Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee are two icons of martial arts. They are both celebrated actors, with Norris featuring in 'Dodgeball' with Ben Stiller and Rip

The actor Bruce Lee said, “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, and add what is uniquely yours.” What does that mean?

Yes, Bruce Lee was the first Asian-American actor to ever have a lead role in a Hollywood film, and yes, his kicks were too fast for the cameras to follow during filming. But did you know that the great Bruce Lee was once a troublemaking kid when he lived in Hong Kong?

Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee's iconic Way of the Dragon Colosseum fight was filmed illegally, with Lee having bribed officials

The first step was easy. A book editor, impressed by Jeff Chang‘s acclaimed 2005 cultural history of hip-hop, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” asked if he’d consider writing a book on Bruce Lee, the martial arts icon and movie star. The next 99 steps?

Jeff Chang spent years working on his book about Bruce Lee. He recently spoke with our colleague Peter Larsen about “Water Mirror Echo,” and here he answers the Book Pages Q&A about his reading life, audiobooks and getting his own work – his ...