The Tao of Bruce Lee: A Martial Arts Memoir - Hardcover

Miller, Davis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609604775 ISBN 13: 9780609604779

Publisher: Crown Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Combining biography and personal memoir, this revealing portrayal of one of the great martial arts masters explores the life of an obscure Hong Kong actor to died at the age of thirty-two and now occupies iconic stature in American culture. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

A martial arts Nick Hornby, Miller bulks up with a punishing regimen and reads everything he can by or about Lee, discovering a personal philosophy that allows him to grow as an adult and feel secure in himself. Miller is illuminating about the ability to transform oneself no matter what the circumstances. -- The Times

Bruce Lee freed Miller to transform himself from someone his high school classmates called 'Foetus', and shut inside lockers for fun, into a sinewy, 140-pound kickboxer . . . In the section solely about Lee, Miller usefully debunks myths about the martial artist's life, and especially about his strange death with his mistress. [At the end of the book,] one gets the impression that, in future stories, Miller has lots more to say about his idols, who are always with him. -- The San Francisco Chronicle - editors' recommendation

Davis Miller is singlehandedly, brilliantly, and beautifully reinventing memoir, biography, and coming-of-age books. -- Ron Shelton, director and writer, Cobb, Bull Durham, Blaze

This fantastic second book by Miller runs deeper than an account of the author growing up as a 'karate kid' in the early 1970s. It is equally a study of the nature and role of the hero in popular culture, a poignant and unusual coming-of-age story, and an informative biography of Bruce Lee. -- Ted Leventhal, Booklist - starred review

From the Author:

This is not a traditional biography of Bruce Lee. It is the story of the intersection of his life with mine and of the numerous ways that he has inspired and influenced me. It is also the most intimate portrait of Lee to date and the story of some of what I find meaningful in his life. I am an Everyman in this book. Through my story I hope that readers will come to understand some of the ways that Lee has influenced millions of folks. And that's one of the primary reasons for the title "The Tao of Bruce Lee": Tao is a Chinese word that translates as "way." In the book, my character regards himself as following in the way of Lee. "The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir" is the companion volume to my first book, "The Tao of Muhammad Ali." The two books are the yin and the yang of the same story. Although either book can be enjoyed entirely on its own, the full story and numerous themes are fully revealed only when reading both books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0609604775
• ISBN 13: 9780609604779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193