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| American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNew China |  | Author: Matthew Polly
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
Buy New: $5.77
as of 2/12/2012 07:51 PST details
You Save: $10.23 (64%)
Seller: ELLE31
Sales Rank: 745,661
Format: Bargain Price
Language: English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1616798955
EAN: 9781616798956
ASIN: B001FWXRF2
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
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