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Author : Alex Ben Block
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Bruce Lee written by Alex Ben Block and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fiaz Rafiq
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178885330X
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee written by Fiaz Rafiq and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labels such as 'icon' or 'legend' are rarely attached to one individual to the degree that they are to Bruce Lee. He only made a handful of films, yet four and a half decades after his untimely death at the age of 32, the Little Dragon's influence on culture is as strong as ever. Named among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century, Lee wasn't just an actor and martial artist, but a director, inventor, husband, father and philosopher. His martial art, jeet kune do, is still practised around the world, while UFC champions credit him with inspiring the growing sport of mixed martial arts. His films kick-started a global kung fu boom and retain the power to awe today, while his thoughts – collected in a series of books from Lee's own notes – still inspire. Bruce Lee: The Life of a Legend is a unique oral biography that combines the memories of Lee's original students, close friends, co-stars and colleagues – those who knew him best – to provide a candid view on the action movie star adored by millions, capturing the essence of a complex man in a way no straightforward narrative ever could. Further, for the first time ever in print, legendary professional boxing, bodybuilding and MMA champions and personalities from the motion picture industry pay homage to Lee, giving a blend of unique perspectives on a man who changed the face of their respective sports.
Author : Matthew Polly
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501187635
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee written by Matthew Polly and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The first noteworthy treatment of its subject—and a definitive one at that...Fascinating narrative threads proliferate” (The New York Times Book Review). The most authoritative biography—featuring dozens of rarely seen photographs—of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. Forty-five years after Bruce Lee’s sudden death at age thirty-two, journalist and bestselling author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee’s life. It’s also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee’s family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee’s early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father’s struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like James Coburn and Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing role after role he auditioned for go to a white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a sky-rocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking end that to this day is still shrouded in mystery. Polly breaks down the myths surrounding Bruce Lee and argues that, contrary to popular belief, he was an ambitious actor who was obsessed with the martial arts—not a kung-fu guru who just so happened to make a couple of movies. This is an honest, revealing look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen.
Author : IntroBooks
Publisher : IntroBooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee Legend written by IntroBooks and published by IntroBooks. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce lee, the little phoenix, is dedicated to the legends 75th birthday that is to be celebrated this November, towards his humongous number of fans, and followers all over the world, even today. If avid readers of Bruce lee legend are not a fan or the martial arts expert, then avid readers of Bruce lee legend are ignorant of his real pride. Get to know about him more and more, through this Bruce lee legend that is presented to the world, with pure zest and zeal to felicitate the real star of the martial arts. Fanatic fitness enthusiasts like Bruce lee, who dedicated hours together in practicing martial arts on a daily basis, are a rare find. There is a lot that the youngsters can learn from the Bruce lee legend, to lead their own life in a successful manner. There are dos and don’ts too. When you are reading the vital information down, then you can grasp the right aspects from the life of the legend.
Author : Charles Russo
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496217063
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Striking Distance written by Charles Russo and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1959, eighteen-year-old Bruce Lee returned to San Francisco, the city of his birth. Although the martial arts were widely unknown in America, Bruce encountered a robust fight culture in the Bay Area, populated with talented and trailblazing practitioners such as Lau Bun, Chinatown’s aging kung fu patriarch; Wally Jay, the innovative Hawaiian jujitsu master; and James Lee, the Oakland street fighter. Regarded by some as a brash loudmouth and by others as a dynamic visionary, Bruce spent his first few years back in America advocating for a modern approach to the martial arts, and showing little regard for the damaged egos left in his wake. The year of 1964 would be an eventful one for Bruce, in which he would broadcast his dissenting worldview before the first great international martial arts gathering, and then defend it by facing down Wong Jack Man—Chinatown’s young kung fu ace—in a legendary behind-closed-doors showdown. These events were a catalyst to the dawn of martial arts in America and a prelude to an icon. Based on over one hundred original interviews, Striking Distance chronicles Bruce Lee’s formative days amid the heated martial arts proving ground that thrived on San Francisco Bay in the early 1960s.
