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The Shaolin Temple Story by Abbot Shi Yongxin

Explore Shaolin History, Culture, Kung Fu, and Chán Buddhist Tradition

The Shaolin Temple Story, by Abbot Shi Yongxin, has been released internationally. Translated into English and fully illustrated, the Shaolin Temple Story is an in-depth tour of the monastery conducted by the abbot who has lived and worked there for forty years.

Read the book and explore the history, culture, Kung Fu, and Chán Buddhism traditions of the original Shaolin Temple and Monastery in China, as glowingly told by abbot Shi Yongxin. He documents in words and pictures how Chán Buddhism and Kung Fu developed over fifteen hundred years at Shaolin Temple. This book has been translated into English from the original Chinese manuscript. In addition to archival pictures and documents, new photos of the Shaolin Temple were shot exclusively for this book. There hundreds of beautiful pictures in this 448 page book.

The Shaolin Temple Story is available in paperback, hardback, and ePub through Amazon Books, Apple Books, and in Book Stores everywhere. Books stores can order through Ingram Distributors Internationally.

Links:

Amazon Books Everywhere. 

Apple Books

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Silhouettes and Shadows – Humanity Follows the Earth, Earth Follows the Universe.

By James R. Martin

Moving beyond rocket propulsion while defying world powers, a private corporation secretly builds ships to explore Mars and the Solar System. To survive they must defend their discoveries and goals initially against a right-wing government, corporate competitors, and foreign countries. Silhouettes and Shadows begins today moving quickly into a dangerous future. An imaginative story arising from the present reality of living on Earth amidst wars, pandemics, and threats to democracy. The team moves humanity toward a future in space.  

Written by writer and award winning documentary film director James R. Martin.

AVAILABLE AT AMAZON and APPLE BOOKS and Independent Book Stores Internationally.

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Office and Home Tai Chi

Authentic Tai Chi You Can Practice Anywhere for Good Health and Immunity.  

Buy Office and Home Tai Chi here – Amazon

 https://books.apple.com/us/book/office-and-home-tai-chi/id1517263976

Other Books by James R Martin available at Amazon.com – click on cover icon

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Documentary Directing and Storytelling

How to Direct Documentaries and More!

By James R. Martin

This new updated in 2023 edition includes editing, proofreading and new information. It is available in print only version from Amazon. Print and digital at Independent Book Stores. A ePub version is available at Apple Books.

This book offers a learning experience and an exploration of directing documentary story projects. It provides fundamental and advanced ideas about actuality-style documentary filmmaking and nonfiction storytelling. Media include film, video, multimedia, and other resources. Finally, this book is an excellent read for anyone interested in documentary or nonfiction storytelling. There are numerous critical reviews of documentary films and the stories they tell from directing and filmmaking perspectives.

James R (Jim) Martin is an Emmy award-winning director, writer, and producer of film, television, video, and multimedia. Professor Martin taught film and video production at Columbia College Chicago for thirteen years. He was course director of the documentary course at Full Sail University for twenty years and taught directing at the University of Central Florida for one year. He has made independent fiction and nonfiction feature and short films.

Work includes:

Documentary Directing and Storytelling.

The Shaolin Temple Story – writer, editor, translator.

Office and Home Tai Chi – writer, translator.

Actuality Interviewing and Listening.

Listen, Learn, Share.

Create Documentary Films, Videos and Multi-media (3rd edition).

Documentary Film – Studio A – Profile of a Disc Jockey.

Documentary Film – Wrapped In Steel – PBS

Documentary Film – Fired Up -PBS