Making Life Worth While is a self-help book written by Douglas Fairbanks, American actor and producer, known as The First King of Hollywood. His formula for happiness is simple: humbleness, healthy humor, and physical culture, while his basic message echoes throughout the book: energy and optimism. Nearly everything has to do with such a subject and that is what the book contains-everything in general-and nothing in particular-just such things as came to mind that seemed worthwhile.
Laugh and Live praises the power of positive thinking and self-confidence in raising one's health, business and social prospects. It is written by Douglas Fairbanks, American actor and producer, known as The First King of Hollywood. The sole purpose of the book is to emphasize our first duty toward ourselves, which consists of doing our level best at everything we undertake, and making the best of every situation that arises to confront us.
"Get tough, get down in the gutter, win at all costs... I teach what is called 'Gutter Fighting.' There's no fair play, no rules except one: kill or be killed." - W.E. Fairbairn Learn self-defense from a legendary hand-to-hand combat expert! W. E. Fairbairn, a pioneer in martial arts, invented the SWAT team, riot police, bullet-proof vests, and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, still utilized by Special Forces and Marines today. After enlisting in the British Royal Marines at 16, he spent 1903-1907 in Japan and Korea, studying various martial arts. Later, as a patrolman with the Shanghai Municipal Police, he faced organized crime and gang violence. Tasked with training the underfunded department, Fairbairn combined his military background, Eastern martial arts expertise, and street-fighting experience to create a no-holds-barred style called Defendu. Over 35 years in Shanghai, he allegedly survived over 600 violent encounters, leaving him scarred from knife and bullet wounds. Afterward, he trained elite agents for the British Secret Service in preparation for WWII. Written in 1931, after two decades on Shanghai's brutal streets, this guide offers practical self-defense techniques against any attacker. With hundreds of diagrams and photos illustrating Defendu's defensive maneuvers and retaliatory attacks, this resource equips you with the skills to protect yourself effectively.