipped ($24.95) color pictorial dust jacket with embossed elements, designed by Jaimie Muehlhausen. Illustrated throughout in black and white with 8 leaves of color plates. 188 pages, including index. Signed by Hawk to front flyleaf. With promotional card for a 2010 Tony Hawk Foundation benefit event, "Stand Up for Skateparks," loosely laid in. Jacket with a little edgewear. Binding with light bumping to corners and spine ends. Sharp and bright.

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