02336cam a2200409 i 4500 0000032175 20230921135327.0 190223r20191985nyu 000 0 eng c 2019007707 9781474613705 (alk. paper) 20878574 LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR rda DLC eng fre c=Program for Cooperative Cataloging GV553 .P4713 2019 796.46 23 Petit, Philippe, 1949-, author. Traité du funambulisme. English On the high wire / Philippe Petit ; translated, with an introduction, by Paul Auster. New York : New Directions Books, 2019. New York : New Directions Books, 2019. xxv, 115 pages ; 19 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "A New Directions paperbook.". "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'"-- Provided by publisher. Tightrope walking. Auster, Paul, 1947-, translator, author of introduction. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg 221021 acquire 1 shelf copy policy default re12 2019-03-07 to Dewey re09 2019-03-11 to CIP re13 2019-08-21 Copy 1 to BCCD LBSORCIP 2019-03-06 20230822095114.0 8025 8025 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-09-21 0 GV 553 PET BK0091927 2023-09-21 C.047454 2023-09-21 BK