Let the Great World Spin - August CC Book Club Selection

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<p>Seems fitting today to post this -NY Times “Big City” Book Discussion-New book club started by Gina Bellafante. Their first selection- “Let the Great World Spin”.
Colum McCann speaks about his father-in law in World Trade Center when the first plane hit. He survived.</p>

<p>Remembering …
As Colum says in his audio interview- his book is about “remembering, recovery, and grace”.</p>

<p>[Big</a> City Book Club | ‘Let the Great World Spin’ - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Big City Book Club | 'Let the Great World Spin' - The New York Times”>Big City Book Club | 'Let the Great World Spin' - The New York Times)</p>

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<p>I own quite a collection of children’s books from teaching and mothering. Occasionally I run across another that just begs to come home with me. I bought this book (hardback):</p>

<p>The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Mordicai Gerstein</p>

<p>from Amazon:

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<p>Look for it at your bookstore or library. Incredible illustrations.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the tip! Here is the Amazon link – you can search inside and see some of the illustrations: [Amazon.com:</a> The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (9780312368784): Mordicai Gerstein: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-Walked-Between-Towers/dp/031236878X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332969527&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-Walked-Between-Towers/dp/031236878X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332969527&sr=1-1)</p>

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<p>It’s been a while since we read Let the Great World Spin, but here’s an interesting article from earlier this summer, in part about how the book was used as a means of helping Newton high school students process the tragedy at Sandy Hook: <a href=“Colum McCann’s Radical Empathy - The New York Times”>Colum McCann’s Radical Empathy - The New York Times;

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<p>I’m resurrecting this old thread because fans of *Let the Great World Spin<a href=“or” title=“Man on Wire”>/i</a> might enjoy this interview with Philippe Petit, who is making the rounds promoting his new book, Creativity: The Perfect Crime: <a href=“http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/aerial-walking-icon-philippe-petit-inspires-creativity-in-many/#.U3ycjC_d5CE”>http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/aerial-walking-icon-philippe-petit-inspires-creativity-in-many/#.U3ycjC_d5CE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>A movie called “The Walk” is filming now, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit: <a href=“http://collider.com/the-walk-images-joseph-gordon-levitt/”>http://collider.com/the-walk-images-joseph-gordon-levitt/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^^^ This actually looks good. It sounds more like the documentary Man on Wire than Let the Great World Spin, which is a plus in my humble opinion.</p>

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Heading off to see it now - in IMAX 3D. I hate heights so am questioning my decision making. Hopefully I won’t get queasy. My husband pointed out that IMAX 3D looks the same as 2D when “watched” with eyes closed. He does have a point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR1EmTKAWIw

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I thought about you, @ignatius- when I heard about this movie. As I recall, you may have mentioned the Netflix movie About phillip, after we read " let the great world spin"
I walked out on to plexiglass glass as the Willis tower,Chicago, and don’t think I could handle the vertigo producing " “the walk” - can’t wait to hear your review!!!