Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973 (Bruce Lee Library) [Paperback]

John Little (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Bruce Lee Library | Publication Date: November 15, 1997

This collection of newspaper and magazine interviews with Bruce Lee, previously unpublished, provide fresh insight into Bruce Lee's private thoughts about his life, art, career, and philosophy.

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About the Author

John Little is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee, his training methods, and philosophies. Little is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches, and reading annotations. He is the Associate Publisher of Bruce Lee magazine and the managing editor of Knowing is Not Enough, the official newsletter of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Nucleus, the official Bruce Lee martial arts organization. Little's articles have appeared in every martial arts and health and fitness magazine in North America including Muscle and Fitness. He is the author of The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee, and co-author of Power Factor Training, The Golfer's Two-Minute Workout, and Static Contraction Training for Bodybuilders. A native of Canada, John is an expert in the fields of martial arts, bodybuilding, and physical conditioning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; 1st edition (November 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804831335
• ISBN-13: 978-0804831338
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars better title 'Words about the Dragon, Press Reports', April 28, 2000

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"markokalker" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973 (Bruce Lee Library) (Paperback)

The title of the book „Words of the Dragon, Interviews 1985-1973" reflects a little bit a wrong impression of the book. A better title would be „Words about the Dragon, Press Report 1958-1973". At the beginning of the book a few things are repeated over and over again. It seems that it would be difficult to investigate e.g. how old Bruce Lee was when his parents returned to Hong Kong. Only at the end of this book one could catch a small impression of Bruce Lee's philosophy. His carrier as an actor comes primarily up. The US Press didn't understand until Bruce Lee's death that his art wasn't Karate. I expected more philosophically thoughts and background knowledge of his martial art. The Bruce Lee connoisseur gained no really news and I thing the book isn't stimulating for beginners. I was impressed by the letter of Brandon Lee, which is printed at the end of the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but..., February 26, 2003

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Scott "Scott" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973 (Bruce Lee Library) (Paperback)

It was a pretty good book, however, like people have mentioned, some of the stuff is repeated. A lot. I don't know how many interviews he did in that period of time, but I wish they had done better choosing what they did instead of repeating so much of the same stuff. The one I really wish they had put in there was his most famous interview. The one they video taped, where he talks about everything while trying out for a tv show. If you've seen the new Enter the Dragon 25 year anniversary, its the one before the movie that lasts like 15 minutes. They should have included a text version in this book.

If you find this book on sale at a used book store or something, pick it up, it's worth it. But don't go spending full price for this, because it isn't worth it. If you find it on Amazon here along with another book (like Tao of Gung Fu and this together) then go ahead and get them. To buy this book solo though would just be a waste, you would have it done within a couple of hours.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Still Bruce, but..., March 16, 2002

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Steven Grogan (Troy, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973 (Bruce Lee Library) (Paperback)

I heard several of these interviews from other sources. If YOU haven't then the book might be worth your time and money, but then again even the interviews in the book get old. Each interviewer asks the same questions and Bruce gives the same answers. It's less thrilling than other Bruce Lee books.