{"product_id":"hardcore","title":"Hardcore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable September 2026 – pre-order now!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA visual history of skate culture in Australia – the people, the events and the products that drove it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, Peter, Stephen and Matt Hill began a journey that would lead to a lifelong obsession with and dedication to skateboarding – soon creating a skateboarding business, Hardcore Enterprises, which would eventually become Globe and an international, publicly listed company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the brothers' first DIY decks and warehouse ramps to shopping centre demos, ramp riots, Easter tours and stadium spectaculars, this book traces the pivotal impact of Hardcore on skateboarding in Australia and beyond. Fifty years on, Hardcore and the multitude of skaters connected to its success are inseparable from the development of Australian skateboarding culture and remain at the beating heart of its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781760765835\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e484 pages, 310 x 240 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Globe International Limited","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offer_id":51337921659044,"sku":"9781760765835","price":99.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/7200\/4772\/files\/9781760765835.jpg?v=1779064253","url":"https:\/\/bookreps.co.nz\/products\/hardcore","provider":"Bookreps NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}