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Matthew polly is the national bestselling author of american shaolin, and tapped out, and bruce lee. Bruce lee book by matthew polly official publisher page. Lee was in fact a bibliophile, ultimately collecting a library of over 2,500. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language. Bruce lee started writing poetry when he moved from hong kong to the u.
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