Author : Steve Kerridge
Publisher : Tao Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780955792007
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee Legends of the Dragon written by Steve Kerridge and published by Tao Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Little
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462917860
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon written by John Little and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time—Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is a photographic catalog of all facets of this fascinating man, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973. This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee—the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity. This brilliant photo essay—compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with the assistance of Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell—reveals never-before-published family photos, including rare photos of Bruce's childhood in Hong Kong. Tender moments with his children are caught on camera and action shots from his martial arts films are shown. With a preface by his daughter Shannon Lee and a foreword by wife Linda, the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee's own diaries and journals. Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, sections include: Chronology of the Life of Bruce Lee Early Years—why he began studying gung fu (kung fu) and took up wing chun, his first starring role, and his return to the US Hollywood—why he got the part in The Green Hornet, teaching Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant, filming Enter the Dragon, The Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury and more, training and acting with Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dean Martin and Sharon Tate, and the creation of Jeet Kune Do (JKD) Family—meeting Linda, having children, daily life This Bruce Lee Book is part of Tuttle Publishing's Bruce Lee Library which also features: Bruce Lee's Striking Thoughts Bruce Lee's The Tao of Gung Fu Bruce Lee Artist of Life Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do
Author : Black Belt Magazine
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780897501064
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Legendary Bruce Lee written by Black Belt Magazine and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, following him from his formative years in Hong Kong to his controversial death; discusses his training methods and philosophy of martial arts; looks at his movie work; and includes reminiscences by friends and colleagues.
Author : Bruce Lee
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780897500531
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee's Fighting Method written by Bruce Lee and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1977 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Bruce Lee's Fighting Method series, this book teaches how to perform jeet kune do's devastating strikes and exploit an opponent's weaknesses with crafty counterattacks like finger jabs and spin kicks.
Author : Paul Bowman
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781476886848
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (868 download)
Download or read book Treasures of Bruce Lee written by Paul Bowman and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and many careers of Bruce Lee, including his inspirations and his family, and features rare and previously unpublished photographs as well as removable facsimile documents from the Lee family archives such as handwritten letters and poems, hand-drawn illustrations, and Lee's observations and philosophy of martial arts.
Author : Daryl Joji Maeda
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479830739
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Like Water written by Daryl Joji Maeda and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2024-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights Bruce Lee’s influence beyond martial arts and film An Asian and Asian American icon of unimaginable stature and influence, Bruce Lee revolutionized the martial arts by combining influences drawn from around the world. Uncommonly determined, physically gifted, and artistically brilliant, Lee rose to fame as part of a wave of transpacific globalization that bridged the nearly seven thousand miles between Hong Kong and California. Like Water unpacks Lee’s global impact, linking his legendary status as a martial artist, actor, and director to his continual traversals across the newly interconnected Asia and America. Daryl Joji Maeda’s multifaceted account of Bruce Lee’s legacy uniquely traces how movements and migrations across the Pacific Ocean structured the cultures Bruce Lee inherited, the milieu he occupied, the martial art he developed, the films he made, and the world he left behind. A unique blend of cultural history and biography, Like Water unearths the cultural strands that Lee intertwined in his rise to a new kind of global stardom. Moving from the gold rush in California and the British occupation of Hong Kong, to the Cold War and the deployment of American troops across Asia, Maeda builds depth and complexity to this larger-than-life figure. His cultural chronology of Bruce Lee reveals Lee to be both a product of his time and a harbinger of a more connected future. Nearly half a century after his tragic death, Bruce Lee remains an inspiring symbol of innovation and determination, with an enduring legacy as the first Asian American global superstar.
Author : Tim Baker
Publisher : Media Lab Books
ISBN 13 : 9781948174282
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (742 download)
Download or read book The Bruce Lee Way written by Tim Baker and published by Media Lab Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating collection showcases how Bruce Lee lived and how we can all live better, fuller lives by following his example. Bruce Lee was more than a movie star or a martial artist. For many people, he was a living example of the incredible things a person can accomplish through dedication, perseverance and sheer force of will. In just 33 years before his untimely death, Bruce Lee created new styles of fighting, and became an international film star, television personality, philosopher and cultural icon in the process. This inspirational new book presents a carefully curated selection of photos, stories, anecdotes and ephymera, plus favorite film notes, lines and commentary from friends, family, peers and rivals. It distills the iconic fighter’s approach to making the most out of life into a beautifully bound book that would be treasured by any Bruce Lee fan, as well as those readers looking for an inspired approach to living a richer, more fulfilling existence.
