Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book - 40th Ed.

Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book. 40th Ed.

Back in 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same.

From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today’s super-slick print and online operations, the fiercely independent publication has documented every collab, custom, limited edition, retro reissue, Quickstrike, Hyperstrike, and Tier Zero sneaker released over the last 20 years.

Woody’s original premise that Sneaker Freaker would be “funny and serious, meaningful and pointless at the same time” has certainly been vindicated in The Ultimate Sneaker Book. With more than 500 pages jam-packed with insider knowledge and his own irreverent observations, the insane historical detail and otaku-level minutiae is beyond obsessive.

Traversing 100 years of history, each chapter paints a rollicking picture of the sneaker industry’s evolution. Air Max, Air Force, Adi Dassler, Converse, Dapper Dan, Dee Brown, and Michael Jordan―along with obscure treasures like Troop, Airwalk, and Vision Street Wear―are all exhaustively documented.

This is a definitive source of knowledge. This is… The Ultimate Sneaker Book!

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Founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany, TASCHEN has become a leading art book publisher. Renowned for visually captivating publications across various genres such as art, photography, architecture, and design, TASCHEN's history reflects a commitment to high-quality content and aesthetics.

The 40th Edition Series presents new editions of some of the stars of Taschen’s program — now more compact, friendly in price, and still realised with the same commitment to the impeccable production and design.

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