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Indlæser... On the High Wireaf Philippe Petit
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Unlike the stuntman, whose performance is calculated to emphasize every hair-raising risk, to keep his audience panting with dread and an almost sadistic anticipation of disaster, the good high-wire walker strives to make his audience forget the dangers, to lure it away from thoughts of death by the beauty of what he does on the wire itself. Yes, the beauty! It’s what I most remember of the documentary, “Man on Wire” -- the delight and wonder that left no space for dread as Petit reclined…laughed…danced! on the high-wire between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center. That was as close as I’d come to experiencing Petit in person, until here -- where his vignettes of essay and poetry invite me into his physical and mental preparations and practices…and nearly onto the wire itself. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.46The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Olympic sports Using ropes and wiresLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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This book kind of goes into how to start high wire walking, but it also talks about what high wire means mentally and emotionally to Petit. This is by no means a history of Petit’s high wire walking or a guide on how to get started.
While there are some interesting tidbits in here on high wire walking and some of the work that goes into it...they are just that, tidbits. You have to wade through a lot of philosophical thoughts on high wire walking to get to the meat of it.
I personally thought the writing felt a bit disjointed and that it didn’t flow all that well. It is a very quick read though; took me maybe 40 minutes to read it.
Overall this was okay but not great. There is a bit of interesting info in here, but you have to wade through a lot of soft ideas to get to that info. The writing wasn’t the best, although maybe that was the translation. I pretty much thought..”eh, well whatever” when I read this. I was happy it didn’t take a lot of my time to read but disappointed that I didn’t learn more about high wire walking. ( )