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On the High Wire

By Philippe , Auster , Paul;Petit

Book information

Publisher
New Directions
Year
2019
ISBN
9780811228640, 9780811228657, 0811228649, 9781474613705, 1474613705
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
139 kB (142774 bytes)
Series
New Directions paperbook
Pages
xxv, 115 pages ; 19 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Tightrope walking;Autobiographies

Description

"In this poetic handbook, the world-famous high-wire artist Philippe Petit offers a window into the world of tightrope walking. Petit masterfully explains how preparation and self-control contributed to such feats as walking between the towers of Notre Dame and the World Trade Center. Addressing such topics as the rigging of the wire, the walker's first steps, his salute and exercises, and the work of other renowned high-wire artists, Petit offers us a book about the ecstasy of conquering our fears and reaching for the stars. 'After long hours of training, the moment comes when there are no more difficulties, ' Petit writes. 'Everything is possible, everything becomes easy. It is at this moment that many have perished. But that, no, that is not at all what I am afraid of'"--

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