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Be Water, My Friend
Be Water, My Friend
Oct 9, 2024 5:28 AM

Author:Shannon Lee

Be Water, My Friend

Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies, and how we can apply his teachings to our daily lives

'Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water'

Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renowned for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, believing that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline - they are a perfect metaphor for personal growth.

In Be Water, My Friend, Shannon Lee shares previously untold stories from her father's life along with the concepts at the core of his teachings. Each chapter reveals a lesson from Bruce Lee, expanding on the foundation of his iconic 'be water' philosophy to reveal a path to an enlightened way of being.

This is an inspirational call to action to consider our lives with new eyes and a testament to Lee's unique power to ignite our imaginations and transform our lives.

'A slender, potent book twining her father's timeless philosophies of living with her own reflections' Maria Popova

Reviews

A slender, potent book twining her father's timeless philosophies of living with her own reflections

—— Maria Popova

An inspirational commemorative for Lee aficionados and those sharpening their personal-growth skills

—— Kirkus

This inspired guide will remind any reader that, while one cannot control external circumstance, how one responds is always a choice.

—— Publishers Weekly

She is a superb writer, used to throwing together pacy, engaging scripts at a second's notice. Each chapter is dedicated to one of her interviews - it is a sort of greatest-hits compilation

—— The Sunday Times

[Emily] is so absolutely of the moment, a quasi-memoir could not be better timed. Airhead is a compilation of her greatest hits. And boy are there many . . . narrated in her snappy, chatty style . . . her asides are acerbic, her observations hilarious

—— Evening Standard

She recounts the interviews of her career, from the great, the good and the questionable, offering insights into the questions that illuminated their characters and the ones they dodged. A chapter on being the target of a stalker reveals her more vulnerable side in this compelling book

—— Observer

Airhead is, like its author, funny, wise, self-deprecating and insightful

—— You Magazine

Smart, funny and brilliantly told stories about what goes on behind the scenes of television news. A joy

—— Elizabeth Day

Revelatory, riveting and frequently hilarious. A joy from beginning to end

—— James O'Brien

A remarkable journey through the jungle of newsmaking. It combines razor-sharp analysis with compelling narrative drive and wit. A must-read

—— Matthew d'Ancona, Guardian and Evening Standard columnist

A wonderfully sane book for our unhinged times

—— Simon Schama

Emily has a style that would make you enjoy her report on the end of the world. Absolutely irresistible

—— Jeremy Vine

The irony of this riveting, enlightening and sometimes painfully honest book is that you couldn't meet less of an airhead than Emily Maitlis - a bold, fearless journalist, a splendidly probing and well-prepared interlocutor, and a warm, sharp and witty woman at the top of her game on and off camera. I'm just very disappointed there's only one chapter about me

—— Piers Morgan

A light and easy read but a thought-provoking one

—— The Times

An irreverent and amusing account of her media career

—— The Times, 100 Best Books for Summer

Smart and Broadcast News-funny, Airhead is peppered with insider anecdotes you could only pick up working on the kind of big news stories that the journalist has covered for decades

—— Daily Telegraph

Not an autobiography but a serious book about journalism, disguised in anecdotal chapters about her encounters with the great and the good and the rather awful . . . leads the reader towards a deeper understanding of an essential part of our culture: current affairs . . . this is a book that engages at every level

—— Daily Mail

Vividly demonstrates her drive to report

—— Tatler Magazine

Maitlis writes brilliantly

—— Tatler

A deliciously funny behind-the-scenes take on broadcasting and her encounters with politicians and celebrities

—— i

Fascinating . . . [an] excellent book

—— Mail on Sunday

A behind-the-scenes look at how news gets made

—— Observer

A fascinating and brilliantly evocative ringside seat at some of the most notable interviews she's done

—— Radio Times

Behind-the-scenes accounts of her famous encounters, including those with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama, among many others

—— Daily Mail Books of the Year

She lifts the veil on the inner workings of the BBC, as she reflects on her long career as a journalist

—— Radio Times

She offers insights into everyone from Donald Trump to Simon Cowell, showing them not just as what they represent, but as individuals with flaws and charm

—— The Press and Journal

One of the best we've read this year . . . This insightful, hilarious and engrossing memoir from one of our most well-liked TV broadcasters takes you behind the scenes of the biggest news stories in recent years

—— SheerLuxe, 15 Best Beach Reads of 2019

Recounts, one guest per chapter, a number of her interviews with the boldest of boldface figures . . . Entertaining

—— Strong Words

A quick, absorbing read . . . my overriding impression is of rather breathless thoughtfulness . . . her formidable intelligence and self-deprecating awareness shine brightly

—— Times Higher Education

We love the Maitlis

—— Stylist

We're obsessed with Emily Maitlis in this house

—— Nick Grimshaw

Emily Maitlis is a particular hero of mine . . . I know I'm in for a treat with Airhead

—— Gaby Huddart, Editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping

Emily Maitlis is one of my favourite interviewers and I want to read her tales of interviewing people such as Donald Trump, Theresa May and Simon Cowell

—— Catriona Shearer, Sunday Mail

A fascinating behind-the-scenes insight into modern television news

—— Time & Leisure Magazine

It's a brilliant, often funny, behind-the-scenes account of her working life, written by one of Britain's best television broadcasters. It proves she's far from an airhead!

—— John Craven

She gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most engaging interviews she's conducted in recent years - with all the wrangling, arguing, pleading and last-minute script writing they involved. Insightful, funny and engrossing, we love it.

—— SheerLuxe
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