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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. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with coauthor meimei fox. This blog documents the facts, questions, and falsehoods behind her book. In the beginning of the book i said the chinese government quietly deported me. Ping fu is the founder of 3d software pioneer geomagic and a true believer in the transformative power of 3d technology. 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. 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. Dec 04, 2012 this is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic. Fu ping has responded by claiming to be a victim of a smear campaign of ulterior motives. Bend, not break author ping fu responds to backlash forbes. A life in two worlds by ping fu, with meimei fox portfolio isbn. Ping fu knows what its like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner. With staggering authenticity and zero cliche, pings story will shock you to your core.
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Leadership lessons for resilience amid struggle ping fu, ceo of 3d software company geomagic, has also been a prisoner of maos red guard, a. This is the promotional trailer for my latest book, bend, not break, written with ping fu, founder and ceo of geomagic. Yet fus memoir, bend, not break, is not the stammering of a shattered adult. Mar 01, 20 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. Born on the eve of chinas cultural revolution, ping fu was separated from her family at the age of eight.
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In early 20, fu ping published her autobiography bend, not break, coauthored with meimei fox. Over the past week, the geomagic ceo and her book have become the targets of a virulent attack. In this outstanding testament to the resilience of the human. Always holding fast to her humanity, ping fu indeed bent, but did not break. Charmingly illustrated, the book is full of headspinning examples of humans drive to create and the cognitive strategies underlying the creative impulse. 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. So, bend, not break is either a perfect example of why i dont, or its simply a terrible book. 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. Its like im living the book title, says ping fu, author of the new memoir bend, not break.
Jan 03, 20 the book bend, not break lies from the first sentence, and the lie continues in the following chapters throughout the book. 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. Bend not break a new book by geomagic ceo, ping fu. 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 season 1500 episode 1532 26m 46s ping fu knows what its like to be a child soldier, a factory worker, and a political prisoner. Do not read this book if you reject kindness, humility, and ingenuity. Bend, not break by ping fu, 9781591846819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ping fu begins her story as she is exiled from china and en route to america. The book tells stories from fus life, starting with her childhood in.
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Bend, not break tells the incredible personal story of a journey from imprisonment to freedom, from maos china to technology startups. From here, she transports us back and forth between two worlds. I received this book from goodreads first reads giveaway. Ping fu ping fu is one of only three minority women running fortune 500 companies. Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, cap.
It is a tribute to one womans courage in the face of cruelty, and a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience. 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. 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. A life in two worlds is a 2012 memoir by ping fu, with co author meimei fox. Fu, today a successful american entrepreneur whose.