On The High Wire

Author: Philippe Petit; Paul Aster (Translator)

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  • : $24.99 AUD
  • : 9781474613705
  • : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
  • : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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  • : October 2019
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  • : Philippe Petit; Paul Aster (Translator)
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  • : Hardback
  • : Dec-19
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  • : English
  • : 791.3/4
  • : near fine
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Barcode 9781474613705
9781474613705

Description

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.