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Chuck Taylor, All Star

Author : Abe Aamidor
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253111889
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book Chuck Taylor, All Star written by Abe Aamidor and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a man, a company, a sport, and a nation. In 1921, Converse hired 20-year-old Chuck Taylor as a salesman, sparking a nearly 50-year career that defined the Converse All Star basketball shoe. Although his name is on the label of the legendary All Stars, which have been worn by hundreds of millions, little is known about the man behind the name. For this biography, Abe Aamidor went on a three-year quest to learn the true story of Chuck Taylor. The search took him across the country, tracking down leads, separating fact from fiction, and discovering that the truth—warts and all—was much more interesting than the myth. Chuck Taylor was a basketball player who also served as a wartime coach with the US Army Air Forces and organized thousands of high school and college basketball clinics. He was a true “ambassador of basketball” in Europe and South America as well as all over the United States. And he was, to be sure, a consummate marketing genius who was inducted into the Sporting Goods Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “A fascinating study on a pioneer . . . and an instructive look at the roots of a billion-dollar industry.” —American Way magazine

Chucks!

Author : Hal Peterson
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 9781510702219
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Chucks! written by Hal Peterson and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sneaker’s evolution from style dud to global icon. In this book, shoe enthusiast Hal Peterson takes an in-depth look at the history, significance, and magic of “Chucks.” Originally a rubber shoe company, Converse rolled out the canvas All Star in 1917, nicknamed “Chucks” for the basketball hall-of-famer, Charles “Chuck” Taylor, who was a lifelong promoter. The shoe quickly became a phenomenon that has lasted for nearly a century with a fanbase that has varied greatly. Though they have a simple, classic style, the many shoes photographed here make clear that true believers always find ways to individualize their favorite footwear, even though black was the only color available for almost fifty years. Peterson explores trends in everything from lace styles to color schemes and highlights Converse’s feature that allows you to “design your own.” He also takes a look at the social importance of Chucks: appearing in sports, rock and roll, movies, and art, they are known as one of the most iconic examples of twentieth-century footwear design. What is it about this sneaker that makes it so culturally pervasive? With help from Converse-wearers, we’ll find the answers.

Chucks!

Author : Hal Peterson
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 151070258X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Chucks! written by Hal Peterson and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, shoe enthusiast Hal Peterson takes an in-depth look at the history, significance, and magic of “Chucks.” Originally a rubber shoe company, Converse rolled out the canvas All Star in 1917, nicknamed “Chucks” for the basketball hall-of-famer, Charles “Chuck” Taylor, who was a lifelong promoter. The shoe quickly became a phenomenon that has lasted for nearly a century with a fanbase that has varied greatly. Though they have a simple, classic style, the many shoes photographed here make clear that true believers always find ways to individualize their favorite footwear, even though black was the only color available for almost fifty years. Peterson explores trends in everything from lace styles to color schemes and highlights Converse’s feature that allows you to “design your own.” He also takes a look at the social importance of Chucks: appearing in sports, rock and roll, movies, and art, they are known as one of the most iconic examples of twentieth-century footwear design. What is it about this sneaker that makes it so culturally pervasive? With help from Converse-wearers, we’ll find the answers.

Converse's Chuck Taylor

Author : Arpita Agnihotri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526431806
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Converse's Chuck Taylor written by Arpita Agnihotri and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case deals with one of the most iconic retro brands in the world of sneakers -- Chuck Taylor All Star, which was first developed by Converse in 1917. Converse, which at one time was the market leader in sport shoes, received a setback in market share in the 1970s with competition from new players in the athletic shoe market such as Nike. Converse's Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker was a unique brand in that consumers used it for casual wear despite its being marketed as an athletic shoe. Nike recognized the brand potential of Converse, specifically the Chuck Taylor sneaker, and acquired the company in 2003. Through the use of unique marketing initiatives, such as music sponsorships and the engagement of fans and consumers over social media, Nike revived the brand. However, when a new variant of the Converse sneaker was launched in 2015, it was not well accepted by consumers. This case discusses the possible growth strategies for the Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers, when competition in the sneaker market was growing and consumers were not responding positively to new innovations in Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker designs.

Lexapros and Cons

Author : Aaron Karo
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429942428
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Lexapros and Cons written by Aaron Karo and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chuck Taylor's OCD has rendered him a high school outcast. His endless routines and habitual hand washing threaten to scare away both his closest friend and the amazing new girl in town. Sure he happens to share the name of the icon behind the coolest sneakers in the world, but even Chuck knows his bizarre system of wearing different color "Cons" depending on his mood is completely crazy. In this hilariously candid debut novel from comedian Aaron Karo—who grew up with a few obsessions and compulsions of his own—very bad things are going to happen to Chuck. But maybe that's a good thing. Because with graduation looming, Chuck finds himself with one last chance to face his inner demons, defend his best friend, and win over the girl of his dreams. No matter what happens, though, he'll have to get his hands dirty.

