{"product_id":"sneaker-freaker-the-ultimate-sneaker-book-45th-ed-9783836597982","title":"Sneaker Freaker: The Ultimate Sneaker Book. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSneaker Freaker has been at the forefront of the global sneaker scene for over two decades. With over 500 redesigned pages, fresh photography, immense historical detail, and otaku-level minutiae, this anthology combines the magazine's finest and content created exclusively for this book into one big celebration of sneakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in 2002, \u003cb\u003eSimon \"Woody\" Wood\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today's super-slick  print and online operations, the fiercely independent publication has  documented \u003cb\u003eevery collab, custom, limited edition, retro reissue, Quickstrike, Hyperstrike, and Tier Zero sneaker\u003c\/b\u003e released over the last 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cb\u003e 500 pages jam-packed with insider knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e and his own irreverent observations, the insane historical detail and otaku-level minutiae is beyond obsessive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Traversing \u003cb\u003e100 years of history\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a definitive source of knowledge. This is... The Ultimate Sneaker Book!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9783836597982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 20 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Taschen GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Cologne, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.7(H)x15.6(L)x3.4(W)1146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1146\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSimon \"Woody\" Wood established Sneaker Freaker in 2002 as the first and only international magazine dedicated to footwear. Today, Sneaker Freaker documents every colab, custom, limited-edition, and retro reissue in exacting detail across multiple digital channels and print projects. Based in Melbourne, Woody is recognized worldwide for his encyclopedic knowledge, inimitable writing style, and steadfast role as an authentic ambassador. His TASCHEN titles include the best-selling Ultimate Sneaker Book and The World's Greatest Sneaker Collectors.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eThe most definitive sneaker culture magazine on the planet! * MTV *","brand":"Simon Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781324484825,"sku":"9783836597982","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/810vX0DR8TL._SL1500_34c1ff34-5b10-494e-9636-d4d9c7da425c.jpg?v=1780589087","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/sneaker-freaker-the-ultimate-sneaker-book-45th-ed-9783836597982","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}