Kicksology (eBook)

The Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes

Brian Metzler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
272 Seiten
VeloPress (Verlag)
978-1-948006-08-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Kicksology is your all-access pass into the fascinating, colorful world of running shoesand what makes up a perfect pair of kicks.Sports journalist and veteran shoe tester Brian Metzler takes runners and kicksologists deep inside the $10 billion dollar running shoe industry with a behind-the-curtain look at what makes iconic running shoe brands tick. Kicksology follows a shoe from inspiration to store shelf to show how innovative ideas evolve into industry-wide trends and fads. Metzler tours shoe labs where scientists advance our understanding of shoes and running mechanics as well as the domestic and overseas shoe factories where the world's favorite kicks are assembled. A dedicated shoe nerd and running junkie, Metzler shares his love of great shoes in this fascinating look at the intersections of shoe culture and history, science and storytelling, intel from the innovators with on-the-ground insight from top runners. Kicksology is filled with information as entertaining as it is surprising, tapping into the passion runners have for their kicks and feeding their curiosity about what makes a great shoe.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2019
• Zusatzinfo: Black-and-white interior with full-color photosection.
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 361 Degrees • adidas • adidas ultra boost • Air Jordan • Altra • Asics gel • Balega • barefoot running • basketball shoes • best athletic shoes • best distance running shoes • best marathon shoes • best Nike running shoes • best road running shoes • best running shoes 2019 • best running shoes 2020 • best running shoes 2020 mens • best running shoes 2020 womens • best running shoes for bad knees • best running shoes for men • best running shoes for women • best running sneakers • BOCO Gear • Brian Metzler • Brooks shoes • BUFF • comfortable running shoes • Danny Abshire • Dr Scholls • Dr. Scholl’s • est running shoes 2020 • fast running shoes • footwear science • hal higdon • hansons brooks • hansons-brooks • Hansons Marathon Method • Hoka One One • Kicksologists • Kicksology • Kobe shoes • Lebron shoes • MBT • minimalist running • natural running • New Balance • Newton Running • nike air • nike jordan • On Running • Out of the Box • Reebok • Run Fast East Slow • running form • running shoes • running technique • Saucony running shoes • Saucony running shoes adidas • Shoe design • Shoe Dog • Shoes • Skechers • Sneaker Culture • Sneaker News • Sneakers • Sneaker Wars • Sole Collector • Spira • Superfeet • Swiftwick • TOPO Athletic • top running shoes • Trainers • Under Armour • Weartesters • Xero Shoes • zero drop
• ISBN-10: 1-948006-08-1 / 1948006081
• ISBN-13: 978-1-948006-08-8 / 9781948006088