THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE (ABRIDGED SOFTBACK BOOK)

THE THIRD RELEASE IN THE KUNG-FU MONTHLY ARCHIVE SERIES

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE KUNG FU CRAZE IN 1970S BRITAIN, KUNG-FU MONTHLY WAS  THE BIGGEST SELLING BRUCE LEE MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD, EVEN SPAWNING A FAN CLUB THAT WOULD BE EQUALLY AS SUCCESSFUL.

BRUCE LEE WAS A MAN OF STARTLING CONTRADICTIONS. HIS CREATION OF JEET KUNE DO - HIS OWN PERSONAL EXPRESSION OF THE MARTIAL ARTS - FIRMLY ESTABLISHED HIM AS A MASTER. THIS BOOK IS AN ANALYSIS AND AN APPRECIATION OF THE MAN WHO TRULY BECAME A LEGEND IN HIS OWN TIME; A WARRIOR WHOSE EVERY THOUGHT, WORD, AND ACTION WAS AIMED TOWARD A MORE PERFECT COMBINATION OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE ART OF FIGHTING. HERE IS ALL THAT IS KNOWN OF THE INNERMOST SECRETS OF THE INCOMPARABLE COMBATANT, BRUCE LEE; A MAN WHO DARED TO TRANSCEND THE ANCIENT DISCIPLINES AND SHAPE THEM INTO HIS OWN IMAGE.

THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS TO PRESENT BRUCE LEE’S PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE AND THE MARTIAL ARTS.

WRITTEN BY ROGER HUTCHINSON AND FELIX DENNIS IN 1976, THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE WAS NEVER PUBLISHED IN THE UK, DESPITE A DIRECT MARKETING STRATEGY IN THE FAMOUS KUNG-FU MONTHLY POSTER MAGAZINE.

AS PART OF THE  KUNG-FU MONTHLY ARCHIVE SERIES, THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE IS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK. THIS SOFTBACK EDITION EDITION IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE FULL USA PAPERBACK WITH A NEW HISTORY ABOUT HOW THIS EDITION CAME TO BE PUBLISHED.

THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE BOOK MADE TO LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL KUNG-FU MONTHLY BOOKS IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN A LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK AND GENERAL RELEASE PAPERBACK.  THE FULL LENGTH VERSION OF THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE WITH TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ORIGINAL PAPERBACK, PLUS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DUTCH VERSION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

THIS BOOK IS AS ACCURATE AS TO THE ORIGINAL VERSION AS IT COULD BE. THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE VERSIONS NEVER USED THE FULL TEXT FROM THE ORIGINAL, LEAVING IT IN AN ABRIDGED FORM. THE DUTCH EDITION WAS TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH AND THE TRANSLATED TEXT WAS MATCHED UP TO THAT IN THE USA PAPERBACK SO THAT THE CORRECT PARAGRAPHS WERE USED IN THIS ABRIDGED VERSION TO BE AS ACCURATE AS IT COULD BE. IT TRULY IS AS CLOSE TO WHAT KFM WOULD HAVE RELEASED AS YOU'RE EVER GOING TO GET.

68 PAGES / 10.25" X 10.75" / COLOUR. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IMAGES USED IN THIS PUBLICATION WERE TAKEN FROM MATERIAL OVER FORTY YEARS OLD AND THE QUALITY MAY NOT BE OF A QUALITY EXPECTED FROM MORE MODERN PUBLICATIONS.