Bend, Not Break chronicles Ping Fu's journey from China's work camps to top CEO. "Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking. It suggests resilience, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times". (Ping Fu's Shanghai papa). Ping Fu is one of th[...]
Depicts one woman's journey from China's work camps to top CEO. Born on the eve of China's Cultural Revolution, she was separated from her family at the age of eight. At twenty-five she escaped to the United States; her only resources were $80 in traveller's checks and three phrases of English: Than[...]
This superb new resource shows you how to achieve excellent results with the key flaps used in plastic surgery today. Written by Dr. F.C. Wei, one of the field's most respected surgeons, this atlas explains the indications, uses, surgical techniques, post-operative care, and long-term follow-up for [...]
This book provides a detailed overview of the theory of analytical and experimental modal analysis and its applications. Modal Analysis is the processes of determining the inherent dynamic characteristics of any system and using them to formulate a mathematical model of the dynamic behavior of the s[...]
Martial arts have grown in popularity in recent years as we have begun to discover the many benefits that each one can offer. While they can help to improve physical fitness, they also teach the importance of balance between body and mind, and this makes them particularly appealing. There is a wide [...]
Murder Mystery Martial arts Shang-Chi's former lover is murdered while working deep undercover for MI-6. When Shang-Chi travels to England to pay his respects he learns all is not as it seems...and if he's not careful he may be next to die As Shang-Chi battles mysti cal kung-fu masters in the st[...]
In Master of Kung Fu, journey to the mystical land of K'UN LUN, where the study of martial arts reigns supreme In a world where everyone is well-trained in at least some form of deadly combat, what becomes of a drunken, drop-out failure? COLLECTING: MASTER OF KUNG FU 1-4, 5 RONIN 2[...]
This is the book that Bruce Lee had intended to publish as an in-depth follow up to his Chinese Gung Fu. Prior to his death, he had written the majority of the text, which explores such topics as yin-yang as it applies to martial arts, Eastern and Western fitness methodologies, and studies of martia[...]
A comprehensive approach for the use of traditional kung fu by law enforcement, Police Kung Fu maximizes personal safety while minimizing thenecessary use of force. Used extensively by police in Taiwan, kung fu has enabled officers to safely apprehend suspects without ever having to draw a weapon. L[...]
In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety.
Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of mar[...]
From its early beginnings in the ancient Shaolin Buddhist monasteries of China to its depiction in scores of contemporary martial arts films, the classical style of Shaolin Kung Fu continues to reign supreme as the original and most important body of martial arts techniques in the world. Also known [...]
**2012 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner ** A young boy, abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple, is adopted by mysterious Kung Fu monks. Raised in a place where the powers of animals are studied and practiced, Wong Long tries to fit in and learn kung fu. Forever bested by t[...]
Get your training off to a great start-from basic kicks to practice and tournaments-this book is a perfect introduction to kung fu for beginners. It's everything you need to get started in kung fu!Whether you are considering taking up this martial art, or you've already started, Kung Fu Basics offer[...]
The Power of Shaolin Kung Fu offers readers a comprehensive course in the fundamental movements that have been practiced and perfected by warrior monks for centuries. It includes instruction in the powerful striking techniques that so often lead to decisive victory in today's mixed martial arts bou[...]