Philippe Petit Book order (chronological)
August 13, 1949
Philippe Petit is renowned for his audacious high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center, an act famously dubbed the "artistic crime of the century." His performance was characterized by daring precision and artistic vision. Petit's high-wire feats have captivated audiences worldwide, cementing his legacy as a unique figure in performance art.
Creativity
- 209 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Revealing new and unconventional ways of going about the artistic endeavor, a master of the impossible, known for his epic 1974 walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, shares strategies and insights for tackling the challenges and possibilities of everyday life.
To Reach the Clouds - Man on Wire
- 227 pages
- 8 hours of reading
In this book Philippe Petit re-creates a six-year quest to realise his dream, in 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 accomplicies, a miracle and his passion.
Über mir der offene Himmel
- 276 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Ein fesselndes Buch, spannender als eine Kriminalgeschichte. Was geht einem Seiltänzer durch den Kopf, während er in 45 Minuten über ein 700m langes Seil vom Pariser Palais de Chaillot bis in die zweite Etage des Eiffelturms läuft? Wie bereitet er ein Abenteuer dieser „Spannweite“ vor?
Paroxysm
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Offers transcripts of interviews with French intellectual Jean Baudrillard, covering topics such as: Fukuyama; 1989 and the collapse of Communism; Bosnia; the Gulf War; Rwanda; the New World Order; consumer society and social exclusion; liberation; and nihilism.
El arte del hambre
- 252 pages
- 9 hours of reading
¿Existe una necesidad interna de la literatura? ¿Se diferencian los grandes libros de los demás porque debían ser escritos? En sus ensayos sobre Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, Paul Celan, Knut Hamsun y otros grandes autores del siglo XX, Paul Auster explora las condiciones existenciales de la escritura. Sus estudios revelan por qué se le considera el más europeo de los importantes escritores estadounidenses. En cuatro entrevistas detalladas, también ofrece información sobre su propia obra y habla de la necesidad de difuminar la frontera entre escribir y vivir.