Following on the heels of successful books recently published by Rizzoli like Out of the Box and SLAM Kicks, this guide -- in the same format as two of our most popular recent titles, 1000 Football Shirts and 1000 Football Clubs - offers a definitive collection of the world's most iconic, best designed, and most collectible sneakers fleshed out with history, design details, and sports trivia. A visual history of the world's most coveted and popular footwear, 1000 Sneakers celebrates the rise of the sneaker from practical sports shoe to fashion statement and design icon.