SLAM Kicks

Author : Ben Osborne
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0789327007
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book SLAM Kicks written by Ben Osborne and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive primer on the world’s most popular shoe: the basketball sneaker. Basketball shoes have a long and storied history both on and off the court. Back in the 1930s, a basketball sneaker was created for straight-up performance. Today, hoops footwear do double duty: they’re designed for and by elite players, but to sneakerheads, how they look is nearly as important as how they perform. SLAM Kicks breaks down the path of the basketball sneaker, from the birth of the very first iconic shoe, the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, to the white-hot best-selling cultural-phenomenon Nike Air Jordan sneaker line. This book showcases the hottest basketball kicks over time, throwbacks and new shoes alike, covering each legendary sneaker and its design, the technical advancements found in the shoe, the athletes who made the shoe famous, and the cultural waves the footwear has made off the basketball court. Featured sneakers also include the Adidas Jabbar, the Puma Clyde, the Nike Air Force One, the Reebok Question, the AND1 Tai Chi, the Nike Zoom Kobe IV, and many others. SLAM Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game is the perfect gift for basketball-sneaker fans and street-fashion enthusiasts alike.

Sneaker Century

Author : Amber J. Keyser
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books ™
ISBN 13 : 1512456403
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Sneaker Century written by Amber J. Keyser and published by Twenty-First Century Books ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you call them kicks or sneakers, runners or gutties, you probably have a pair of athletic shoes in your closet. The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new material—rubber. The stuff might have been new to Americans then, but for thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay. Early sneakers were initially designed for elite athletes, but kids and teens quickly adopted them. Some of the first brands included Converse, Brooks, and Saucony. German companies Adidas and Puma started up during World War II. The Nike shoe debuted in the 1970s (with a bit of inspiration from a waffle iron). As fitness crazes took off in the 1980s, people all over the world started buying the shoes for workouts and everyday wear. At about the same time, companies began hiring high-profile athletes and pop stars for big-dollar endorsements, and shoe sales soared into the stratosphere to the tune of billions of dollars each year. In Sneaker Century, follow sneaker fashions and the larger-than-life personalities behind the best known athletic shoe brands in history. Learn how teen sneakerheads became important style makers and drove the success of NIKE, Inc., and other shoe companies. Look behind the scenes at the labor-intensive process of manufacturing sneakers. Explore the sneaker frontier of the future—recycled shoes, earth-friendly initiatives, and high-fashion statements. Get ready to speed through the Sneaker Century!

How Shoes are Made

Author : Wade Motawi
Publisher : Walid Motawi
ISBN 13 : 1519389574
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book How Shoes are Made written by Wade Motawi and published by Walid Motawi. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to see how the big brands really make shoes? Now you can! More than just a tour through a sneaker factory, How Shoes are Made will show you how modern shoes come to life! From drawing shoe designs to sample development and footwear manufacturing you will see how it’s done. Written by veteran shoemaking pros, How Shoes are Made will give you a look inside the REAL world of shoe design, development and mass production. Updated 2019 Edition! Includes 26 Chapters explaining shoe design, shoe pattern making, sample development, footwear materials, stitching, outsole and tooling design, EVA forming, final assembly, shoe lasts, shoe factory prices, quality control, shoemaking equipment, starting your own shoe brand, and much more! 200 pages with over 400 color photos and drawings. A must-read for young shoe designers, sneakerheads, or any footwear fanatic! Over 10,000 copies sold! Read in over 60 countries!

Kicks

Author : Nicholas Smith
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451498135
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Kicks written by Nicholas Smith and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity When the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang violence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of high fashion. Studded with larger-than-life mavericks and unexpected visionaries—from genius rubber inventor, Charles Goodyear, to road-warrior huckster Chuck Taylor, to the feuding brothers who founded Adidas and Puma, to the track coach who changed the sport by pouring rubber in his wife's waffle iron—Kicks introduces us to the sneaker's surprisingly influential, enduring, and evolving legacy.

Feet and Footwear

Author : Margo DeMello
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0313357145
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Feet and Footwear written by Margo DeMello and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COSTUME, CLOTHES & FASHION. This one-of-a-kind, A-to-Z reference work contains over 150 fascinating entries and intriguing sidebars that look at feet and adornment of feet across the many culturesof the world throughout time. A wide range of international and multicultural topics are covered, including footbinding, fetishes, diseases, customs and beliefs, shoe construction, myths and folktales, the history of footwear, iconic brands and types of shoes, removing shoes upon entering a house, covering feet up for social customs, and the types of footwear worn around the world.

