One night in 1974 a young Frenchman secretly
- & 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" 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 & insisted his way to this coup abetted by a motley crew of accomplices the occasional miracle & his own unflagging passion. He reveals himself to be not only a virtuoso of the air but also a bold & inspired performer on the page. Animated by never-seen photographs & Petits ingenious sketches " To Reach the Clouds" is a tour de force of the imagination & a serenade to his beloved towers."