Philippe Petit (1) (1949–)
Auteur van To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers
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Philippe Petit is the world's most famous high-wire performer, making more than eighty high-wire walks around the world. He also street-juggles, lectures, and practices close-up magic. He is the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary film Man on Wire. When he's not traveling, Philippe toon meer shares his time between the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City and a small hideaway in the Catskills. toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- 1949-08-13
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- France
- Geboorteplaats
- Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Woonplaatsen
- New York, New York, USA
- Beroepen
- High-wire artist
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- Werken
- 7
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 490
- Populariteit
- #50,416
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 20
- ISBNs
- 48
- Talen
- 4
This is how Philippe Petit opens *Creativity: The Perfect Crime.* And this is definitely not your typical book on creativity. In it, Petit explores his own creative process, but rarely gives concrete advice (though there is plenty of abstract advice). But anyone who reads the opening paragraph, and then expects a typical book about creativity, has missed the author's point entirely.
This book is more an exploration of one person's creative process, not a blueprint for others to follow. And while this book has drawn comparisons to *The Creative Habit* and *The Artist's Way* it is not like those books at all. There are no exercises, no clear explanations of how he takes a project from inception to completion.
Instead, it is a look inside a creative mind, meant to be an inspiration, a place to look for ideas. It is not a how-to-be-creative book, but a how-the-author-is-creative-and-might-inspire-you book.… (meer)