Sneakers


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"Sneakers overdelivers."—GQ "One of this year's coolest books."—Men's Journal "The definitive story of the sneaker universe."—WSJ Magazine Featuring exclusive interviews with Virgil Abloh (Off-White), Daniel Bailey, Ronnie Fieg (Kith), DJ Clark Kent, Serena Williams, Alexander Wang, Kobe Bryant and many, many others. Through honesty, intimacy, intelligence, and swagger, Sneakers amounts to a singular rubber-soled taxonomy, a global group portrait of a culture that’s both personal and public, driven by commitment and curiosity, and sustained by our definitive cast of storytellers, historians, and artists. An absolute necessity for design devotees and sneakerheads of all ages! Sneakers is a definitive exploration of the cultural phenomenon of sneakers, now an 85-billion-dollar-a-year industry. This gift-worthy book features 320 pages of photos and interviews with industry gurus, sports legends, and celebrities in a stunning package created by celebrated designer Rodrigo Corral. The book’s carefully-curated list of participants takes readers to the center of the action. Edson Sabajo, owner of Amsterdam’s seminal sneaker boutique, Patta, leads a sneaker hunt that starts in the back-alleys of Philadelphia and ends in the Middle East. Jeff Staple, designer of a pair of sneakers that resells for $6000, recalls the sneaker riot his design kicked off on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 2005. Jim Riswold dishes on making commercials with Michael Jordan. Ronnie Fieg explains the collaborative magic of KITH. Adidas’s Rachel Muscat and Jon Wexler get philosophical about their star collaborator, Kanye West. Nike’s legendary Tinker Hatfield takes a glimpse into the future. Professional tennis player Serena Williams shares an exclusive reveal. And much, much more. From its arresting cover design and thought-provoking interiors to the unprecedented depth of its first-person accounts, Sneakers is an absolute must-have for sneaker lovers and anyone who is interested in design, creative process, street culture, branding, entrepreneurship, art and fashion.




The Complete Sneaker Reseller Guide


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The hottest growing eBay business today is reselling high-demand sneakers, clothing, and cosmetics. And no wonder: A properly-guided newbie with less than $2,000 working capital can realistically create a part-time business that within 2-3 months’ time is netting $50,000 annually from 4-6 hours per week “work” (which most participants actually find to be a heck of a lot of fun). You don’t need a secret supply source for this – you only need to know what to buy and when/how to buy it, because we’re purchasing product at retail and reselling it to hungry, hyped-up buyers for a 50% to 300%+ profit margin ...yes, you read that right, and we do it all day long, baby. The stuff we target sells out within minutes of release time and then flies off eBay all month long, often for double+ retail. The Sole Master’s new 24,000+ word training manual will eliminate the normally-long learning curve for becoming a successful sneaker aftermarket seller. He’ll teach you all the tricks of the trade that no one else is willing to show you, including: – Which products to target, and why – Where to get early release info, drop dates, and links – How to properly analyze the aftermarket before pulling the trigger – The proper banking setup so your orders always check-out without problems – How to cop multiples on limited “one per customer” releases – A list of the best “sneaker bot” software programs and a detailed tutorial on how to use them – Web browser tricks that will have you manually copping just as many items as your bots grab – How to nab the sudden restock alerts with a high success rate – Where, when, and how to resell your inventory quickly for the best prices – A complete business plan that will have you netting $3500+ from your 2nd month forward – Personal help if you need it Looking for a fun side business that can make your house and car payments? This is it. Copping high-demand sneakers is a blast, my friends, and satisfyingly profitable to boot. If you sit in front of a computer every day and can squeeze in a few minutes of side-activity here and there, the sneaker reseller business is for you. So let’s get started...




Flip It


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Reselling sneakers is a billion-dollar industry. The idea that reselling sneakers can make you thousands if not millions of dollars every year is unfathomable to many. The increase in its popularity every year shows there is no slowing it down either.Big time businesspeople and celebrities have now become invested in the sneaker industry. The likes of Mark Cuban, JR Smith, DJ Khaled are all involved in the resell game in one way or another. Even sneaker resellers have become celebrities in their own respect. Resellers such as Jayce Lopez of Urban Necessities and Sean Wotherspoon of Round Two both have a respectable following on their social media platforms.The reason I decided to write this book is because of family, friends, friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, and even strangers who inquire about the art reselling sneakers. I was tired of hearing the same thing every time, "Yo, what's the resale value on this?" So, I decided to write this book to give anyone who ever asks me again, "bro, how do I resell sneakers?" a good sense of how it works.




