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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Description
More than forty years after Bruce Lee's sudden death at age 32, journalist and author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee's life. It's also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee's family, friends, business associates and even the mistress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed...
Author
Publisher
Distributed by North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
Follows Bruce Lee through his childhood, his early martial arts training, his journey to America to claim U.S. citizenship, his romances, fights, and meteoric rise through Hollywood and the Hong Kong film industry.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Bruce Lee focusing on his early years in Hong Kong, where he discovered martial arts and began developing the physical and mental skills that led to his career as a legendary martial artist and film star"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the martial arts legend, describing his childhood in Hong Kong and how it was shaped by World War II, and his success as an international star.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her "girls can't drive." And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play. Kid Athletes tells all of their...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies-demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day. "Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water." Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of well-known actor and martial arts master, Bruce Lee, from his childhood in Hong Kong to his untimely death at the age of thirty-two.
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