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Shoe Dog [2] is a memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight. [3] The memoir chronicles the history of Nike from its founding as Blue Ribbon Sports and its early challenges to its evolution into one of the world's most recognized and profitable companies. It also highlights certain parts of Phil Knight's life. The book was ghostwritten by J. R ...
Esphyr Slobodkina (ESS-phere sloh-BOD-kee-nah) was born in Chelyabinsk, Russian Empire in 1908. [1]The Russian Revolution of 1917 created an unstable and dangerous climate for their Jewish family [3] and she emigrated with her family to Harbin, Manchuria (), where she studied art and architecture.
The Artist's Contract was first published by the School of Visual Arts, New York, as a fold out poster, [citation needed]. One side features an introductory text by Siegelaub explaining the principles behind the Contract, how it was researched, and instructions for use. On the reverse is the contract itself, authored by Projansky.
Before Ben Affleck donned an ill-fitting wig and distracting polarized sunglasses in his portrayal of Phil Knight in “Air,” the visionary Nike founder told his own life story in a 2018 memoir ...
Doug Salati was a 2015 Sendak Fellow. [4] While in residence, he met Tomie dePaola, who would later become a mentor. In Salati's 2023 Caldecott Medal acceptance speech, he stated, "Tomie claimed that he couldn’t figure out how to make the pictures for a manuscript he had written and asked if I wanted to give it a try.
This Is New York also received the Boy's Club of America Junior Books Award in 1961, while This Is the United Nations appeared on the International Board on Books for Young People Honor List in 1979. In addition to texts and illustrations, Miroslav Šašek is the author of book covers and graphic design of many books both in the Czechia and ...
Caps for Sale was included as one of five stories on the 1986 VHS release Five Stories for the Very Young from Weston Woods Studios, animated using illustrations from the book. [11] A remake was released on Weston Woods's 2007 collection Picture Book Classics on DVD, narrated by Rex Robbins.
Designed in partnership with pet retailer Bark to introduce a line of the foam booties for dogs (and, we suppose, cats if you’re especially brave), Pet Crocs will sell for $50, or $65 if you’d ...