Bruce Lee: Artist of Life (Bruce Lee Library)

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A rare never-before-seen collection of Bruce Lees private letters and writing! Bruce Lee was an intense man with such sheer concentration of energy that no one who encountered him on screen or in person could help but be drawn to him and his enthusiasm for life and knowledge. A voracious and engaged reader Lee wrote extensively synthesizing the thought of East and West into a unique personal philosophy of self-discovery. Bruce Lee: Artist of Life explores the development and fruition of Bruce Lees thoughts about gung fu (kung fu) philosophy psychology poetry jeet kune do acting and self-knowledge. This volume from Bruce Lees private notebooks is capped by a selection of Lees letters that eloquently demonstrate how he incorporated his thought into actions and advice to others. Also included are multiple drafts of select compositions showing how Lees ideas evolved and was refined over the years and how the ideas he was reading and writing about were reflected in his work and everyday life. Sections include: Gung Fureflections on gung fu psychology in defense and attack how to choose a martial arts instructor and Bruces view on the martial art Philosophyregarding human understanding Taoism Plato Socrates and Descartes Psychologythree types of philosophy the top dog and the underdog the four basic philosophical approaches and learning PoetryThe Dying Sun Love is a Friendship Caught on Fire Once More I Hold You in My Arms and Parting Jeet Kune DoThe Liberationtoward personal liberation notes on JKD true mastery and an objective evaluation of the combative skill of Bruce Lee by those who know what it is Actingwhat exactly is an actor the art of acting Self-knowledgein search of someone real self-actualization and the passionate state of mind LettersThe True Meaning of LifePeace of Mind Use Your Own Experience and Imagination and Its All in the State of Mind This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features: Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do