{"product_id":"the-ordinary-acrobat-duncan-wall-9780307472267","title":"The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey Into the Wondrous World of Circus, Past and Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Duncan Wall visited his first nouveau cirque as a college student in Paris, everything about it--the monochromatic costumes, the acrobats singing Simon and Garfunkel, the juggler reciting Proust--hooked him. Soon he was attending circuses two or three nights a week, and soon after that, he entered the intensively competitive training program at France's École Nationale des Arts du Cirque. \u003ci\u003eThe Ordinary Acrobat\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical, funny, sometimes scary story of what happens when one average American joins a host of gifted--and flexible--international students in a rigorous regimen of tumbling, trapeze, juggling, and clowning. Brimming with surprises, outsized personalities, and plenty of charm, this personal history of how the circus evolved into the thrilling experience it is today delivers all the excitement and pleasure of the circus ring itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duncan Wall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307472264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307472267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Duncan Wall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48658803392767,"sku":"9780307472267","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ordinary-acrobat-duncan-wall-9780307472267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}