Bruce Lee Library

The Bruce Lee Library is composed of books written by or about Bruce Lee (1940-1973), famous Hongkongese and American martial artist, philosopher, author, instructor of martial arts, actor, filmmaker and screenwriter.

Books authored

* '' Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense'' (Bruce Lee's first book) – 196
Read 1963 book online

* ''Tao of Jeet Kune Do'' (published posthumously) – 197
Read 1973 book online
* ''Bruce Lee's Fighting Method'' (published posthumously) – 197
Read 1978 book online

Volumes in the series

The editor commissioned by Bruce Lee's estate for this series was John Little.

*Vol. 1: Words of the Dragon — Interviews, 1958–1973
*Vol. 2: The Tao of Gung Fu — A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Arts
*Vol. 3: Jeet Kune Do — Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
*Vol. 4: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
*Vol. 5: Letters of the Dragon — Correspondence, 1958–73
*Vol. 6: Artist of Life
*Vol. 7: Striking Thoughts — Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
*Vol. 8: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon

Tuttle Publishing is the official publisher of this series.

Biographies

*Bruce Lee: A Life, by Matthew Polly
*The Life and Tragic Death of Bruce Lee, by Linda Lee Cadwell (published in the United States as Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew)
*The Warrior Within, by John Little
*Beyond Bruce Lee, by Paul Bowman
*Striking Distance, by Charles Russo

