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Tracing Bruce Lee’s path from wing chun student to jeet kune do founder, this biography chronicles Lee’s physical journey—from Hong Kong to Seattle to Oakland to Los Angeles and back again to Hong Kong—as well as his voyage of self-discovery and actualization. The book draws on numerous conversations with Bruce Lee’s childhood classmates, former students, and family friends, offering a unique insight into the life of the legendary martial artist. It also offers a wealth of rare and unique photos, letters, and personal writings courtesy of Lee’s wife, Linda Lee Cadwell, and his daughter Shannon. As they learn about his progression in martial arts techniques and training methods, readers will also discover how Bruce Lee’s personal philosophy of continuously adapting to the changing conditions of the moment can be applied to life.

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The Official Arsenal Annual 2022

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Volume 3 features strikes and kicks, advanced fighting maneuvers, kata (pinan yondan and bunkai, pinan godan and bunkai), kihon kumite (sparring fundamentals), free fighting, and self-defense techniques.

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An updated edition of Declan Donnellan's fresh and radical approach to acting.

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California Locos brings together over 40 years of LA culture, presented through the eyes and hands of the artists who shaped it. Featuring three generations of legendary LA artists, this book chronicles the life and work of the five original locos, Chaz Bojórquez, Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom and Gary Wong, and expands this core membership to include works by Mister Cartoon, Shepard Fairey, Estevan Oriol, Retna, OG Slick and many others. Surf and skate culture, street art, tattoo, street photography, graphic design and music come together on over 432 pages to celebrate Los Angeles in all its exuberant diversity and raw grittiness. Being a LOCO means being crazy about life, being creative, rebellious and open-minded to the ethnic and cultural diversities of our city and the world. LOCOS is a movement and embodies the innovation, multiculturalism and rebellious.

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This book explores the universal connection that people, plants and animals share with life-giving trees.

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Mary Anning lived about 200 years ago. A bright girl from a poor family living in a small town on the south coast of England, she became a successful fossil hunter, dealer and self-taught scientist. While not fully recognised in her own lifetime because she was a woman and of the wrong social class, she is now heralded as a leading figure in the science of palaeontology, which at the time did not even have a name Her story is well known but there is only one image of her,painted shortly before her death at age 47. She made many of her important discoveries of 'mythical sea dragons' as a teenager and in her twenties. Now, AI technology enables us to tell Mary's exceptional story with brand-new images - for curious readers of all ages and to help inspire today's young fossil entrepreneurs who follow in her wake.

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A series that offers quality editions of important works of literature to the student and the general reader, each featuring new scholarship and pages of carefully crafted extras. It pulls together a constellation of influences; biographical, historical and literary, to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

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Rome Wasn't Drawn in a Day is a colouring book filled with exquisite templates, allowing you to step in to the shoes of Romulus and Remus as you bring the eternal city to life. Use your own artistic direction to turn DolceQ's intricate illustrations into a beautiful and personal souvenir of Rome. Reimagine some of Rome's iconic landmarks by fusing floral and geometric patterns with both ancient and modern architecture. Explore the contrast between the sharp outline of the Altare Della Patria with the intricately detailed patterns that surround it. Sketch the skyline of St Peters whilst the wolves howl from below. Trace the Tiber with your pencil and view Rome from above. Colour the vibrant culture of Rome, from rappers to mythical creatures, from ancient monuments to contemporary art museums. The book outlines the beauty of past and present Rome in a series of templates, offering a truly unique way to relax, explore the city and create a work of art.

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JR's triumphal march through the world goes on in an effort to create a new way of connecting the streets with the system. For the first time in the heart of America, in the City of the Angels, JR's unique way of operating devastates the mecca of youth and the unofficial embassy of the American culture conquering the streets bringing hope and love for a new era. Each large-scale photo mural has its own history and reason to be there.

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"In the beginning, there was tagging and writing on the walls." From Style Writing to Art is the first anthology of Street Art ever published worldwide. Magda Danysz, the internationally renowned Street Art gallerist, guides the reader on this immersive journey into the heart of the most interesting artistic movement at the turn of the century. This book grapples with Style Writing, Graffiti, and Street Art. It focuses on the fascinating emergence of the movement amongst the graffiti pioneers of the 1960s, their first appearance in galleries in the 1980s, right up to the cutting-edge works made by the Street Artists of today. Spanning over four decades, the book is divided into three sections with each containing detailed accounts of the surfacing of different styles and techniques. Each period is complete with extensive biographies and analysis covering 50 legendary artists including Seen, JR, Miss Van, JonOne, Shepard Fairey, Quik, Blade, Doze Green, and Keith Haring. "Let me repeat myself," Danysz writes, "if only for the sceptic eye, for the blind and lost or for the latecomers who ve simply just missed the boat: I believe this type of urban art to be the most important artistic movement at the turn of the century."

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