Out of the Box

Author : Elizabeth Semmelhack
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847846601
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Box written by Elizabeth Semmelhack and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking traveling exhibition, Out of the Box showcases sneakers, from the mid-nineteenth century to sports performance breakthroughs, to present-day cultural icons. Drawn from the collection of the Bata Shoe Museum and significant private collectors, museums, and archives—including adidas AG, Converse Archives, Kosow Sneaker Museum, Nike Archives, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery, and Reebok Archives—this selection is richly contextualized with interviews and essays by design innovators, sneaker collectors, and cultural historians, creating a backdrop of the technical innovation, fashion trends, social history, and marketing campaigns that shaped the form over the past two centuries. Out of the Box includes sneakers ranging from an 1860 spiked running shoe, a pair of 1936 track shoes, Air Jordans I–XX3, the original Air Force 1, and early Adidas Superstars to contemporary sneakers by prominent figures including Damien Hirst, Jeremy Scott, Jeff Staple, and Kanye West. The book also highlights sneakers and prototype drawings that span the career of Nike sneaker design legend Tinker Hatfield, making this the definitive illustrated history of sneaker culture.

Damn Delicious

Author : Rhee, Chungah
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
ISBN 13 : 0848751434
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book Damn Delicious written by Rhee, Chungah and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut cookbook by the creator of the wildly popular blog Damn Delicious proves that quick and easy doesn't have to mean boring.Blogger Chungah Rhee has attracted millions of devoted fans with recipes that are undeniable 'keepers'-each one so simple, so easy, and so flavor-packed, that you reach for them busy night after busy night. In Damn Delicious, she shares exclusive new recipes as well as her most beloved dishes, all designed to bring fun and excitement into everyday cooking. From five-ingredient Mini Deep Dish Pizzas to no-fuss Sheet Pan Steak & Veggies and 20-minute Spaghetti Carbonara, the recipes will help even the most inexperienced cooks spend less time in the kitchen and more time around the table.Packed with quickie breakfasts, 30-minute skillet sprints, and speedy takeout copycats, this cookbook is guaranteed to inspire readers to whip up fast, healthy, homemade meals that are truly 'damn delicious!'

Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman Deluxe Edition

Author : Various
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1401285384
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman Deluxe Edition written by Various and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Comics featured DC's first masked adventurer and went on to give the company its name (from Detective Comics Inc.) and the only character to dominate American popular culture three separate times, each a generation apart: Batman. Join us in a celebration of Detective Comics' amazing eight-decade run and Batman's 80 years, with reflections on Detective Comics by Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Glen David Gold, Senator Patrick Leahy, Denny O'Neil, Anthony Tollin, police chief Shelley Zimmerman and Paul Levitz. This special collector's edition also features the very first Batman story; the debuts of classic sidekicks and allies like Robin, Batgirl, Batwoman and even Bat-Mite; and the first stories of archvillains Two-Face, the Riddler and Man-Bat. With a new cover by DC publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee, a never-before-published sketchbook of Lew Sayre Schwartz, a never-before-published scene from Bruce Wayne's childhood by Paul Levitz and Denys Cowan and much, much more, this is sure to be the celebration of the year!

Sudoku Collection

Author : Alena Gurin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781686337833
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Sudoku Collection written by Alena Gurin and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also the puzzle may contain the regions of random (irregular) shape; this variant is called Jigsaw Sudoku

A Basic Renovation

Author : Sandra Antonelli
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 0857990209
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book A Basic Renovation written by Sandra Antonelli and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes down to it, rats in the oven trumps Lesley's desire to never set eyes on another Brennan family member. So Lesley, a pro at property redevelopment, scrambles to Dominic Brennan's hardware store for supplies. Dominic knows poison – rat and otherwise – and he sees it in Lesley. The woman ruined his brother's life. Now that she's back in town, Dominic's afraid she'll drag up the past, the secrets, and the pain. They clash immediately, but mix in a teenage boy, a puppy, some white paint, and some loud music, and what starts as cold fury transforms into a nuclear attraction. This basic renovation becomes a major life refurbishment for them both.

Tennis Shoe Bible

Author : Nelson Bibles
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781400312962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Tennis Shoe Bible written by Nelson Bibles and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Tennis Shoe Bible" style is designed to play up the worldwide popularity of the timeless shoe designed by basketball player Chuck Taylor in 1917. Bound in black denim with white stitching, and with an embroidered cross emblem on the front, it features a "rubberized" spine with Holy Bible and Cross, and a special shoestring tie closure with rivets.

Sneaker Wars

Author : Barbara Smit
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061246581
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Sneaker Wars written by Barbara Smit and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sneaker Wars is the fascinating true story of the enemy brothers behind Adidas and Puma, two of the biggest global brands of athletic footwear. Adi and Rudi Dassler started their shoe business in their mother's laundry room and achieved almost instantaneous success. But by the end of World War II a vicious feud had torn the Dasslers apart, dividing their company and their family and launching them down separate, often contentious paths. Out of the fires of their animosity, two rival sneaker brands were born, brands that would revolutionize the world of professional sports, sparking astonishing behind-the-scenes deals, fabulous ad campaigns, and multimillion-dollar contracts for pro athletes, from Joe Namath to Muhammad Ali to David Beckham.