Philippe Petit Signed 1977 Book Corrections: "You need dreams to live"

It had never been done before and it will never be done again.  Philippe Petit was born in France in August 13, 1949.  In his early years Philippe Felt he was different than other kids. He said he found them boring and he enjoyed being by himself.  He was expelled from school on five occasions and by 1966, Petit had left school after refusing to take even the most basic exams.  He was emancipated by his parents on his 17th birthday but during this time he had been working on his magic and juggling.   At the age of 16 he took his first steps on a tightrope wire.  He loved interacting with the wire so much, and he was so passionate about it, he said, that it was all he wanted to do. Within a year he had taught himself everything that could be done on a tightrope, he said, and he began to look for new challenges.    During a dentist office visit, while looking through a paper, he saw an article that would change his life:(Philippe's words) Suddenly, I freeze because I have opened a newspa