Author: Stewart Home
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780994411280
Category : Exploitation films
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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HEAD KICKING BRICK BREAKING MAYHEM! This is the first in-depth look at movies that riff on tropes associated with Bruce Lee and that sometimes transformed this actor into a mythical superman. This book systematically explores the genre and controversially takes a close look at which flicks really should be seen as belonging to it.
Author: Robert Clouse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865680982
Category : Enter the dragon (Motion picture)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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For the first time, the truth can be finally told about the making of Enter the Dragon. Author Robert Clouse, who directed the martial arts epic, takes you behind-the-scenes of the most startling report ever about Bruce Lee and the movie that made him an international star.
Author: Shannon Lee
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250206693
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 183
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Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies—demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day. "Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water." Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline—they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter Shannon shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. Each chapter brings a lesson from Bruce Lee’s teachings, expanding on the foundation of his iconic “be water” philosophy. Over the course of the book, we discover how being like water allows us to embody fluidity and naturalness in life, bringing us closer to our essential flowing nature and our ability to be powerful, self-expressed, and free. Through previously untold stories from her father’s life and from her own journey in embodying these lessons, Shannon presents these philosophies in tangible, accessible ways. With Bruce Lee’s words as a guide, she encourages readers to pursue their essential selves and apply these ideas and practices to their everyday lives—whether in learning new things, overcoming obstacles, or ultimately finding their true path. Be Water, My Friend is an inspirational invitation to us all, a gentle call to action to consider our lives with new eyes. It is also a testament to how one man's exploration and determination transcended time and place to ignite our imaginations—and to inspire many around the world to transform their lives.
Author: Paul Bowman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231850360
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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In order to understand Bruce Lee, we must look beyond Bruce Lee to the artist's intricate cultural and historical contexts. This work begins by contextualising Lee, examining his films and martial arts work, and his changing cultural status within different times and places. The text examines Bruce Lee's films and philosophy in relation to the popular culture and cultural politics of the 1960s and 1970s, and it addresses the resurgence of his popularity in Hong Kong and China in the twenty-first century. The study also explores Lee's ongoing legacy and influence in the West, considering his function as a shifting symbol of ethnic politics and the ways in which he continues to inform Hollywood film-fight choreography. Beyond Bruce Lee ultimately argues Lee is best understood in terms of "cultural translation" and that his interventions and importance are ongoing.
Author: Jim Di Bartolo
Publisher: Graphix
ISBN: 9781338134117
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Graphix's first biography -- telling the astonishing story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Author: Sarah Kinney
Publisher: Papercutz
ISBN: 1597077828
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Pre-teen detective Nancy Drew and her best friends Bess and George have seen a lot while solving mysteries in River Heights. But none of them have ever met a dragon before! When the exotic pet mysteriously appears on their teacher's desk, the Clue Crew have to discover where it came from, how to get it back home, and most importantly, how to take care of it in the meantime. Another sleuth-tastic adventure from the award-winning Nancy Drew comics team!
Author: Fred Van Lente
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781599615523
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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When the entire workforce of Stark China simply vanishes, Iron Man jets out to investigate. He soon discovers they've been shanghaied to build The Mandarin's latest technological horror: a 1,000-foot long dragon ship that lays waste to everything in its path ... including the Armored Avenger! MARVEL AGE introduces new and young readers to some of the greatest legends of the Marvel Universe, with dynamic brand-new art and a contemporary sensibility. Spotlight is a division of ABDO and features licensed editions of popular fiction printed and bound specifically for the library market. Each Spotlight book is printed on the highest quality paper with reinforced library bindings.
Author: Sarah Kuhn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756413265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Aveda's finally being forced to deal with fallout from her diva behavior, and the fact that she's been a less than stellar friend to Evie. Or that Scott Cameron, the man Aveda's loved for nearly a decade, is suddenly giving her the cold shoulder. Or that the city has been demon-free for three months. Now Aveda is without the one thing she craves most in life: a mission. When Evie gets engaged and drafts Aveda as her maid-of-honor, she sets out on a single-minded mission to make sure Evie has the most epic wedding ever. Despite the supernatural evil that's been attacking brides-to-be.
Author: Jackie Pullinger
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444717979
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear. When Jackie Pullinger set sail from England in 1966 she had no idea that God was calling her to the Walled City. Yet, as she spoke of Jesus Christ, brutal Triad gangsters were converted, prostitutes quit, and Jackie discovered a new treatment for drug addiction: baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Author: Matthew Polly
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501187635
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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The “definitive” (The New York Times) biography 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.
