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Under the Big Top : A Season with the Circus by Bruce Feiler (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Publication Date: 2003-03-25. Weight: 0.52 lbs. ISBN10: 0060527021. Publisher: Harper Perennial.

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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060527021

ISBN-139780060527020

eBay Product ID (ePID)2392560

Product Key Features

Book TitleUnder the Big Top : a Season with the Circus

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicWomen, Circus, United States / General

GenreTravel, Performing Arts, History

AuthorBruce Feiler

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-038749

ReviewsPraise for UNDER THE BIG TOP "A stunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions." -- The New Yorker "Inspirational." -- New York Times "Bruce Feiler is a keen and thoughtful observer...he forces circus goers to see the familiar spectacles anew." -- New York Times Book Review "A colorful, sometimes unsettling, pageant of circus life." -- Entertainment Weekly "As irresistible as cotton candy, as attention-grabbing as the death-defying trapeze act." -- Indianapolis Star "A gritty, haunting story." -- People "Sure-handed...dark-hued...extraordinary." -- Christian Science Monitor "Startling...romantic...seductive." -- Denver Post "Spellbinding...captivating...truly touching." -- Princeton Times "A mud and sweat-filled, but ultimately loving portrait of the circus." -- New York Post "Incredible...exciting...unbelievable..." -- Chattanooga Free Press "Writing beautifully...Bruce Feiler penetrates the heart and soul of circus life with such stark clarity." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of The Majic Bus: An American Odyssey "A three ring triumph...the best book ever written about the circus." -- Jim Foster, editor of The White Tops, Praise for UNDER THE BIG TOP"A stunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions.", Writing beautifully...Bruce Feiler penetrates the heart and soul of circus life with such stark clarity., Bruce Feiler is a keen and thoughtful observer...he forces circus goers to see the familiar spectacles anew.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal791.3

SynopsisBoth 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.

LC Classification NumberGV1821.C6F45 2003