“Barbara Smit has written a first-class piece of investigative reporting wrapped in an enthralling narrative tale.
SNEAKER WARS is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of shoes, sports, and corruption.”
–David Maraniss,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero
and When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
“Who knew footwear could be so fascinating? By turns journalism, business history, gripping narrative, and family psychodrama,
SNEAKER WARS is an exceptional work.”
–L. Jon Wertheim,
senior writer, Sports Illustrated,
and author of Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler
“Where was SNEAKER WARS when I was doing research for my own book!
This book is great for understanding the ins and out of the industry, particularly for the two brands we used to call ‘the Germans’ back in the day.”
–Bobbito Garcia,
author of Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm
23edge says:
Seems like something I would be interested in. I’m glad that books like this and Senor Garcia’s exist. They establish knowledge and credibility to our passion, sneakers. I assume this book will cover the Dassler feud, Adidas/RUN DMC, and Nike/Jordan domination. I just wonder how long it will take for a book to cover the current state of affairs. With so many shoes dropping all at once, the greed of these sneaker brands, and the recession the US is experiencing it would be more of an interesting read.
“Damn Yankees!” go Jays go