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Why knot? : how to tie more than sixty ingenious, useful, beautiful, lifesaving, and secure knots! Cover Image Book Book

Why knot? : how to tie more than sixty ingenious, useful, beautiful, lifesaving, and secure knots!

Petit, Philippe 1949- (Author).

Summary: 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 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.--From publisher description.

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  • ISBN: 9781419706769 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: print
    255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm + 1 rope.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Abrams Image, [2013]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Openings -- Termination knots -- Binding knots -- Virtuosity! -- Bends -- Extraordinary! -- Hitches -- Ornamental! -- Securing and freeing -- Loops -- Magic! -- Seizing and lashing -- Challenge! -- Running knots -- Lifesavers -- Magic! -- Twines, threads, fishing lines -- Simplicity and elegance -- Challenge! -- Splices -- Closings.

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Subject: Knots and splices
Slings and hitches

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