List of books about Bruce Lee

* Assli, Salem (2002). ''Jeet Kune Do 'Toutes les techniques de Bruce Lee. Editions Chiron. .
* Balicki, Ron; Steve Gold (2001). ''Jeet Kune Do: The Principles of a Complete Fighter''. HNL Publishing. .
* Baker, Tim (2019). ''The Bruce Lee Way: Motivation, Wisdom and Life-Lessons from the Legend''. Media Lab Books. .
* Beasley, Jerry (2001). ''The Jeet Kune Do Experience: Understanding Bruce Lee's Ultimate Martial Art''. Paladin Press. .
* Bishop, James (2004). ''Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming''. Dallas: Promethean Press. .
* Bolelli, Daniele (2008). ''On the Warrior's Path''. Blue Snake Books. .
* Bowman, Paul (2013). ''Beyond Bruce Lee: Chasing the Dragon Through Film, Philosophy and Popular Culture''. Wallflower Press. p. 1. .
* Campbell, Sid (2003). ''The Dragon and the Tiger: The Birth of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do''. Vol. 1 (illustrated ed.). Frog Books. .
* Campbell, Sid (2006). ''Remembering the master'' (illustrated ed.). Blue Snake Books. .
*Cheng, David (2004). ''Jeet Kune Do Basics''. Tuttle Publishing.
* Cardillo, Joseph (2003). ''Be Like Water: Practical Wisdom from the Martial Arts''. Warner Books (NY). .
* Clements, Jonathan (2017).'' A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu''. London: Little, Brown Book Group. .
* Clouse, Robert (1988). ''Bruce Lee: The Biography'' (illustrated ed.). Unique Publications. .
* Davis, Lamar (2001). ''Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do: Scientific Streetfighting''. HNL Publishing. .
* Dennis, Felix (1974). ''Bruce Lee, King of Kung-Fu'' (illustrated ed.). Wildwood House. .
* Dorgan, Michael (1980). ''Bruce Lee's Toughest Fight''. EBM Kung Fu Academy.
* Fojón, Fernandez; Ivan E. (2017). ''Bruceploitation. Los clones de Bruce Lee''. Applehead Team Creaciones. .
* Gigliotti, Jim; Who HQ. (2014). ''Who Was Bruce Lee?'' New York: Penguin Putnam Inc. Illustrated by John Hinderliter. .
* Glover, Jesse R. (1976). ''Bruce Lee Between Win Chun and Jeet Kune Do''. Unspecified vendor. .
* Gong, Tommy. (2014). ''Bruce Lee: The Evolution Of A Martial Artist''. Black Belt Communications. .
* Hochheim, Hoch (1995). ''The Maze of Jeet Kune Do'', volume 33, issue 1. Rainbow Publications, Inc.
* Home, Stewart (2018). ''Re-Enter The Dragon: Genre Theory, Brucesploitation & the Sleazy Joys of Lowbrow Cinema''. Melbourne: Ledatape Organisation. .
*Kenny, Simon. (2009). ''Bruce Lee''. Harpenden, Herts: Oldcastle Books Ltd. .
* Kent, Chris (1989). ''Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook''. Action Pursuit Group. .
* Kerridge, Steve (2021). ''Unseen Bruce Lee — The Reg Smith Connection''. On the Fly Productions Ltd. .
* Kerridge, Steve (2022). ''Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist''. On the Fly Productions Ltd. .
* Lee, Bruce (1975). ''Tao of Jeet Kune Do'' (reprint ed.). Ohara Publications. .
* Lee, Bruce (1987). ''Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art Of Self-Defense''. Paperback; Valencia, California, U.S.A.: Black Belt Communications. . .
* Lee, Bruce (2008). M. Uyehara (ed.). ''Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition'' (illustrated ed.). Black Belt Communications. .
* Lee, Bruce (2009). ''Bruce Lee ― Wisdom for the Way''. Black Belt Communications. .
* Lee, Linda (1975a). ''Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew''. Warner Paperback Library. .
* Lee, Linda (1989). ''The Bruce Lee Story''. United States: Ohara Publications. .
* Lee, Shannon (2020). ''Be Water, My Friend: The True Teachings of Bruce Lee''. London: Ebury Publishing. .
* Little, John (1996). ''The Warrior Within — The philosophies of Bruce Lee to better understand the world around you and achieve a rewarding life'' (illustrated ed.). McGraw-Hill. .
* Little, John (1997). ''Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: Correspondence'', 1958-73. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. p. 1. .
* Little, John (1997). ''Words of the Dragon: Interviews'' 1958–1973 (Bruce Lee). Tuttle Publishing. .
* Little, John (1997). ''Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way'' (illustrated ed.). Tuttle Publishing. .
* Little, John (1997). ''The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in The Way of Chinese Martial Art''. Bruce Lee Library. Vol. 2 (illustrated ed.). Tuttle Publishing. .
* Little, John (1998). ''Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body''. Tuttle Publishing. .
* Little, John (2000). ''Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon''. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. p. 1. .
* Little, John (2001). ''Bruce Lee: Artist of Life''. Tuttle Publishing. .
* Little, John (2002). ''Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living'' (illustrated ed.). Tuttle Publishing. .
* Maeda, Daryl Joji (2022). ''Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee''. NYU Press. .
* Mochizuki, Ken (2006). ''Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee''. Illustrated by Dom Lee. Author's Note. New York: Lee & Low Books. .
* Polly, Matthew (2018). ''Bruce Lee: A Life''. New York: Simon & Schuster. .
* Rafiq, Fiaz; Lee Inosanto, Diana (2020). ''Bruce Lee: The Life of a Legend''. Birlinn. .
* Russo, Charles (2016). ''Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America''. University of Nebraska Press. p. 1. .
* Seaman, Kevin (1999). ''Jun Fan Gung Fu Seeking The Path of Jeet Kune Do''. Health 'N' Life. .
* Sharif, Sulaiman (2009). ''50 Martial Arts Myths''. New media entertainment Ltd. .
* Tackett, Tim; Bremer, Bob. (2008). ''Chinatown Jeet Kune Do: Essential Elements of Bruce Lee's Martial Art''. Santa Clarita, CA: Black Belt Communications. .
* Thomas, Bruce (1994). ''Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit: a Biography''. Berkeley, California: Frog, Ltd. .
* Thomas, Bruce (2006). ''Immortal Combat: Portrait of a True Warrior'' (illustrated ed.). Blue Snake Books. .
* Uyehara, Mitoshi (1993). ''Bruce Lee: the incomparable fighter'' (illustrated ed.). Black Belt Communications. .
* Vaughn, Jack (1986). ''The Legendary Bruce Lee''. Black Belt Communications. .
* Vegara, Maria Isabel. (2019). ''Bruce Lee: Volume 29''. Little People, Big Dreams (series of books). Illustrated by Miguel Bustos. London: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd. .
* Yılmaz, Yüksel (2000). ''Dövüş Sanatlarının Temel İlkeleri''. İstanbul, Turkey: Beyaz Yayınları. .
* Yılmaz, Yüksel (2008). ''Jeet Kune Do'nun Felsefesi''. İstanbul, Turkey: Yalın Yayıncılık. .

See also

* Bruce Lee (comics)
* Bruce Lee filmography
* Jeet Kune Do
* List of awards and honors received by Bruce Lee
* Bruceploitation

References

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Jeet Kune Do
Books by Bruce Lee