Whether it's adidas, New Balance or Puma, sneakers are the defining footwear of the modern age. With over 300 styles photographed in color beginning with the legendary Converse All Star, Sneakers pays tribute to this most versatile of shoes, from collectors' items to everyday street wear in cutting-edge subcultures, from the aerodynamic Nike models on the running track, to the one-of-a-kind Gucci or Donna Karan on the runway. In-depth feature speads explore such subjects as brand history, celebrity endorsements, famous advertising campaigns, and advice for collectors.
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About the Author
Longtime sneaker-lover Neal Heard has spent many years sourcing, collecting, and selling sneakers. He runs sneakerfreaks.co.uk, a website featuring rare and vintage deadstocks, and the UK clothing label White Riot.
As a pediatrician, writer, wife, and mother, Perri Klass has demonstrated how medicine is integral to the health of families and communities, and how doctors themselves struggle to balance the conflicting needs of profession, self, and family. As medical director of Reach Out and Read, she encourages other pediatricians to foster pre-reading skills in their young patients. While earning her M.D. at Harvard, Klass contributed articles to "Mademoiselle" and "The New York Times" as well as to scientific and medical journals. She also wrote her first book, "A Not Entirely Benign Procedure "(1987), which chronicles her introduction to medicine and motherhood. In the following years she has continued to publish books, essays, award-winning short stories, a novel, and numerous articles, ranging from professional papers to popular journalism and travel pieces.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a good place to start your sneaker study,
By Steven Swain "friendly neighborhood mall geek" (Rocky Mount, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Sneakers (Hardcover)
Not unlike a synopsis of the many recent books on the subject, Sneakers, by Neal Heard, takes some of the best elements from its contemporaries and creates a true accessable place to start in the study sneaker culture. It's visually excellent and a must for the sneaker collector or casual "kicks" fan.
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It's strange that we don't really seem to stop and think that the trainers we all wear are inextricably linked to sport. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Wade Smith, Stan Smith, Green Flash, Chuck Taylor, Phil Knight, British Knights, Micro Pacer, Blue Ribbon Sports, Form Stripe, Michael Jordan, Nike Cortez, Bill Bowerman, Wild Style, Bob Marley, Fast Times, Kihachiro Onitsuka, Nike Wimbledon, Puma State, Sean Penn, Tinker Hatfield, All Condition Gear, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jackson, National Basketball Association New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It's strange that we don't really seem to stop and think that the trainers we all wear are inextricably linked to sport. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Wade Smith, Stan Smith, Green Flash, Chuck Taylor, Phil Knight, British Knights, Micro Pacer, Blue Ribbon Sports, Form Stripe, Michael Jordan, Nike Cortez, Bill Bowerman, Wild Style, Bob Marley, Fast Times, Kihachiro Onitsuka, Nike Wimbledon, Puma State, Sean Penn, Tinker Hatfield, All Condition Gear, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jackson, National Basketball Association New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Grand Slam: 2 by Robert Smith on page 384
- Back in the Days by Jamel Shabazz in Back Matter
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