Sneaker Law


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SNEAKER LAW is the first textbook that will teach you "all you need to know about the sneaker business."




Worlds Within Worlds


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THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the internationally bestselling artist that brought you the Morphia series, this incredible coloring book includes 96 double-sided pages of pure imagination in an all-new Kerby Rosanes universe. A new fantastic and super-detailed adult coloring book, in an entirely new world, from the prodigious bestselling illustrator. Colorists will find Kerby Rosanes's new creations to be hypnotic, with spread after dizzying spread featuring creatures, people, animals, and landscapes that blur the line between familiar and magical, between reality and imagination. Fans will be thrilled to see Kerby return with this 96-page book, providing an apparently endless coloring challenge for even his most dedicated and enthusiastic fans.




Shoe Dog


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In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.” Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.




Doing Math in Morning Meeting


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Bring joy and energy to math learning without adding to your already-packed schedule! Here are 150 fun and engaging math activities suitable for kindergartners to 5th graders, with math-themed ideas for all four Morning Meeting components: greeting, group activity, sharing, and morning message. Use these games, songs, chants, hands-on experiments, and more to inspire students' interest in math and help them practice skills. Each activity includes easy how-to steps; relevant NCTM content and process standards; specific math skills addressed; materials needed (all require few or no materials); tips on preparing students for success; math vocabulary to emphasize; and variations and extensions.




Sustained


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Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with a funny, romantic, sexy story! A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight. When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that suits me just fine. In fact, it’s necessary when I’m breaking down a witness on the stand. Complications don’t work for me—I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will turn you on. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming—and I don’t pretend to be. Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I’m going to Mommy and Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and arguing cases in the principal’s office. Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids. And that—that, I know how to do.




Kicks


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“A vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.”—Vanity Fair “Expansive, thorough, and entertaining . . . a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool.”—The Wall Street Journal A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity “It’s gotta be the shoes.” When Spike Lee said it to Michael Jordan in a 1989 commercial, it was with a wink and a nod—what makes MJ so good? His Nike Air Jordan IIIs, of course. But as Nicholas Smith reveals in this captivating history, Lee’s line also speaks to the sneaker’s place at the heart of American culture. Once 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. We follow the humble athletic and watch as sneakers become the calling card of California skaters and New York MCs, the spark of riots and gang violence, the heart of a global economic controversy, the muse of haute couture, and a lynchpin in the transformation of big sports into big business. Along the way, we meet larger-than-life mavericks and surprising visionaries: genius rubber inventor Charles Goodyear, risking everything to get his formula right; the warring brothers who started dueling shoe empires; road-warrior Chuck Taylor, hawking shoes out of his trunk; and many more mavericks, hustlers, and dreamers. With a sure stride and a broad footprint, Kicks introduces us to an influential and evolving legacy.




The Sneaker Kings


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"The Sneaker Kings" ---Enter the overzealous world of three, young sneakerheads---Brandon, Leon and Simba---who call themselves The Beast Team crew from Glendale, Arizona as they rise to national popularity and land in the city of New York. Led by the ingenious, young shoe fanatic and dealmaker, Brandon Jenkins, the crew travels the country in search of the hottest, new, out-of-stock and rare models of shoes to buy, sell or trade at national sneaker conventions. Brandon happens to be the nephew of former NBA player Paul "3-Ball" Weiller, who introduced him to dozens of professional ball players, all who signed pairs of their endorsed shoes the young fanatic.With his best friend Leon and first recruit Simba, the young and ambitious crew establish a mission to brand themselves as the hottest shoe game icons in the country, while attending concerts, basketball games, and enjoying shopping malls and other sneaker events. They then set out to recruit new young members to their Beast Team; including a young basketball phenom, a skateboarder and a female soccer player. But when Brandon meets Natasha---the girl of his dreams---and agrees to a summer internship with a Adidas, with acceptance to marketing school in the sneaker and media capital of New York City, their plans take-off to a new level as the Beast Team popularity soars.While dealing with the positive and negative attractions of New York City, with a grand introduction at their own "Kings of New York" sneaker convention, someone later steals Brandon's collection of 40 pairs of sneakers from his closet back at home in Arizona, forcing the young sneaker fanatic to stop everything and buy a plane ticket back for Phoenix, while angry enough to kill the suspected culprit and return his treasured shoes."The Sneakers Kings" is a first of its kind and a novel series that is sure to spread like wildfire amongst those who love a timely young read...and sneakers.