Read The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon

The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon

Tom Vanderbilt

4.9/5 (27818 ratings)

Description:Sneakers have gone—seemingly overnight—from being childhood summer staples to serious athletic instruments to full-fledged lifestyle accoutrements, but the transition is hazy. Just when and why did America (and the world) go sneaker crazy?The Sneaker Book is an entertaining, informative look at this fascinating, $11-billion-a-year industry. How (and by whom) are sneakers made? Where does your money go when you buy a pair? Who are the companies behind the logos? Why is Nike heralded by economists and lampooned by Doonesbury?Jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons by Garry Trudeau and Mark Alan Stamaty, and literary excerpts about sneakers from Tom Wolfe, Paul Beatty, Leslie Savan, Spike Lee, Ray Bradbury, and many more, The Sneaker Book swooshes past the hype, puts the numbers on the table, and takes a fresh look at familiar—if unexamined—footwear.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon. To get started finding The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1565844068

Description: Sneakers have gone—seemingly overnight—from being childhood summer staples to serious athletic instruments to full-fledged lifestyle accoutrements, but the transition is hazy. Just when and why did America (and the world) go sneaker crazy?The Sneaker Book is an entertaining, informative look at this fascinating, $11-billion-a-year industry. How (and by whom) are sneakers made? Where does your money go when you buy a pair? Who are the companies behind the logos? Why is Nike heralded by economists and lampooned by Doonesbury?Jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons by Garry Trudeau and Mark Alan Stamaty, and literary excerpts about sneakers from Tom Wolfe, Paul Beatty, Leslie Savan, Spike Lee, Ray Bradbury, and many more, The Sneaker Book swooshes past the hype, puts the numbers on the table, and takes a fresh look at familiar—if unexamined—footwear.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon. To get started finding The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon

The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon

More Books

Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book!

Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book!

Sneaker Freaker. the Ultimate Sneaker Book. 45th Ed

Sneaker Freaker. the Ultimate Sneaker Book. 45th Ed

Sneaker Mayhem

Sneaker Mayhem

The Art of Sneakers

The Art of Sneakers

The Super Sneaker Book

The Super Sneaker Book

The Sneaker Book

The Sneaker Book

Complex Presents: Sneaker of the Year

Complex Presents: Sneaker of the Year

My Kicks (Read-Along)

My Kicks (Read-Along)

Sneakers

Sneakers