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To Reach the Clouds (aka 'The Walk' Film Tie-In)
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Philippe Petit

To Reach the Clouds

aka 'The Walk' Film Tie-In

Philippe Petit

$24.99

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English
Faber & Faber
26 August 2015
Biography; Memoirs; Extreme sports; Active outdoor pursuits
One night in 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour, 110 floors up above the earth, as a hundred thousand people gathered on the ground to watch.

In To Reach the Clouds, now filmed as The Walk, Philippe Petit re-creates a six-year quest to realise his dream, an adventure as thrilling as the walk itself. In an unforgettable memoir he tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this 'coup', abetted by a motley crew of accomplices, the occasional miracle, and his own unflagging passion. He reveals himself to be not only a virtuoso of the air but also a bold and inspired performer on the page. Animated by never-seen photographs and Petit's ingenious sketches, To Reach the Clouds is a tour de force of the imagination and a serenade to his beloved towers.
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Imprint:   Faber & Faber
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Tie-In
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   193g
ISBN:   9780571326907
ISBN 10:   0571326900
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born into a middle-class French family in 1949, Philippe Petit taught himself magic, juggling and high-wire walking while still a child. At sixteen he began to travel the world as a street juggler. He has performed illegal high-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame, the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and the northern pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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