Who Wrote the Tao? The Literary Sourcebook for the Tao of Jeet Kune Do Book by James Bishop

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.

About the Author

JAMES BISHOP, Ph.D. is a writer, licensed psychotherapist, and educational psychologist whose research focuses on the study of people with exceptional talents. A leading authoritiy on the philosophy and writing of Bruce Lee, Dr. Bishop received the Bruce Lee Educational Foundation's 2000 award for collegiate writing. He is the author of the books "Remembering Bruce: The Enduring Legacy of the Martial Arts Superstar" and "Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming". Dr. Bishop has also written about Bruce Lee for "Black Belt", "Inside Kung Fu", "Bruce Lee: The Official Publication of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Nucleus", "Original Jeet Kune Do Quarterly", "Martial Arts Legends", and "Bruce Lee Mania" magazines. Dr. Bishop is also the producer and director of the 2020 documentary, "Building the Bridge: The Bruce Lee Philosophy Lectures in Ireland".

228 pages

Release date: 2023