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The Water Book

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Jest to książka bardzo dobra na początek, prosta, nieprzytłaczająca. Osoby zaawansowane w rozwoju duchowym i osobistym mogą nie natrafić tu na wiele nowych nauk. Nie znajdą tu skomplikowanych przekazów. Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies―demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day. "Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water." Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline―they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter Shannon shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. Each chapter brings a lesson from Bruce Lee’s teachings, expanding on the foundation of his iconic “be water” philosophy. Over the course of the book, we discover how being like water allows us to embody fluidity and naturalness in life, bringing us closer to our essential flowing nature and our ability to be powerful, self-expressed, and free. Collectively, the 93 images of the book tell the story of our complex relationship with water, at a time in which, as Kathie Webber’s introductory essay explains, climate change action is failing worldwide, putting this essential element — our most precious resource — at great risk. Water is so essential to human existence that we usually take it for granted. Not only man, all life forms are inalienably linked to it by the thread of absolute necessity. We can abstain from food for several days without much ill effects, but a few hours away from water will upset the neurological balance of the body. Life as we know it is a gift of water. All the metabolic processes in the cells of living beings take place in the medium of water. Presence of it on other planets is considered as a telltale sign of life itself. However, water is a highly reactive and corrosive substance chemically. How this peculiar chemical turned out to be the nectar of life? How water originated in the universe and on earth? What are the forms in which it is available on the face of the planet? These and other valid questions are answered in this book penned by Alok Jha. The author is of Indian origin and is settled in London. He is a science journalist and broadcaster working for Guardian and ITN. He was named European Science Writer of the Year in 2008 and has authored several books on popular science.

Alok Jha is one of the brightest young science writers around...He belongs to a select band of science communicators, and knows his science at a deep level and can put it across." Peter Forbes, The Independent.Excellent. Boccaletti takes the reader on a polyglot tour de force that shows how the flow of human history, economics and geopolitics is utterly connected to the constant blue thread of our need for water. Water A Biography poses challenging questions about how best to secure our water future and, as a result, ensure our very existence.” —Dominic Waughray, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Ritengo che i presupposti di partenza per questo libro fossero molto interessanti, ma ne ho trovato la realizzazione povera. A] wonderfully detailed account of humankind’s relationship with water . . . During this time of accelerated population growth, climate change, and political instability, Water is essential reading.” — Booklist Han не се пише като hen квачка, кокошка), ки гоонг?, Вече навлязло като цигун и даоизъм, макар Лий винаги да го е изписвал по кантонски с "Т", тук си е признато Дао и Даоизъм. Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline―they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life.

In this book, Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee wrote about Lee's philosophy of martial arts, life, and the journey of self-discovery. It explores how his ideas are applicable to various aspects of life, including personal growth, relationships, and career. The teachings emphasize adaptability, mindfulness, and the continuous quest for self-improvement. Water seems ordinary - it pours from our taps and falls from the sky. But you would be surprised at what a profoundly strange substance it is. It defies the normal rules of chemistry, it has shaped the Earth, itslife and our civilisation.Without it, none of us would exist.What makes this fascinating book stand out from other accounts of how water has shaped human history across the ages is Boccaletti’s brilliant and nuanced treatment of the political and economic dimensions of water’s role in history. The breadth and substance of the narrative are outstanding. The book is a tour de force!” —Michael Hanemann, Julie A. Wrigley Chair in Sustainability, Arizona State As humanity strays across planetary boundaries, Boccaletti’s political biography of water is essential reading. This bold and ambitious saga offers important lessons and instils humility in the reader, both of which we need as we face the dangers of increasing pressure on nature, climate change, and corrosive inequality.” —Rachel Kyte, Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Bruce Lee was not just a martial arts superstar; he was also a sage, brimming with wisdom. Had he not met an untimely demise, he might have become one of the wisest individuals ever lived on this planet.

Water molecules helped create the Earth, life on it and us. We have built our worlds, and we are ourselves built of this remarkable substance. Jha’s book is often remarkable, too. It is overlong; in places it needed more zealous editing. But it holds wonders enough that you can swim through the flaws, and into its deeps. Giulio Boccaletti makes a strikingly original and persuasive case that the history of human civilization can be understood as a never-ending struggle over water. Boccaletti’s command of a vast range of material, across time and space, is astonishing.” —Nicholas Lemann, Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Journalism, Columbia University. What is water? The famous actor Leonardo Di Caprio was once quoted as saying the following about water... So we're going online for the duration of the crisis to see if we can keep the food and toilet paper flowing.... (we live in boats - what even IS toilet paper.. ?) Provides essential reading for those seeking to explore how humanity’s relationship with nature has influenced the development of legal and political systems and offers invaluable insights into current debates surrounding climate change and sustainability. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.” —Lee C. Bollinger, President and Seth Low Professor of the University, Columbia University

Boyne’s novel is propulsive and deftly dramatised, so that Willow’s journey is expressed through human interaction This book sets out with a good idea, which is to relate what is known about the physics and chemistry of water, and about the parts it plays (and has played) on Earth and on other celestial bodies. In this it largely achieves its objective. It has some very good points – for example, it explains such things as the anomalous expansion of water as it freezes (and goes some way to explain the significance of that phenomenon). It also explains the significance of water to life on Earth – and that leads into an interesting discussion of the nature of life, and what life might look like on other planets, where it might depend on molecules other than water for its existence. Be Water, My Friend: The True Teachings of Brue Lee, written by Shannon Lee (2020). Shannon Lee is an American Actress, Martial Artist and Businessperson, and is the only living child of the legendary Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee died when she was just 4 years old. In the book, Shannon Lee has shared some teachings or ideologies that her father discovered and lived upon. The book also a reflection of her own life and how she had applied her fathers' ways in her life journey.

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