Under the Big Top - A Season with the Circus

Zusatztext "A three ring triumph...the best book ever written about the circus." Informationen zum Autor Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters. Klappentext Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world, Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and remind you of how dreams can go horribly wrong -- and then miraculously come true. Zusammenfassung Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world! Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and remind you of how dreams can go horribly wrong -- and then miraculously come true.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Feiler
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2003
• EAN: 9780060527020
• ISBN: 978-0-06-052702-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Biography: general, Memoirs, Theatre Studies, History of Art, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, The Americas, Performance Art, Travel and holiday, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Circus and circus skills, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, HISTORY: Women, ART: History / General, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), TRAVEL: United States / General, ART: American / General, PERFORMING ARTS: Circus