The Kung Fu Book of Wisdom: Sage Advice from the Original TV Series

by Herbie J. Pilato (Editor), Ed Spielman (Foreword)

This book consists of 127 pages and as you can see from the picture it states that it is a first edition.

Genres: Philosophy

127 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1995

About the author

Herbie J. Pilato is a TV host, writer, producer, performer, and entertainment executive who has worked on several television shows including Bravo’s hit five-part series, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Bewitched: The E! True Hollywood Story (the seventh-highest rated True Hollywood Story in E!’s history), A&E’s Biography of Lee Majors, TLC’s Behind the Fame specials on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law, among others. Herbie J has also served as a consulting producer and on-screen cultural commentator on various classic TV DVD documentaries for Sony, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros., including The Six Million Dollar Man boxed set, Kung Fu, and CHiPs.

Reviews

[Joseph Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fell in love with Kung Fu after I was older and taking martial arts. This was long after my Grandpa and my Dad used to put it on TV. When I was a kid all the westerns seemed to flow together for me. When I discovered the Tao te Ching and met a monk from China who was shaolin, I couldn't get enough of learning about this topic. I enjoyed this book and much of it is meditative verse, was an interesting experience. Meditative verses and passages stick with you long after you read them. When tumbled around inside I learned that connections can be made to the best and worst of things. This book made me wish that temples like of the shaolin were in everyone's backyard.

Mr. Joe

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re-read for no particular purpose. Full of sage advice -- I'd still rate it a 5-star. Here's a few that caught my eye ...

On destiny: "Time is carving you."
On discipline: "The purpose of discipline is to live more fully, not less."
On discretion: "Perhaps you should think again."
On respect: "It is rare to ask questions. It is more rare to listen to the answers."

[Fangirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a big fan of the tv-series, I loved this collection of quotes from the different episodes.

[Ronda Snow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun for anyone with nostalgia for the tv show.