On the High Wire

by Philippe Petit

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811228649
• ISBN13: 9780811228640
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 7.1"