Who Wrote the Tao? The Literary Sourcebook for the Tao of Jeet Kune Do - by James Bishop (Paperback)

About the Book

Who Wrote the Tao? The Literary Sourcebook for the Tao of Jeet Kune Do reveals the hidden sources and origins of Bruce Lee's most famous book.

Book Synopsis

In 1975, two years after the death of Bruce Lee, the Tao of Jeet Kune Do was released to a public eager to digest Bruce Lee's martial arts wisdom. A runaway success, the book quickly became the primary textual resource for Lee's martial art. But, almost immediately, claims were made that the contents of the book were not the work of Bruce Lee. Now the question of the authorship of the Tao of Jeet Kune Do is put to rest. In Who Wrote the Tao? The Literary Sourcebook for the Tao of Jeet Kune Do, James Bishop finally reveals the origins of the Tao of Jeet Kune Do along with a wealth of other information related to the book, including:

• The identified sources for approximately 85% of the contents of the Tao of Jeet Kune Do
• Detailed biographies of important contributors to the Tao of Jeet Kune Do, including Edwin Haislet, Roger Crosnier, Eric Hoffer, and more
• A biography of Gilbert Johnson, the man chosen by Bruce Lee's widow to compile and edit the Tao of Jeet Kune Do
• The true story of Joe Snyder, the first scholar of the Tao of Jeet Kune Do
• Fascinating trivia about the Tao of Jeet Kune Do
• Statistics about the Tao of Jeet Kune Do's contents

In addition, Who Wrote the Tao? The Literary Sourcebook for the Tao of Jeet Kune Do is formatted to make it easy to cross reference with the Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

Review Quotes

"This book should change how everyone thinks about Bruce Lee." - Richard Bejtlich, Martial History Team

"If you are a Jeet Kune Do practitioner or have a mild interest in Bruce Lee's thought process, you have to have this book. You have to have a copy of Tao of Jeet Kune Do and this book so you see them side by side. I can't really recommend it enough." - Alex Richter, The Kung Fu Genius Podcast