Description
| Product ID: | 9781474613705 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
| Title: | On the High Wire |
| Authors: | Author: Philippe Petit, Paul Auster |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Circus and circus skills, Circus, Biography: arts and entertainment, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Active outdoor pursuits, Biography: arts & entertainment, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Active outdoor pursuits |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The star of MAN ON WIRE offers a meditation on the ecstasy of conquering our fears and reaching for the stars, translated and introduced by Paul Auster In this poetic handbook, written when he was just twenty-three, the world-famous high-wire artist Philippe Petit offers a window into the world of his craft. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Publisher Name: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-11-28 |