{"product_id":"bruce-lee-artist-of-life-bruce-lee-library-9780804832632","title":"Bruce Lee: Artist of Life (Bruce Lee Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279771656245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0804832633","price":24.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780804832632.jpg?v=1780609767","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/bruce-lee-artist-of-life-bruce-lee-library-9780804832632","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}