Ping fu harkens back to that time in her new book bend, not break. Bend, not break is an astounding success story, with a generous sprinkling of ancient asian and contemporary teachingslife lessons available to any reader willing to learn from them. Dec 31, 2012 bend, not break depicts a journey from imprisonment to freedom, and from the dogmatic anticapitalism of maos china to the highstakes, takenoprisoners world of technology startups in the united states. So, bend, not break is either a perfect example of why i dont, or its simply a terrible book.
A life in two worlds, a powerful, deeply personal memoir that chronicles her life in china as a victim of maos. This blog documents the facts, questions, and falsehoods behind her book. Jul 12, 2017 its like im living the book title, says ping fu, author of the new memoir bend, not break. A life in two worlds by ping fu, with meimei fox portfolio isbn. Born on the eve of chinas cultural revolution, she was separated from her family at the. The book tells stories from fus life, starting with her childhood in china at the dawn of the cultural revolution, and continuing through her role as cofounder and ceo of geomagic, a 3d graphics software development company in the united states. Dec 04, 2012 this is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic. Ping fu, founder of tech company geomagic, which is in the process of being acquired by publicly traded 3d systems, penned the new memoir bend, not. Buy bend, not break ping fu, reading, paperback book online now at the australian based sanity movie store. Ping fu begins her story as she is exiled from china and en route to america. It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty and a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience.
Bend, not break depicts a journey from imprisonment to freedom, and from the dogmatic anticapitalism of maos china to the highstakes, takenoprisoners world of technology startups in the united states. Ping fu is a six year old little girl from shanghai, torn from the arms of her family and, at the height of mao tse tungs cultural revolution his is sent to a much different world, one completely alien to her, in nanking. In the beginning of the book i said the chinese government quietly deported me. Bend, not break is an autobiography which follows ping fus life, starting with growing up in china during the cultural revolution and ending with her success at founding geomagic, inc. Its like im living the book title, says ping fu, author of the new memoir bend, not break.
Dec 31, 2012 bend, not break is an astounding success story, with a generous sprinkling of ancient asian and contemporary teachingslife lessons available to any reader willing to learn from them. It is just interesting for us to wonder what kind of editing errors can result in stories that never exited, or how bad a memory ping fu has to have to write a bio contradicting to her schoolmates memories and chinese readers common sense. Bend, not break depicts a journey from imprisonment to freedom, and from the dogmatic anticapitalism of mao s china to the highstakes, takenoprisoners world of. Ping fu knows what its like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner. From here, she transports us back and forth between two worlds. Ping fu, founder of geomagic, a 3d digitalreality solution company, reveals the inspiring story of her life. That existence was blown apart by the cultural revolution, during which her family was regarded as an enemy. Bend, not break by ping fu, 9781591846819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Over the past week, the geomagic ceo and her book have become the targets of a virulent attack. In early 20, fu ping published her autobiography bend, not break, coauthored with meimei fox. I received this book from goodreads first reads giveaway.
Jan 03, 20 the book bend, not break lies from the first sentence, and the lie continues in the following chapters throughout the book. Ping fu is the founder of 3d software pioneer geomagic and a true believer in the transformative power of 3d technology. Instead, it is the inspiring and energetic tale of how a scared little girl learned to draw down hard on her inner. It is just interesting for us to wonder what kind of editing errors can result in stories that never exited, or how bad a memory ping fu has to have to write a bio contradicting to her schoolmates memories and chinese.
Bend, not break tells the incredible personal story of a journey from imprisonment to freedom, from maos china to technology startups. Mar 01, 20 yet fus memoir, bend, not break, is not the stammering of a shattered adult. Charmingly illustrated, the book is full of headspinning examples of humans drive to create and the cognitive strategies underlying the creative impulse. Bend, not break, by ping fu exclusive excerpt boing boing. Bend, not break author ping fu responds to backlash. Bend, not break book omaha public library bibliocommons. It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty, and a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience. The title of the memoir comes from a saying of the authors father about bamboo and its ability to move with the harsh wind instead of snapping under its pressure.
A life in two worlds and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. With staggering authenticity and zero cliche, pings story will shock you to your core. Bend not break a new book by geomagic ceo, ping fu. Fu, today a successful american entrepreneur whose. In this outstanding testament to the resilience of the human.
Leadership lessons for resilience amid struggle ping fu, ceo of 3d software company geomagic, has also been a prisoner of maos red guard, a kidnapping victim, and an immigrant. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with co author meimei fox. It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty and. Sep 07, 2018 to book alex boyes bend not break musical presentation at your school, please contact. The book, along with her media interviews, has been found to contain many exaggerations, distortions, and fabrications. Bend not break a new book by geomagic ceo, ping fu december 31, 2012 by leslie langnau 1 comment ceo and cofounder of geomagic, ping fu, is releasing her bend not break penguin. Torn from her adoptive mother and father during the cultural revolution in china in the late 60s, ping fu was forced to raise herself and her. Until age 8, ping and her intellectual, doting parents lived comfortably in shanghai. Dec 26, 2012 gratitude is one of those should emotions. We should feel it all the time, but occasionally we have trouble accessing itwhich is when you need to pick up bend, not break by ping fu. Do not read this book if you reject kindness, humility, and ingenuity. Break in a hardcover book without ruining the spine.
Yet fus memoir, bend, not break, is not the stammering of a shattered adult. Born on the eve of chinas cultural revolution, ping fu was separated from her family at the age of eight. Jan 31, 20 ping fu, founder of tech company geomagic, which is in the process of being acquired by publicly traded 3d systems, penned the new memoir bend, not break portfoliopenguin, detailing her story. Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, cap. What was important for me was the overall philosophy of the story summarized by the title. In fact, one of the basic tenets of their research is that imaginative leaps do not spring from eureka moments, but are the latest branches on the family tree of invention, they wrote. Fu ping has responded by claiming to be a victim of a smear campaign of ulterior motives. Mar 12, 2014 bend, not break depicts a journey from imprisonment to freedom, and from the dogmatic anticapitalism of mao s china to the highstakes, takenoprisoners world of technology startups in the united states. This is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic. Leadership lessons for resilience amid struggle ping fu, ceo of 3d software company geomagic, has also been a prisoner of maos red guard, a. Always holding fast to her humanity, ping fu indeed bent, but did not break. She apparently overcame great odds as a young girl in china, was then quietly expelled from china, and eventually succeeded in america as the head of geomagic, a software company that works to create 3d products. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with coauthor meimei fox.
Bend, not break by ping fu, 9781591845522, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ping fu defends bend, not break memoir against online. Bend, not break ebook por ping fu 9781101608197 rakuten. What an interesting and inspirational life ping fu has led.