I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (Signed 1st Edition)

Chan, Jackie

ISBN 10: 0345415035 / ISBN 13: 9780345415035

Published by Ballantine Books, 1998

About this Item

BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN PERSON BY JACKIE CHAN in both Chinese and English (full name) directly to the front endpaper with "Love U" and dated '98. A true first printing in as new gift-worthy condition. Includes a new mylar cover to keep your dust jacket looking terrific. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author. Seller Inventory # 08088

Bibliographic Details

Title: I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (Signed ...

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed

Edition: 1st Ed.

About this title

Synopsis:

The action-movie superstar known for his death-defying martial arts stunts, as well as his slapstick comedy, charts his rise from Hong Kong, where he was trained in Chinese opera, to Hollywood, where he has broken every bone in his body. Tour.

Review:

Jackie Chan is not only the biggest martial arts star in the world; due to his massive fame in the Far East he is probably the most popular movie star on the planet. This authorised biography tells a classic rags-to-riches story of how he got there. Born in Hong Kong to a poor Migrant family, Chan was sent to Chinese Opera school to study under a disciplinarian teacher. He acquired a solid grounding in physical expression and left aged 16 to become a stuntman in the Hong King film industry. By sheer force of personality, tenacity and some genuinely impressive stunts, he quickly became a box-office favourite and a star. Chan is just starting to break through in Hollywood and this is obviously where his considerable energies are now being directed. "I've been on Letterman and Jay Leno", he proudly claims, "I've gotten an award on MTV. Lionel Richie came to visit me on the set". But despite his new friends Chan has never forgotten how far he has come and ends the book with a poetic statement of his achievement. "I was a useless child./ A ragged boy./ A reckless teen./ And now --/ Look who I am now!". --Nick Wroe