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"Today, Nike is the biggest athletic shoe company in the world, but a long time ago runner businessman Phil Knight started out with just an idea. Find out more about Nike's history, how the business grew, and the role that marketing played in this illustrated nonfiction book!" -- Back cover.

"Take a walk in someone else's shoes in this fascinating examination of shoes and feet around the world! This one-of-a-kind A-Z reference work contains over 150 fascinating entries and intriguing sidebars that look at feet and adornment of feet across the many cultures of the world throughout time. A wide range of international and multicultural topics are covered, including foot binding, fetishes, diseases of the foot, customs and beliefs related...

What is it with cowboy boots that makes millions of people all over the world feel at home in pair? With enduring allure, the boot is one of the great enigmas of modern society. Now, more than 150 years after the cowboys roped the ranges and galloped through the tallgrass and sagebrush, we're simply enamored with what they wore on their feet. Plain brown and black boots are still the mainstay of cowboy boot making, but the eye-poppin', snake-stompin',...