Under the Big Top

A Season with the Circus

Bruce Feiler

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HarperCollins Publishers
25 March 2003

Individual actors & performers; Other performing arts; Circus; Biography: arts & entertainment; Travel & holiday guides

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.

By: Bruce Feiler
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9780060527020
ISBN 10: 0060527021
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 March 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Under the Big Top: A Season with the Circus

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