Niagara by Richard Watson
Jean Francois Gravelet has lived much of his life performing on a wire high over the heads of admiring crowds below. But the reputation of a tightrope walker is as precarious as the possibility of a misstep, and Gravelet decides to leave France to make his name by risking the ultimate fall: a wire walk across the great American landmark, Niagara Falls. Widowed schoolteachers in Nebraska of 1901 don't have many options. So it looks as though Anna Edson Taylor's life will be just what people expect, until she answers an advertisement offering a brave man a chance to put his name in history books by riding inside a barrel over Niagara Falls. When Taylor is the only person brave enough to ride a wheelbarrow across Gravelet's high wire, the exploits of the two are irrevocably entwined. They tell their stories in parallel, but contradictory, narratives, speaking eloquently about the natures of men and women, how to find balance in life, and living together on the edge of the abyss.
Richard Watson, always interested in helping others, wrote this book to help make day to day living considerably safer. To achieve this goal, Richard worked with experts in law, finance, health and wellness, home and travel safety and many other specialists. The result is a book that can be used indefinitely for safety information and activities that are easy to practice, but in real life situations, could prove lifesaving. LIFELINE THE GUIDE TO LIFE PROTECTION is not just a book with lots of common-sense things to do. To start, Lifeline is written to address a common problem faced by many. That's how to get personal, legal and financial matters properly organized. This is the kind of task that's generally half done, if it's done at all! However, with guidance in Lifeline, everything that's important can be organized, so in the event of a fire or other emergency, details that matter most, will not be destroyed. Most of us acknowledge that being prepared for an emergency is a good idea. But what type of event should we prepare for? What items would we need? If I make an emergency kit, where should I keep it? Lifeline gives you all the options and answers to these questions, and hundreds of others as well. Personal safety is such an important topic that Richard saw a need for a comprehensive on line source to address the issue. So, with this in mind, Richard has founded GettingSafer, an Internet location with everything relating to personal safety and security. This website is totally focused on providing safety information, news and alerts, as well as related products, services and up-to-the-minute security advisories. With everything going on in our dangerous world, Lifeline is a great tool to start GettingSafer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781566890069 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566890063 |
| Title | Niagara |
| Author | Richard Watson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Coffee House Press |
| Year published | 2000-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |