- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (22 Dec 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0804831335
- ISBN-13: 978-0804831338
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 535,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This collection of newspaper and magazine interviews with Bruce Lee follows his acting career from his debut in "The Green Hornet" to international stardom in "The Big Boss", "Fist of Fury", "Way of the Dragon" and "Enter the Dragon".
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but disappointing.,
This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Bruce Lee's Interviews with the Press from 1959-73 (The Bruce Lee library) (Paperback)
This book does have its merits but is generally disappointing. The first thing one should be aware of is that the title and subtitle (Words of the Dragon:Interviews) are very misleading. Input from Bruce Lee is minimal until the last 60 pages; in the previous 100 pages the "Words of the Dragon" probably take up no more than 2 pages in total. The book is not a collection of interviews, it is actually a collection of clippings from various newspapers or the stated years (1958-1973). As a result there is, understandably, a lot of repetition. I found the editor to be annoying and far too critical of the articles (especially as he is making money from THEIR work), his endnotes are often unnecessary and often repeated. For instance, he continually criticises articles for saying, incorrectly, that Bruce did Karate, ok, it is fair enough to point this out once but every time?! He does the same when it is metioned how old Bruce was when he left the US for Hong Kong. Some endnotes even claim that a sentence should not say "x", it should say "y", reading back you find that it does actually say "y". The final 60 pages are by far the most interesting but most Bruce Lee fans are unlikely to find anything they did not already know. Despite my gripe I did like the book and if you are a fan is probably worth buying but it is far from complete.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant insite into Bruce Lee,
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This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Bruce Lee's Interviews with the Press from 1959-73 (The Bruce Lee library) (Paperback)
What a read! This book should be on the shelf of every Bruce Lee fan. This book is a real joy to read due to the way in which you, the reader, are taken into a different side of Bruce Lee's life and are emmersed in the interviews that took place throughout Bruce's career. You are introduced to his philosophies and beliefes throughout the book which help you, the reader, to build up a better picture of the man behind the legend. This book is one of the range of books in the Bruce Lee Libary (eddited by John Little) and I would like to suggest this as a great reading source for those who want to learn more about Bruce Lee
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3.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
better title 'Words about the Dragon, Press Reports',
By "markokalker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Bruce Lee's Interviews with the Press from 1959-73 (The 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...,
By Scott "Scott" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Bruce Lee's Interviews with the Press from 1959-73 (The 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...,
By Steven Grogan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Words of the Dragon: Bruce Lee's Interviews with the Press from 1959-73 (The 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.
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