In 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was pondering the formula to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same.

From its early days as a punk style fanzine to the polished print edition and current online presence, this fiercely independent publication has covered all the collaborative, customized, limited edition, retro, Quickstrike, Hyperstrike, and Tier Zero sneakers released in the last 20 years.

Woody’s original idea for Sneaker Freaker to be “serious and fun, meaningful and trivial at the same time” is reflected in The Ultimate Sneaker Book. With over 500 pages packed with expert knowledge and its own irreverent observations, its attention to historical details and otaku-level thoroughness goes beyond obsessive.

Spanning 100 years of history, each chapter offers an entertaining look at the evolution of the sneaker industry. The Air Max, Air Force, Adi Dassler, Converse, Dapper Dan, Dee Brown, and Michael Jordan, along with hidden gems like Troop, Airwalk, and Vision Street Wear are exhaustively documented.

An authoritative source of knowledge. The definitive sneaker book!