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Agents of Change: The Story of DC Shoes and its Athletes Paperback – March 27, 2003

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In less than a decade, DC Shoes became an action sports icon. In 1994, Ken Block, Damon Way, & Clay Blehm, the cofounders of DC Shoes, revolutionized skateboarding shoes & clothing by incorporating innovative technology & style into their designs. They held true to a vision that changed action sports products & marketing forever. DC s pioneering attitude was sought out & shared by like-minded athletes, & the DC Shoes team was formed. These once-overlooked & misunderstood superstars are among the most talented & driven pro s. & amateurs in their fields. In this photographic tribute, DC salutes its team members & their achievements, in sports such as skateboarding, BMX, snow-boarding, surfing, & motocross. 100s of color photos.

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256 pages
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English
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Harper Collins
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March 27, 2003
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075679174X
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978-0756791742
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Eric Blehm is a freelance journalist who obtained his degree in journalism with the sole intention of becoming the world's first accredited snowboarding writer. He is a former editor of ''TransWorld SNOWboarding'' and the author of ''Agents of Change, The Story of DC Shoes and Its Athletes.'' He lives with his wife in Cardiff by the Sea, California.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Collins (March 27, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 075679174X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756791742
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 pounds

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Eric Blehm is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Fearless and The Only Thing Worth Dying For. His first book, The Last Season, was the winner of the National Outdoor Book Award and was named by Outside magazine as one of the “greatest adventure biographies ever written.” He has dedicated his life to telling the stories of those who serve."

In 1999, Blehm became the first journalist to accompany and keep pace with an elite Army Ranger unit on a training mission. His access into the Special Operations community and reportage set an important milestone for American war journalism two years before reporters began to gain widespread embedded status with the U.S. military in the War Against Terror. Blehm’s immersion with the Rangers is what led him to the previously untold story of an elite team of eleven Green Berets who operated in the hinterland of Taliban-held Afghanistan just weeks after 9/11 (The Only Thing Worth Dying For), as well as to Fearless (Waterbrook/Multnomah; Random House), the heartrending and inspiring story of Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Adam Brown, who overcame tremendous odds in his rise to the top tier of the U.S. military: SEAL Team Six. FEARLESS is currently being adapted for film by Relativity Media.

Blehm’s current book, Legend (Crown Books, Penguin RandomHouse), tells the unforgettable story of the U.S. Army’s 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Green Beret Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez, who risked everything to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. Major General John K. “Jack” Singlaub, U.S. Army (ret.), commented on Legend: “I fought beside and led U.S. Special Operations soldiers, sailors, and airmen during three wars—WWII, Korea, and Vietnam—including the men [of SOG] depicted in LEGEND. Never have I read a more powerfully honest, realistic, or moving account of the war in Southeast Asia. Eric Blehm masterfully encapsulates the hearts of the men, their impossible mission, and the quagmire of politics of the era and wraps it up in a single bloody battle that portrays the American fighting man at his best.”

Blehm lives in Southern California with his wife and children.

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Amanda

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014

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Bought this for my brother who has an interest in skating and in shoes and design. He liked it a lot.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2011

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great detailed and graphic pictures. describes the story behind ken block and his life journey and journey with building dc shoes. great stories about danny way, rob dyrdek and damon way, other dc skaters aswell as other great skaters. cheers

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2015

Good read.

Gave a lot of info on the DC revolution.

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2012

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Great book. Gave me a lot if information that I was unaware of when it comes to DC shoes and it's sponsored athletes. Quality of the book was good as well.

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A must have for all extreme athletes

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2003

Someone recommended this book to me, and even though I've never really followed extreme sports, I found this book fascinating.
Agents of Change is a book that should be read by all athletes. It showcases the lives of some of the most talented skateboarders, snowboarders, surfers, BMXers and motorcross athletes, showing not only the hard work and challengese they face, but also the preserverance, determination and courage they have. The bios on the athletes capture the audience and the photo footage is amazing... I would purchase the book for the pictures and bios alone.
The book also outlines the history of DC Shoes, a company that grew out of a garage and flourised into a multi-million a year company during a time when extreme sports were at their lowest popularity. DC has formed an amazing team that includes several of these atheletes and incorporates their ideas, suggestions and insight of these sports to better their designs. DC is an avid supporter of these sports and designs their products with the comfort, safety and coolness these sports warrant. The company started from the idea of Ken Block and Damon Way, (both avid skateboarders and snowboarders), with creating some cool logos on T-Shirts and with the insight and business savy of Clayton Blehm, was transformed into one of the strongest producers of gear for extreme sport athletes. This book could have provided much important information for all the dot-com industries that grew into huge companies overnight and crashed just as quickly about the importance of being realistic and conservative when starting a new company.

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SB

SB from Rome

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2003

I was able to pick up Agents of Change and I was blown away by what I saw. Not only are the pictures up-to-date and unbelievable, but the spectrum of sports presented, from skateboarding, to snowboarding, surfing, and motocross, presents a compelling argument as to why this book is relevent at all.
The story of DC shoes, from it's start in a garage with kids with a dream, is as much a part of the world of extreme sports as the athletes who drop from helicopters onto halfpipes or launch themselves off of snow-covered cliffs.
Told in a compelling narrative with interviews, bios, and a history of the company's inception. This book reads like the story of the American dream. Three guys, no money just an idea, and how they turn that idea into a hundred million dollar-a-year company.
This book is not just for people who love extreme sports. It's also for those of us who have dreams of one day changing the world--and making a killing at it.

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Antonia R. Stefano

Perfect

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2007

This item was exactly what i ordered in the exact condition that i ordered it in. Would definitly do business with seller again! Thank you

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mark munson

agents of change the DC book!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2004

Agents of change is an interesting insight into the world of DC shoes and its athletes! it really shows how ahead of the game the brand has been over the last ten years or so, from ad's to product to team riders DC has been at the forefront and this book details it all. Buy it!!! you wont regret it!

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