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ISBN
9781592403370

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1592403379
ISBN-13
9781592403370
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60711014

Product Key Features

Book Title
American Shaolin : Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: an Odyssey in TheNe W China
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Personal Memoirs, Asia / China
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Matthew Polly
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Trade
Reviews
I loved American Shaolin.” —PJ O’Rourke An original and insightful book.” —Boston Globe Polly is an easy amateur to root for.” —Entertainment Weekly It takes a special kind of person to leave the comforts of Princeton University and move to rural China to smash his forearms against tree trunks. Meet Matthew Polly.” —NY Post I picked up American Shaolinand read it straight through. It is first rate. Polly’s book tells more about what's going on in China and has more insights into the real China than anything in recent years. It is a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life. A tip of the Stetson to Matthew Polly.” —Dan Rather, "I loved American Shaolin ." -PJ O'Rourke "An original and insightful book." - Boston Globe "Polly is an easy amateur to root for." - Entertainment Weekly "It takes a special kind of person to leave the comforts of Princeton University and move to rural China to smash his forearms against tree trunks. Meet Matthew Polly." - NY Post "I picked up American Shaolin and read it straight through. It is first rate. Polly's book tells more about what's going on in China and has more insights into the real China than anything in recent years. It is a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life. A tip of the Stetson to Matthew Polly." -Dan Rather, "I loved American Shaolin ."- PJ O'Rourke "An original and insightful book."- Boston Globe "Polly is an easy amateur to root for."- Entertainment Weekly "It takes a special kind of person to leave the comforts of Princeton University and move to rural China to smash his forearms against tree trunks. Meet Matthew Polly."- NY Post "I picked up American Shaolin and read it straight through. It is first rate. Polly's book tells more about what''s going on in China and has more insights into the real China than anything in recent years. It is a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life. A tip of the Stetson to Matthew Polly."- Dan Rather, "I loved American Shaolin ."- PJ O'Rourke "An original and insightful book."- Boston Globe "Polly is an easy amateur to root for."- Entertainment Weekly "It takes a special kind of person to leave the comforts of Princeton University and move to rural China to smash his forearms against tree trunks. Meet Matthew Polly."- NY Post "I picked up American Shaolin and read it straight through. It is first rate. Polly's book tells more about what's going on in China and has more insights into the real China than anything in recent years. It is a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life. A tip of the Stetson to Matthew Polly."- Dan Rather, "I loved American Shaolin ."-- PJ O'Rourke "An original and insightful book."-- Boston Globe "Polly is an easy amateur to root for."-- Entertainment Weekly "It takes a special kind of person to leave the comforts of Princeton University and move to rural China to smash his forearms against tree trunks. Meet Matthew Polly."-- NY Post "I picked up American Shaolin and read it straight through. It is first rate. Polly's book tells more about what's going on in China and has more insights into the real China than anything in recent years. It is a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life. A tip of the Stetson to Matthew Polly."-- Dan Rather
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Synopsis
The raucously funny story of one young American's quest to become the baddest dude on the planet (and possibly find inner peace along the way) Growing up a ninety-eight-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series Kung Fu. American Shaolin is the story of the two years Matthew spent in China living, studying, and performing with the Shaolin monks. The Chinese term for tough training is chi ku ("eating bitter"), and Matthew quickly learned to appreciate the phrase. This is both the gripping story of Matthew's journey and an intimate portrait of the real lives of the Shaolin monks, who struggle to overcome rampant corruption and the restrictions of an authoritarian government. Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolin is an unforgettable coming-of- age story of one man's journey into the ancient art of kungfu--and a poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China., The raucously funny story of one young American's quest to become the baddest dude on the planet (and possibly find inner peace along the way) Growing up a ninety-eight-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series Kung Fu. American Shaolin is the story of the two years Matthew spent in China living, studying, and performing with the Shaolin monks. The Chinese term for tough training is chi ku (?eating bitter?), and Matthew quickly learned to appreciate the phrase. This is both the gripping story of Matthew's journey and an intimate portrait of the real lives of the Shaolin monks, who struggle to overcome rampant corruption and the restrictions of an authoritarian government. Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolin is an unforgettable coming-of- age story of one man's journey into the ancient art of kungfu'and a poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China., The raucously funny story of one young Americans quest to become the baddest dude on the planet (and possibly find inner peace along the way) Growing up a ninety-eight-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series "Kung Fu. American Shaolin" is the story of the two years Matthew spent in China living, studying, and performing with the Shaolin monks. The Chinese term for tough training is "chi ku" (eating bitter), and Matthew quickly learned to appreciate the phrase. This is both the gripping story of Matthews journey and an intimate portrait of the real lives of the Shaolin monks, who struggle to overcome rampant corruption and the restrictions of an authoritarian government. Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, "American Shaolin" is an unforgettable coming-of- age story of one mans journey into the ancient art of kungfuand a poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China.

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