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Why Knot? - 9781419706769

Un libro in lingua di Philippe Petit edito da Harry N Abrams Inc, 2013

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On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center’s twin towers, where he performed for nearly an hour. During this history-making walk, and many others throughout his celebrated career, knots have always been indispensable components?the guardian angels protecting his life in the sky.
After years of hands-on research, Philippe presents Why Knot?, a guide to tying his essential knots. Philippe’s own practical sketches illustrate original methods and clear, clever tying instructions. Photographs in which special knots were used during spectacular high-wire walks, quirky knot trivia, personal anecdotes, helpful tips, magic tricks, and special tying challenges ensure that, if you’re not already nuts for knots, Petit will transform you into a knot aficionado.

Praise for Why Knot?:

?In reading Philippe’s book we are cogently reminded that without the ability to secure a rope, or tether a goat, or make fast the sheets of a galley, much of the civilization that we take for granted would disappear as easily as a slipknot in the hands of a Vegas conjuror.” ?Sting

?Philippe Petit is an artist of knots: We get taken and sprung free at the same time. This is a dynamic book, eclectic, fun, and practical. From Nabokov to the World Trade Center to improvised handcuffs! Wonderful.” ?Colum McCann

?Read this book and pop it in your pocket. . . . One day it may save your life!” ?Melissa Leo

?This is not your normal book for Boy Scouts. This is for those with a sense of poetry?the poetry and the mystery of the Bowline in the Bight, the Highwayman’s Hitch, and the Monkey’s Fist?revealed to us by a man whose life depends on ropes and knots.” ?Werner Herzog

?Petit’s distinct and deeply insightful philosophy through the guise of mere knots forever binds us to surprising new joys.” ?Elizabeth Streb

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