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The definitive primer on the world's most popular shoe: the
basketball sneaker. Basketball shoes have a long and storied
history both on and off the court. Back in the 1930s, a basketball
sneaker was created for straight-up performance. Today, hoops
footwear do double duty: they're designed for and by elite players,
but to sneakerheads, how they look is nearly as important as how
they perform. SLAM Kicks breaks down the path of the basketball
sneaker, from the birth of the very first iconic shoe, the Converse
Chuck Taylor All-Star, to the white-hot best-selling
cultural-phenomenon Nike Air Jordan sneaker line. This book
showcases the hottest basketball kicks over time, throwbacks and
new shoes alike, covering each legendary sneaker and its design,
the technical advancements found in the shoe, the athletes who made
the shoe famous, and the cultural waves the footwear has made off
the basketball court. Featured sneakers also include the Adidas
Jabbar, the Puma Clyde, the Nike Air Force One, the Reebok
Question, the AND1 Tai Chi, the Nike Zoom Kobe IV, and many others.
SLAM Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game is the
perfect gift for basketball-sneaker fans and street-fashion
enthusiasts alike.
When professional baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, fans were
jubilant and the media swarmed. After losing the Brooklyn Dodgers
to California 44 years ago, Brooklyn baseball fans could once again
claim a team of their own: the Cyclones, a Class A affiliate of the
New York Mets. The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New
Coney Island recounts that first season of the Cyclones. From the
construction of the incredible Keyspan Park at Coney Island to
their improbable successes on the field, Ben Osborne tells the
story of the Cyclones' delicate first year of operation. We see the
story up close and personal through the eyes of two very different
young men. The first is Anthony Otero, who was raised in a Coney
Island housing project and loves baseball, but has never seen a
game in person until the Cyclones land in his neighborhood. The
second is Brett Kay, a young man from California who has never been
to New York, until he becomes the catcher for the Brooklyn
Cyclones. From the plans of politicians like Rudy Giuliani and
Howard Golden, to the poverty of Coney Island's citizens, The
Brooklyn Cyclones reveals the stories behind the headlines to show
that the reality of creating a new sports team often involves
broken promises and shattered dreams. Osborne includes chapters on
the Cyclones' rivalry with the Staten Island Yankees, the Cyclones'
chances of capturing the New York-Penn League title, and an
epilogue updating Kay's, Otero's, and the Cyclones' progress
through the 2003 season. Ultimately, Ben Osborne shows how, for
these two young men, the Brooklyn Cyclones created dreams the same
way the Brooklyn Dodgers allowed the boys of Flatbush to dream
about one day playing in the Big Leagues.
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