Review: Athletic Shoes - Read this book to answer your questions before buying your next pair of running or walking shoes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
I was looking for a simple pair of walking shoes - something that would work on packed surfaces as well as hard road... and maybe something that would provide support for taking a stroll in the forest to find wild mushrooms here in the south of France...I figured it would be easy... go to the store, pick up a pair and get started on my walking regime...Hah! The store I went to had endless pairs of tennis shoes, sports shoes, basketball shoes, running shoes, etc. etc.I've got a pair of tennis shoes sitting in the back of my closet that are probably older than the kid who was the salesman... and to be fair, he tried to help - but his knowledge level was on par with mine, except he knew the names of all the (expensive) name brands, and kept trying to interest me in a pair of shoes that cost more than a week's worth of groceries - and were clearly marked for 'running'...Needless to say, I left more confused than when I went in - and without buying a thing.I decided to look on Amazon.com and see what they had. Imagine my surprise when I ran across "Athletic Shoes (Athletic Shoes For All Seasons and Reasons)" - a book that promised to give me all the information I'd need to find the kind of shoes I was looking for.It delivered on its promise - and provided a lot more besides! I had no idea about the history of athletic shoes - like how early they began being marketed, or that the Goodyear company was one of the first companies to sell them.I remember 'Keds' from when I was a kid - back then they were 'the' shoes you had to have, so learning about their history brought back many fond summer memories...But seriously, besides the fun and interesting facts in this book, about the history of athletic shoes, if you're confused about which shoes are right for you - the ones that will support your feet and ankles, and give your toes enough room... Whether you're looking for basketball shoes, running shoes, or... whoo hoo! Walking Shoes - then this little book will answer your questions so you can actually BUY the right pair of shoes for you.Which I'm off to do right now... because now I know which shoes were made for walking...