Author : Paul Bowman
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042027770
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Theorizing Bruce Lee written by Paul Bowman and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2010 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bruce Lee is a complex and contradictory figure, and it's a formidable task to take on the multiple facets of his legacyûfighter, film star, philosopher, nationalist, multiculturalist, innovator. With an approach as multidisciplinary and iconoclastic as Lee's approach to martial arts, Bowman provides an original and exhilarating account of Lee as 'cultural event'. No one has done a better job of explaining why the martial arts 'legend' remains such an important and provocative figure."ûLeon Hunt (Brunel University), author of Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger. --
Author : Jhoon Rhee
Publisher : MVM Books
ISBN 13 : 9781931135009
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee and I written by Jhoon Rhee and published by MVM Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary martial artist & film star Bruce Lee had many students, but few teachers. Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, who brought Tae Kwon Do from Korea to the United States in 1956 & has taught over 250 members of the U.S. Congress, is one of those teachers. Bruce Lee & I is Rhee's intimate, non-fiction, biographical account of the 10-year friendship between these two martial arts legends. The book includes 19 private letters from Bruce Lee to Jhoon Rhee & Bruce Lee photos from the private Jhoon Rhee Collection & behind-the-scenes stories about the making of The Green Hornet, The Big Boss, Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury & other Bruce Lee television shows & films. In this beautifully-designed, mainstream book with mass market appeal, Rhee explains how he taught his friend's secret punching technique to Muhammad Ali, who then credited "Mr. Jhoon Rhee's Accupunch" with his knock out of British champ Richard Dunn. "Jhoon Rhee & Bruce had a teacher-teacher relationship, one built on mutual respect." writes Linda Lee Cadwell, wife of the late Bruce Lee, in her foreword. The book has 15 chapters, 22 photos, 19 reproductions of private letters that include Bruce Lee's poetry, an index & footnotes.
Download or read book Bruce Lee, The Man the Legend written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abhishek Kumar
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 : 9355214928
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (552 download)
Download or read book Bruce Lee: A Complete Biography written by Abhishek Kumar and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-03-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Lee, son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen, was one of the biggest names in Hollywood of his time. He is credited with introducing the East to the silver screens of the West. His greatest passion in life was Kung Fu—an ancient Chinese martial art unknown in the West until 1965, the year he made his first television appearance. A Kung Fu master, an actor, and a philosopher, Bruce Lee embodied the idea of a complete human one with a strong body and a critical mind. He studied a system of Chinese Kung Fu for nine years called Wing Chun. Apart from this, he was an ardent reader of Confucius. He tried to incorporate Confucian philosophy and teachings into his life. He taught Americans about Chinese philosophy and culture for six years. He detested mediocrity and always pushed his limits, both physically and mentally. He inspired generations of youngsters worldwide through his work and continues to do so even today. On July 20, 1973, the world lost this most influential martial artist of all time.
Author : Emily Chang
Publisher : Daniel O Brien
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Legend Lives On: Exploring Bruce Lee's Life and Philosophy written by Emily Chang and published by Daniel O Brien. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend Lives On: Exploring Bruce Lee's Life and Philosophy" delves deep into the extraordinary journey of one of the most iconic figures in martial arts history. From his humble beginnings in Hong Kong to his meteoric rise to global fame, Bruce Lee's life is a testament to passion, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. This comprehensive biography goes beyond the surface to uncover the essence of Bruce Lee's philosophy. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, readers are invited to explore the core principles that shaped Bruce Lee's approach to martial arts, philosophy, and life itself. From his revolutionary martial arts techniques to his profound insights on self-discovery and personal growth, Bruce Lee's legacy continues to inspire and resonate with people around the world. "The Legend Lives On" is not just a biography—it's a journey of discovery, enlightenment, and empowerment. Whether you're a martial arts enthusiast, a philosophy buff, or simply someone seeking inspiration, this book offers a compelling insight into the life and philosophy of a true legend. Join us as we unravel the mysteries, uncover the truths, and celebrate the enduring legacy of Bruce Lee—his spirit, his wisdom, and his undying influence on generations to come.
