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CNN “Book of the Week” Featuring a foreword by Henry Kissinger The grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others “If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you’ve got to read this book.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly respo...
A historical narrative of Lee, John Steinbeck's Chinese cook in East of Eden; and Chinatown, San Francisco in the 19th century. The tale traverses both China and America in their most turbulent centuries; each wrestling with a national identity against the appearance of 'foreigners' on their shores. You will be reading about the life of an 'English-speaking Chinaman'; his travails within an infant but violent Chinatown, his survival in a hostile land with bilingualism as his only weapon, and a torrid forbidden love affair. Lee was a man whose time was not ready for him. This site is dedicated to his story
Master Plantation, a two- act play about a black slave family picking cotton. The Slave girl has a baby. Seashore Biues–Charles knows Erica is a heavy drinker and smoker and his Son is coming to town. Home Along, Margarite Over To Sleep – She didn’t want to be home alone. Someone died. At Sun Rise–Rene gets her son up for school. Rene wants to go back to music school and work but Irvin doesn’t want her to go.
"Remembering the Master is a glimpse into the lives of Bruce Lee and James Yimm Lee, related through the memories of those closest to them during the Oakland years, where they changed the course of martial arts history with the creation of Jeet Kune Do"--Provided by publisher.
One man's tumultuous, sometimes violent, journey through the deepest depths of sin and human weakness, to the discovery of the truth'his own.From the confessional of a cold New Jersey rooftop to the conflict-ridden southern home of Theresa Mill, Rob Sheridan explores a tragic and terrifying night in his past by opening doors into the souls of Theresa and her daughter, Valerie.Untouchedis also the study of a post=sexual revolution America coming to terms with its new and oftentimes ambiguous roles for men and women. And it is a meditation on emotion'raw and restrained, good and evil'and how, try as we may, we can never escape that which makes us human.
Most of them aren't famous, but the work they do makes them heroes. These are the teachers who encourage, enlighten, and inspire their young charges every day. In this celebration of the world's second-oldest profession, photographer Gary Firstenburg and writer John Yow have captured the guiding spirit of these special people.Teachers highlights a broad range of uniquely dedicated and creative professionals and covers the education landscape from inner-city public schools to university campuses. Superb photographs, compelling stories, and an elegant design combine to make this a rare and much-deserved tribute to teachers everywhere.
Embedded in the pages is the story of the making of a teacher of the martial arts and the methods he uses to teach martial arts to children and adults at the Traditional Martial Arts Institute based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The author, Grand Master David J. Harrell has dedicated most of his life to the study and practice of an ancient art of self defence, and to the development of those skills that would allow him to share his knowledge with the next generation. His book tells the story of his personal journey in martial arts and the lessons learned from fifty-three years of training. The book begins with the author’s introduction to martial arts in his home town in Suffolk at a time when se...
A guide to the martial arts as taught by Bruce Lee includes information about other self-defense practitioners.
These short fictional adventured stories are about a Puginese dog named Pugsley and his five feline friends named; Old Man, Googily Bear, Smootchie, Skinny Butt and Little Miss Thang. There are five stories and in each story, its an adventure about what these animals go on. At the end of the story, there is a lesson to be learned.