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To Reach The Clouds

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" 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 Petits 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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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."

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