Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

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Summary: INCREDIBLE NEW INFORMATION ON BRUCE LEE
Review: I had to wait six weeks for the Barnes and Noble store in my area to restock "Bruce Lee: Artist of Life" -- but it was well worth the wait! This is the greatest Bruce Lee book I've ever seen! Not only is there new, never-before-published material in almost every section, but Mr. Little has done Bruce Lee a great service by reproducing some of the writings that had been published previously (both in the Tao of Jeet Kune Do and in the Bruce Lee Library Series) in the original format that Bruce Lee first wrote them. I particularly enjoyed the never-before-published drafts of Bruce's great essay "Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation." There are new and subtle differences in each version of the famous essay as Bruce works it over with each draft. I understand that this represents "the essential writings" of Bruce Lee, that is, a representative anthology of Bruce's writings in many different areas. It certainly is "essential" -- it's the best Bruce Lee book I've ever read and essential for anyone who wishes a full and complete understanding of the totality of the man. If you are looking for a book that is both a great introduction to the phenomenon that is Bruce Lee as well as a book that will inspire you to fully actualize yourself...this is the book you've been waiting for!

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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: I thought I knew all there was to know about Bruce Lee, but I was wrong! 'Bruce Lee: Artist of Life' has opened up an entirely new vista of insights and understanding. To read Bruce Lee's own words in the original manner in which he wrote them is highly educational and inspiring. Anyone who reads this (whether a martial artist or not) will come away with an enhanced appreciation for the genius and compassion of Bruce Lee. This is a book that's time has come. I would have given it 10 stars if Amazon would allow it! Absolutely great.

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Summary: attention
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Summary: A VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK
Review: I've been in the martial arts game for over 30 years and have been a fan of Bruce Lee's since I was 15 years old and used to watch him on the old 'Green Hornet' series. I have always been fascinated by his approach to fighting, but now --after reading "Artist of Life" -- I have a much deeper respect for him as a human being. Talk about being a "complete" person; this book reveals Bruce Lee to be a Chinese martial art historian, a philosopher of both eastern and western thought, a poet of great depth and sensitivity, a martial art pioneer, and his essays on self-knowledge are absolutely compelling. Bruce Lee has revealed to me many areas of development that we all need to look at in order to become a "total" person. This is a great book, containing the words of a great martial artist -- and, more important, a great human being.

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Summary: WHAT AN EDUCATION!
Review: I've just finished re-reading BRUCE LEE: ARTIST OF LIFE for the fourth time and cannot believe the incredible material that is packed within its pages! To read Bruce Lee's philosophy of life, his poetry, his writings in psychology and acting, are worth the price of the book alone. And when you add in all of the essays he wrote on Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do, this book gives you an education in the thought and beliefs of Bruce Lee unlike any other I have ever seen. Reading (and now re-reading) this book has opened my eyes to the fact that Bruce Lee was about seeking truth (which he equated with Tao) of martial art - not simply accumulating or looking at different styles. This book also shows how he applied this search for truth to the process of being a human being. Even my wife (who is not a martial artist) is in love with this book! If you want the best possible education in the "totality" of Bruce Lee, you need to get this book.

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Summary: THE BEST BRUCE LEE BOOK OF ALL TIME!
Review: I've just finished reading "Artist of Life" and am amazed at the wealth of new Bruce Lee material! Who would have thought that Bruce Lee, apart from being the premiere martial artist of the 20th century, was also a wonderful poet! I particularly enjoyed the way that John Little has arranged the materials; being able to read Bruce Lee's writings -- exactly as he wrote them -- requires a supreme sensitivity and comprehension of the subject matter. Thank you Linda Lee for allowing these wonderful papers of your husband to finally be published! The multiple drafts of Bruce's essays on his art of Jeet Kune Do sheds new light on a subject that is sorely in need of it. This book showcases Bruce Lee -- the complete human being -- rather than just zeroing in on his martial art skills. It is the closest thing I will ever have to being able to spend time with Bruce Lee himself ...and I'm cherishing every word on every page! I'll be buying extra copies for my friends this Christmas!

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Summary: THE BEST BRUCE LEE BOOK OF ALL TIME!
Review: I've just finished reading "Artist of Life" and am amazed at the wealth of new Bruce Lee material! Who would have thought that Bruce Lee, apart from being the premiere martial artist of the 20th century, was also a wonderful poet! I particularly enjoyed the way that John Little has arranged the materials; being able to read Bruce Lee's writings -- exactly as he wrote them -- requires a supreme sensitivity and comprehension of the subject matter. Thank you Linda Lee for allowing these wonderful papers of your husband to finally be published! The multiple drafts of Bruce's essays on his art of Jeet Kune Do sheds new light on a subject that is sorely in need of it. This book showcases Bruce Lee -- the complete human being -- rather than just zeroing in on his martial art skills. It is the closest thing I will ever have to being able to spend time with Bruce Lee himself ...and I'm cherishing every word on every page! I'll be buying extra copies for my friends this Christmas!

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Summary: PRIVATE LESSONS WITH BRUCE LEE!
Review: I've just finished reading "Bruce Lee: Artist ofLife" -- what a book! It was just like having a private lessonwith Bruce Lee on a host of different topics! I enjoyed spending time with him as he discoursed on gung fu and Chinese culture; then attending philosophy classes with him at the University of Washington; moving from there on to the study of the mind as he explored the Gestalt approach to psychology; and then listening to him wax poetic about life, longing and lovers separated by fate; then it was a journey into the inner recesses of the soul to learn about "personal liberation" through JKD; his views on acting followed, revealing how he applied all of the foregoing into his films, and then, finally, his profoundly personal essays "In My Own Process" allowed Bruce to share with me his views on the process of his life. Again, what a magnificent book and what an incredible human being it reveals. This is my favorite volume in The Bruce Lee Library Series and I, for one, quite enjoy the breadth and scope of this volume. If you're interested just in JKD -- read volume three in this series; if you're interested in just gung fu -- read volume two (both are devoted exclusively to these respective modes of combat); if you want more of Bruce Lee's private letters -- you will enjoy volume five. But if you're looking for a great anthology of Bruce Lee's most important writings, you HAVE to read this book! It's the only book that covers all the bases in the totality of Bruce Lee's interests and beliefs. A great read.

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Summary: Been there, Done that!
Review: Most of the things in this book have been published in other books. I wish Bruce Lee was still alive so I wouldn't have to buy a book that is stale with Bruce's 1960's, hippie philosophy. I believe that Bruce would be spinning in his grave if he knew we were rehashing all his old material. I think the editors and Linda Lee should stop abusing the memory of Bruce Lee to make a quick buck. I will take my book back for a refund.

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Summary: Deja Vu
Review: Not only has most of this material been published in other books, but most of it has been published in the previous books of the John Little series! John Little has to be the biggest Bruce Lee fanatic in the world. He probably knows more about Bruce Lee than Linda Lee does. That fact that he has to raise the price, make it a bigger hard back, and still reprint material from earlier in the series proves that he is just out for a quick buck! Bruce... we've been had. I am not going to return this book and inflict it on another poor soul, I'm going to burn it! John Little is a great author and really knows his stuff. It is just sickening that he feels comfortable putting his name on this absolute xerox of a book. Sorry John, I'm not buying any more.