Book release: The Monk From Brooklyn: An American at the Shaolin Temple By Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo was lucky enough to be one of the few Americans to study Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple, in Henan, China. And this is the chronicle of his experience. Antonio has twenty-five years of experience with martial arts, so it is with a knowing eye that he observed the training at the temple. But it is his background that gives him a very unique perspective. An Italian-American from Brooklyn, New York, and a former investment banker, Antonio was educated in some of the best universities that Europe and Asia had to offer. His articles are informative, humorous, and irreverent. He doesn't pull any punches writing about the filthy conditions and the diminished mental capacities of people who spent a lifetime learning to kick, but never bothered to learn to read and write. The title says it all. Put a Chinese-speaking Italian-American, from Brooklyn in the holiest of Buddhist temples, and watch the racial harmony flow.

The Monk from Brooklyn is available at amazon.com and http://speakingadventure.com/books.htm
Email antonio: antonio@speakingadventure.com