It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty, and a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience. What an interesting and inspirational life ping fu has led. Fu, today a successful american entrepreneur whose. Sep 07, 2018 to book alex boyes bend not break musical presentation at your school, please contact. Jan 01, 2012 so, bend, not break is either a perfect example of why i dont, or its simply a terrible book. 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. 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. Do not read this book if you reject kindness, humility, and ingenuity. 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.
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. I believe my adoption and the love i received from my father and my husband have helped make me the strong woman i. 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. Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, cap.
Bend, not break tells the incredible personal story of a journey from imprisonment to freedom, from maos china to technology startups. It may seem a little obsessive to go through this process, but when you have a book with serious creep especially a problem with hardcover comic books, it actually can help break things in a bit. Bend, not break, by ping fu exclusive excerpt boing boing. Bend, not break author ping fu responds to backlash forbes. 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. Dec 26, 2012 gratitude is one of those should emotions. From here, she transports us back and forth between two worlds. Break in a hardcover book without ruining the spine.
In this outstanding testament to the resilience of the human. Born on the eve of chinas cultural revolution, ping fu was separated from her family at the age of eight. Ping fu knows what its like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner. Bend not break season 1500 episode 1532 26m 46s ping fu knows what its like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner.
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. So, bend, not break is either a perfect example of why i dont, or its simply a terrible book. Ping fu defends bend, not break memoir against online. A life in two worlds by ping fu, with meimei fox portfolio isbn. Bend not break a new book by geomagic ceo, ping fu. 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.
A life in two worlds and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. This blog documents the facts, questions, and falsehoods behind her book. Fu ping, cofounder of software company geomagic, recently had a roller coaster ride through media attention after the release of her new book bend not break. 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. Bend, not break book daniel boone regional library. Buy bend, not break ping fu, reading, paperback book online now at the australian based sanity movie store. Dec 04, 2012 this is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic.
The book, along with her media interviews, has been found to contain many exaggerations, distortions, and fabrications. With staggering authenticity and zero cliche, pings story will shock you to your core. 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. Leadership lessons for resilience amid struggle ping fu, ceo of 3d software company geomagic, has also been a prisoner of maos red guard, a. The book bend, not break lies from the first sentence, and the lie continues in the following chapters throughout the book. In the beginning of the book i said the chinese government quietly deported me. A life in two worlds, a powerful, deeply personal memoir that chronicles her life in china as a victim of maos. Instead, it is the inspiring and energetic tale of how a scared little girl learned to draw down hard on her inner. 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 author ping fu responds to backlash. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with co author meimei fox. 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. Mar 01, 20 yet fus memoir, bend, not break, is not the stammering of a shattered adult. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with coauthor meimei fox. 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 harkens back to that time in her new book bend, not break. Jul 12, 2017 its like im living the book title, says ping fu, author of the new memoir bend, not break. Bend, not break ebook por ping fu 9781101608197 rakuten.
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. Ping fu ping fu is one of only three minority women running fortune 500 companies. Bend, not break by ping fu, 9781591845522, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Always holding fast to her humanity, ping fu indeed bent, but did not break. 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. 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. Bend, not break by ping fu, 9781591846819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Charmingly illustrated, the book is full of headspinning examples of humans drive to create and the cognitive strategies underlying the creative impulse. It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty and. I received this book from goodreads first reads giveaway.
That existence was blown apart by the cultural revolution, during which her family was regarded as an enemy. Fu ping has responded by claiming to be a victim of a smear campaign of ulterior motives. What was important for me was the overall philosophy of the story summarized by the title. This is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic. In early 20, fu ping published her autobiography bend, not break, coauthored with meimei fox. Bend, not break book omaha public library bibliocommons. Its like im living the book title, says ping fu, author of the new memoir bend, not break. 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.
Ping fu begins her story as she is exiled from china and en route to america. Over the past week, the geomagic ceo and her book have become the targets of a virulent attack. Yet fus memoir, bend, not break, is not the stammering of a shattered adult. 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. Until age 8, ping and her intellectual, doting parents lived comfortably in shanghai. 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. Born on the eve of chinas cultural revolution, she was separated from her family at the. Ping fu, founder of geomagic, a 3d digitalreality solution company, reveals the inspiring story of her life.