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1) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. This book is good, since its a Japanese author, however, what does he know about Bushido? Seriously, Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, who was a Bushi himself is much more real and practical than any other.¤ 2) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. Maybe you´ve seen the movie ´The Last Samurai´ starring Tom Cruise. I think this movie is a very good resemblance of samurai culture and beliefs, even though it´s in a Hollywood production.
So what can I do with sword-knowledge on my laptop? Wait, I´m not even going to try think this way.
Being samurai is much more about living a certain way than it is about fighting. Even nowadays we cannot think the earth is without war but even a hundred years back it was part of live. When you had to choose in that age, I´d prefer taking up the sword instead of making money as well.
Bushido´s writings are fascinating to read. You have to do the translation of converting the knowledge to this age yourself, but if this is not the first book you read about Japanese culture it shouldn´t be too hard.
With only 96 pages of real text anyone can at least read it and form his own judgement. If you find it is not for you, then at least you didn´t had to read long before you figured that out!¤ 3) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. It´s a good read, plus the way fo the samurai can be applied to your personal life.¤ 4) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. Hagakure: The Way of the SamuraiBushido: The Soul of Japan (Dodo Press)
This book (Bushido: The Way of the Samurai) really needs to have a different title. At first glance I thought it was the classic Bushido, especially as it is the first book to pop up when one searches Bushido on Amazon. This book is NOT the classic Bushido; it is a translation of the Hagakure.
The Japanese martial philosophy book, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, is NOT the same book as the equally classic Japanese martial philosophy book, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, by Inazo Nitobé. Indeed, Bushido was written nearly 200 years after Hagakure.
Just a heads up for anyone that is looking for the real Bushido.¤ 5) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics)
Nothing to stir the soul here.¤ 6) Paperback Book Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics) by Square One Publishers. In eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying character of the Japanese psyche, from businessmen to soldiers. Bushido is the first English translation of the Hagakure. This work provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. It offers beliefs that are difficult for the Western mind to embrace, yet fascinating in their pursuit of absolute service. With Bushido, one can better put into perspective Japan’s historical path and gain greater insight into the Japan of today.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 22-Nov-2008, 0757000266780597000262, 830-660-040-861-604-704-8 
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