books by John Little

books by John Little

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The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Bruce Lee; John R. Little

Charles E Tuttle Co, 1998

The Art of Expreeing the Human Body
The first time I saw Bruce was at the now famous 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships. Were at the at the invitation of Ed Parker, A good friend of mine, I witness an extraordinary human being. At this tournament Bruce demonstrated 2 finger push ups, ...

The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee

John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 1996

Timeless
I would like to thank the authors for presenting such useful information. A few things that really impacted me were: 1. Bruce Lee felt that to strike back to people who are aggressive shows weakness. 2. He really worked his stomach. I have worked out for years and ...

Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way (Bruce Lee Library)

Bruce Lee, John Little

Tuttle Publishing, 1997

My favorite of the series!
This is my favorite of the John Little/Bruce Lee series. If you are looking for real, honest-to-goodness Bruce Lee principles of JKD, then this is the book. Even though the book is organized into categories, I think the best way to study it is to take a random page ...

Drawing Now: Eight Propositions

Kai Althoff, Laura Hoptman, ...

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002

Provocative Survey
The catalogue that accompanies the Drawing Now exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art is just as well thought and carefully crafted. The show is divided into eight themes that bring a solid foundation to a wide scope of works. Each section in the catalogue ...

The Max Golf Workout: A Proven Regimen to Improve Your Strength, Flexibility, Endurance, and Distance Off the ...

John Little

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

To The Max!
I'll admit, when I first picked up this book, I was a little skeptical of John Little's workout suggestions. How is it possible to work out for MINUTES a week and achieve any kind of results? Turns out, John Little knows his stuff. By pushing your body to the ...

Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (Bruce Lee Library)

Bruce Lee, John Little

Tuttle Publishing, 2002

Striking Thoughts
ANYthing about Bruce Lee is something I'm interested in. The title is superb and right on target. Master Lee's wisdom is truly "striking" in this compilation of work. He was a philosophy major at the University of Washington. His personal insights must have impressed ...

High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

Mike Mentzer, John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Best Book for serious training, EVER.
This book is the quintessential read for ANY person interested in breaking through all of the BS in the fitness mags and infomercials. If you want the no BS approach to training for REAL muscle grwoth that lasts, and strength gains the RIGHT way, then you will read ...

Ultimate Martial Arts Encyclopedia

John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 2000

Great collection
This is a good volume. It has a lot of what I consider really interesting articles: French Savate, Dan Inostanto talking about training with Bruce Lee, combat wing chun, etc. I really like this volume.

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer

John R. Little, Joanne Sharkey

McGraw-Hill, 2005

General and Informative.
This is actually my favorite of Mentzers works. I like it specifically because it is so broad and manages to be both specific and abstract. I enjoy Mike's writings and ideas in this form. He is a philosopher and writes best in a philosophical context. This book ...

Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week

John Little, Doug McGuff

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Required reading for personal trainers and those serious about getting the best possible results, safely and efficiently
If you buy only one book on exercise this year, get this one. If you buy only two books, get a second copy of it because you're going to want to share it with friends, and if you're a trainer you're going to want to keep one at work to show clients. Body by Science ...

Power Factor Training : A Scientific Approach to Building Lean Muscle Mass

Peter Sisco, John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 1997

I've been using this regimen for just over 3 years...
..I had a few months of interruptions but overall I am extremely please with my results. Closing in on 50, preventing injuries was a priority and doing the partials as described in the book pretty much guaranteed this for me. In my last workout that included the ...

Static Contraction Training

Peter Sisco, John Little

McGraw-Hill, 1998

My analytical mind says yes, but.........
For starters I'm NOT Angelbabiesmom.....that's my wife!! I've read the book several times and gave it a go several years ago. My weights did go up dramatically but I eventually gave it up. I don't even remember why. All the info contained seems logical and ...

Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms: An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative ...

David Cox, John Little, ...

Springer, 2008

Careful about production error
This is the 3rd edition of a popular reference on the subject. There was some production error with earlier version of the book. Even with the latest version, the authors have provided 14-page worth of corrections for the 1st printing of the 3rd edition. See ...

Advanced Max Contraction Training

John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 2006

SCIENTIFIC & PRECISE
This is the first bodybuilding book to actually take a critical and scientific look at the physiological and psychological mechanisms of the body that operate to preserve the status quo. This really explains why building muscle is so difficult for most people, ...

Max Contraction Training : The Scientifically Proven Program for Building Muscle Mass in Minimum Time

John R. Little

McGraw-Hill, 2003

A Strength Training Book for Strong Minds
...and by strong minds I mean those willing to question what they believe to be true. Little does an excellent job of applying the scientific method to the problem of efficient strength training. Go into any gym on the planet, well, let's say 99.99% of them, and ...