Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming [Paperback]

James Bishop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2004

For the average person, Bruce Lee was a brief star in the entertainment industry who spawned a pop culture kung fu craze. But to those who knew him, Bruce Lee was also an author, scholar, educator, philosopher, as well as a groundbreaking martial artist; a man whose creative energy and desire to grow brought him the respect of hundreds of thousands of people.

"Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming" is the culmination of several years of research into the life and philosophy of Bruce Lee. The book is a serious scholastic examination of Lee’s philosophy, for the first time revealing never-before-released information regarding the sources from which Lee derived it. "Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming" includes interviews with students and friends of Bruce Lee who were profoundly impacted by his philosophy and is the only book on the philosophy of Bruce Lee that includes commentary on the subject by noted scholars in the mainstream philosophical and scholastic community.

"Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming" also examines the life of the late martial arts master and includes a new theory on the mysterious death of Bruce Lee.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Promethean Press (April 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0973405406
• ISBN-13: 978-0973405408
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I found this book interesting..., July 10, 2010

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Thomas (Attwood, Victoria, AU) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming (Paperback)

I found this book interesting, especially
the 12 pages of book titles attributed to being
in Bruce Lee's "library".

Really gives a snap shot of Bruce Lee's thoughts by understanding
what he read and his thought processes.

Bruce made it very clear that in the end individual
expression, self knowledge and a journey of questioning
was the path he wished those who wanted to follow his
path to follow.

We are all on that path (journey of life) and it is
different for each of us.

Thomas Keplar

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting insights into Jeet Kune Do, March 25, 2008

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Julio Punch "Julio Punch" (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming (Paperback)

This book was put together from different essays and interviews the author, James Bishop, wrote over the period of several years. Bruce Lee was also a philosoper, or better said: someone who occupied himself with Philosophy. There are many interesting insights to be found in this book about the much neglected philosophical side of Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do. I found the chapter on Bruce Lee and Gnostic Christianity and the interview with Bruce Lee historian John Litle particularly informative. The list of books Bruce Lee owned is unique.

Some facts are repeated several times. For instance: the author is of Irish ancestry and praises the work of a JKD sifu in bringing Catholics and Protestants together in war torn Ireland. This is something very positive but doesn't have to be repeated throughout the book. Still, this a very worthwhile purchase for any Bruce Lee enthousiast. Walk on!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, September 5, 2007

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Pazylibros "Pazylibros" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming (Paperback)

You must read this one for yourself. Absolutely fascinating and enlightening. You will learn things about Bruce Lee that you never knew and a whole new world of philosophy and ways of thinking will open up for you.