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title: "Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers"
brand: "nicholas smith"
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# Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers

**Brand:** nicholas smith
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        			&quot;Smith paints a vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.&quot;&#xA0;&#x2014;Vanity Fair&quot;Nicholas Smith...freez[es] iconic moments and zoom[s] in on the overlooked footwear....The story of sneakers is, as Smith&apos;s subtitle suggests, an American one: of humble origins and unapologetic success, of self-expression through consumerism and association with celebrity, of a product being put on a pedestal and a brand name&#xA0;serving as an artist&apos;s signature...Filled with interesting trivia.&quot;&#xA0;&#x2014;Ash Carter, The New York Times Book Review&#x201C;Expansive, thorough and entertaining...a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool...Mr. Smith certainly doesn&#x2019;t provide the shoe-makers a pass for their business tactics...but for the most part,&#xA0;the author tracks (if you&#x2019;ll forgive the pun) the industry&#x2019;s history in a breezy, light way that owes more to fun historical anecdotes than to hard data, but benefits all the more from the approach.&#x201D;&#xA0;&#x2014;Will Leitch, The Wall Street Journal&#x201C;A lively, engaging cultural history&#x2026;Smith&#x2019;s tale teems with freebooting DIY tinkerers [and] traverses the sociocultural trend lines of our time....Fascinating.&#x201D;&#xA0;&#x2014;The Oregonian&#x201C;No background (or interest, even) in footwear is required to enjoy this entertaining read&#x2026;.Readers of sports history, popular culture, and business will be fascinated by Smith&#x2019;s exciting, informative, and multifaceted narrative of the major roles the sneaker has played in U.S. branding, perceptions, and culture.&#x201D; &#x2014;Booklist&#x201C;Smith follows his fascination, sprinting through the evolution of the planet&apos;s hippest, most popular footwear, a history that goes way beyond sports and into the streets of the youth culture....A cornucopia of factoids and fun asides bursting with a wealth of in-depth information on every aspect of sneakers, from their birth to their current and continuing explosive popularity.&#x201D;&#xA0;&#x2014;Kirkus&#x201C;An offbeat history of the athletic shoe world with cameo biographies of those who built it,&#xA0;Kicks&#xA0;is a sneakerhead&apos;s dream&#x2026;.Fascinating.&#x201D;&#xA0;&#x2014;Shelf Awareness&#x201C;A fast, smooth run through the social, financial and athletic history of the shoes that goosed the sports boom. New slogan: It&#x2019;s gotta be the book!&#x201D;&#x2014;Robert Lipsyte, author of&#xA0;SportsWorld: An American Dreamland&#x201C;Kicks is a history of great, forgotten stories. I highly recommend that anyone who&#x2019;s into sneakers and the culture read it and add it to their library.&#x201D;  &#x2014;Dee Wells, Obsessive Sneaker Disorder (www.OSDLive.com) &#xA0; &#x201C;A refreshing full-court run through two centuries via the sneakers we were inventing or wearing all along. From Daniel Webster to &#x2018;Damn, Daniel,&#x2019; an entertaining account with something to say about culture, politics, and ankle support. An always fascinating book and easier to keep clean than Air Force 1&#x2019;s.&#x201D; &#x2014;Mark Chiusano, author of Marine Park
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
        		About the Author
        	
        	
        		
        			Nicholas K. Smith has worked as a reporter for the past ten years, covering a range of topics including stolen WWII art, melting glaciers, Austrian indie gamers, and the New York City mayoral election. He is a 2014 graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism, where he was awarded the Lynton Fellowship in Book Writing. A native of Arizona, Nick now lives in Vienna, Austria with his wife and two children. www.nicholasksmith.com, @nicholasksmith
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
                
        
        
            
            
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