Here's a list of books that you may want to check out, regardless of your skating ability. Some are about inline skating specifically, while some are about general fitness. I've tried to highlight the more useful books I've come across, rather than try and review every single skating book out there. So far there's only a few books listed. More to come.

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	Rating: 8.5/10 Fitness In-line Skating    Paperback , 176 pages    April 1997    by Suzanne Nottingham, Frank J. Fedel This book focuses on fitness as it relates to inline skating, but don't expect much on skating instruction. If all you want is to learn how to skate, this is NOT the book for you. The early chapters briefly cover equipment, stretching, some muscle anatomy, and some basic instruction on how to skate. The pictures are sparse and not really any help to beginning skaters. However, if you already know how to skate and want to learn how to create your own inline skating workouts, this is an excellent guide. The core of the book focuses on how to determine your fitness level, and a very detailed series of skating workouts. Each workout gives distance/time, terrain, pace, speed and effort (based on a standardized scale). Also given is a few chapters on how to organize all those workouts into an overall skating workout. Overall, I'd recommend this book to intermediate or expert skaters looking to boost their conditioning.   Order this book now.
	Rating: 8/10 The Complete Inline Skater    Paperback , ? pages    October 1996    by Joel Rappelfeld A pretty good all around inline skating book. Has a good section on stretching and warm-ups, and describes a fair number of stopping/speed control techniques. Other sections get into more advanced skating topics like weight transfer, striding, leg extension, and so on. Lastly, the book also covers safety awareness for normal daytime skating, night skating, and advanced terrain (hills). Well worth the read.   Order this book now.
	Rating: 10/10 Laura Stamm's Power Skating    Paperback , 244 pages    June 1990    by Laura Stamm Even though this book is mostly about improving ice hockey skills, most of the drills and tips apply to rollerhockey , and many apply to general inline skating as well. This book is chock full of pictures, drills, tips and directions. It's no wonder that it's considered a must-have for hockey players. If you're serious (or even semi-serious) about roller or ice hockey you need this book!   Order this book now.
	Rating: 8.5/10 The Complete Book of Stretching    Paperback    July 1995    by Tony Lycholat This is an excellent guide and reference, listing most all the stretching techniques you'll ever need for your skating workouts. Remember, you should always stretch out AFTER your warm-ups, not before, and also stretch after your workout while you cool down. This book includes basic anatomy information, as well as lots of photos and diagrams on each stretching technique.   Order this book now.

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Listed below are some more inline skating books. I've only browsed these books in the book store. I don't own any of them personally. I already have a big stack of skating books 8-)

	Rating: unrated In-Line Skating Basics    by Cam Millar, Bruce Curtis (Photographer)   Order this book now.
	Rating: unrated Rail-to-Trails Conservancy    by Greg Smith (From Amazon.com): This unique directory includes listings of trails in 48 states totaling more than 7,000 miles and is arranged alphabetically by state. Every trail record consists of the trail name, endpoints, county location, length, surface material, and a contact name, address, and telephone number. There are chapters on the national rail-trail movement and railtrail etiquette and safety.   Order this book now.
	Rating: unrated California In-Line Skating    by Liz Miller   Order this book now.
	Rating: unrated Get Rolling: The Beginner's Guide to In-Line Skating    by Liz Miller   Order this book now.
	Rating: unrated In-Line Skate New England : The Complete Guide to the Best 101 Tours    by Cynthia Copeland Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Carolyn Bradley   Order this book now.
	Rating: unrated The Young Inline Skater    by Chris Edwards Evidently this book is by the Chris Edwards, who is probably the best known inline skater to this day. He's won countless vert/ramp tournaments and has had skating parts in several movies.   Order this book now.

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