The Last of the Four Musketeers: Allen Joe's Life and Friendship With Bruce Lee Paperback – Import, 16 November 2015

Esse é outro livro que é de tirar o fôlego, conta histórias de Bruce Lee na era Seattle, gostei demais. As amizades que o Bruce tinha eram sinceras e duradouras. Recomendo a leitura.

Inspirational and heartwarming!This is inspirational story of Allen Joe making a major difference in life despite being abandoned by father at 10 years of age and growing up in the Chinatown ghetto of Oakland in the '20s and '30s when the US still excluded Chinese laborers from immigrating to US. He defied death in WWII from deadly Dengue fever and Japanese bullets and bombs in the jungles of New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa where casualty rate was nearly 50%.For those interested in the history of the Chinese immigrant experience as 1850s California gold seekers to later being ostracized as strangers in a strange land forced to live together for protection in ghetto Chinatown communities on outskirts of small gold mining towns as cooks and laborers to building the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, to their being the first race to be specifically excluded from immigrating, to their assimilation into American society today -- this book is for you. This is one man's journey to build a future in America despite all obstacles even as he built up his body to become the first Chinese body building champion in the US.This book also is for fans of Allen Joe's dear friend Bruce Lee who died unexpectedly of acute cerebral edema in 1972 caused by deadly reaction to the tranquilizer given him. I learned that Bruce Lee attended University of Washington majoring in Philosophy which provided foundation of his first book "Chinese Gung-Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense." Also I learned that Bruce Lee did not only have fists of iron but anointed feet of dance as he loved to Cha-Cha and once even taught dancing before he dedicated himself to teaching Gung Fu and his martial arts Jeet Kune Do or JKD.Allen Joe was the one who advised and helped Bruce Lee build his iconic chiseled abs and washboard-ribbed abdomen that enabled Bruce to break the Hollywood stereotype of Asian males as wimps or devious Fu Manchu's and star as first Asian featured in Hollywood movie "Enter the Dragon" that became worldwide hit.Above all, this is the story of love and loyalty -- the love of Allen for his wife Annie of over 71 years and the lifelong loyalty of Allen to his three other Musketeers George Lee, James Limm Yee and Bruce.I was fortunate enough to have met Allen and his wife and family many years ago up in Northern California when we went fishing. Now I feel blessed for having met such an extraordinary man who overcome so many obstacles to live the American Dream with loved ones and loyal friends.Be sure to read this book if you want to be inspired and learn about true loyalty as exemplified by The Four Musketeers!

A book that gives a new view of the man Bruce Lee and his interactions with his friends, not the movie image we are all know so well.

"The Last of the Four Musketeers" was a fantastic read. This book tells you the story of one who was in the inner circle of Bruce Lee's world but it's much more than that, it is also a story of love of country, friends and most importantly Mrs. Allen Joe. I picked up the book and didn't put it down until I was finished with it. It is written as spoken by Allen Joe and it's as though it is only the reader and the man himself telling you his personal memories. I only have one regret about the book and that is that I didn't purchase it much sooner!!!

Great book on Allen Joe, a friend of Bruce Lee