Bruce Lee the celebrated life of the golden dragon

"Willing is not enough--we must do." These famous words from the most powerful martial arts superstar who ever lived represent the essence of his life. The images and texts in "Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon" recall the notable achievements and thoughts left...

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Main Author: Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973 (Author)
Other Authors: Little, John R., 1960- (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Tuttle Publishing, 2000.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "Willing is not enough--we must do." These famous words from the most powerful martial arts superstar who ever lived represent the essence of his life. The images and texts in "Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon" recall the notable achievements and thoughts left by this leading icon of the martial arts world. From his childhood to his international stardom, the book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee--who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity. This brilliant photo essay is compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little. With a preface by Shannon Lee and a foreword by Linda Lee Cadwell, the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee's own diaries and journals, as well as from interviews and the award-winning documentary "Bruce Lee: In His Own Words." For fans of Chuck Norris, martial arts, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, and the Green Hornet, this book reveals the full range of Lee's talents and achievements through stunning and rare photography spanning the period from his early stage career in Hong Kong to his worldwide success as an actor and martial arts phenomenon. Selected with the assistance of Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, John Little presents a photographic catalog, accompanied by descriptive commentary, of all facets of this fascinating man, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973.
Item Description: Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary Bruce Lee: in his own words by John Little.
Physical Description: xvii, 180 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 29 cm
ISBN: 0804844070 (hardback)
9780804844079 (hardback)
0804832307
9780804832304
Author Notes: John Little is the world's preeminent authority on Bruce Lee and his work. He is the former associate publisher of Bruce Lee magazine, former managing editor of Knowing Is Not Enough the official newsletter of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Nucleus, and former director of the Bruce Lee Educational Foundation. He's shared this information with Lee's fans in his other edited books published by Tuttle Publishing, including: The Art of Expressing the Human Body, Bruce Lee: Artist of Life, Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way, Letters of the Dragon, The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art, and Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living .