In this first ever biography of Cirque du Soleil
founder Guy Laliberte, New York Times #1 best-selling
author, Ian Halperin takes you from the humble origins
of this former French Canadian street performer, through
his years of trial and struggle, to his brilliant
success in bringing the extraordinary Cirque du Soleil
to sold-out audiences worldwide. Experience the
relentless drive of this unique visionary, his passion
for life, the Cirque, and women. Halperin takes you
inside Laliberte's world, with its never-ending cycle of
hyper-intense work by day, followed by over-the-top
partying by night. Sex, drugs, alcohol, partying-all
fuel Liberte's creative genius. Laliberte means
freedomA'' in French, but Laliberte gives freedom new
meaning. Barriers to artistic creativity are ignored and
limits don't exist, whether its limits on his art or the
norms of social conventions, like marriage. Ian
Halperin's book shows how this former accordion player,
stilt walker, and fire eater made it to Forbes
magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires. In
2008, Guy Laliberte was recognized by Time magazine as
one of the 100 most influential people in the world.He
became the world's seventh and Canada's first, space
tourist on 30 September 2009. Laliberte spent 12 days on
the International Space Station for his ''poetic social
mission'' at a cost of $35 million. |
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