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An edition of Gorin no sho (1963)

A Book of Five Rings

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  • ★★★ 3.2 (16 ratings) ·
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A psychological guide to strategy applicable to business, philosophy, or martial arts, written by sixteenth-century warrior Miyamoto Musashi as a means of explaining his success as a practitioner of Japanese swordfighting, or Kendo.

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Shambhala Publications
Language
English

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Previews available in: English Spanish

Subjects

Biography, Bushido, Ciencia militar, Early works to 1800, Kendo, Management, Martial arts, Military art and science, Military science, Obras anteriores a 1800, Swordplay, Swordsmen, Art et science militaires, Ouvrages avant 1800, Literary Collections, New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit, Spanish: Adult Nonfiction, Occultism, Cults, Religion - General, Swordplay, japan, Military art and science, early works to 1800, Taoism, Japans, Sports, asia, Esgrima

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The book of five rings: the classic text of samurai sword strategy
2014, Fall River Press
in English
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The complete book of five rings
2010, Shambhala
in English
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El libro de los cinco anillos
May 15, 2006, Editorial Prana
Paperback in Spanish - Primera edicion
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The Book of Five Rings, The Classic Text of Samurai Sword Strategy
2006, Barnes & Noble, New York
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A Book of Five Rings
2005, Shambhala Publications
in English
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The Book of Five Rings
January 11, 2005, Shambhala
Mass Market Paperback in English - New edition
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The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi
January 2004, iUniverse
in English
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A Book of Five Rings
February 1, 2004, Allison & Busby
Paperback in English
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The Book of Five Rings
December 12, 2000, Shambhala
Paperback in English - New edition
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The Book of Five Rings (Gorin No Sho): The Real Art of Japanese Management
1982, Bantam Doubleday Dell
Mass Market Paperback in English
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A book of five rings
1974, Overlook Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Japan during Musashi's lifetime
Kendo
Kendo and Zen
Concerning the life of Miyamoto Musashi
The works of Miyamoto Musashi
A book of five rings (go rin no sho)
Introduction
The ground book
The water book
The fire book
The wind book
The book of the void

Edition Notes

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Japanese

Contributors

Translator
Thomas Cleary

Edition Identifiers

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OL25128615M

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Work ID
OL3946622W

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