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An edition of Gorin no sho (1963)

The Book of Five Rings

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by , , , , , and

  • ★★★ 3.2 (16 ratings) ·
  • 547 Want to read
  • 39 Currently reading
  • 32 Have read

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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Kodansha International
Language
English
Pages
160

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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

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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
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El libro de los cinco anillos
May 15, 2006, Editorial Prana
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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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The Book of Five Rings
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A Book of Five Rings
February 1, 2004, Allison & Busby
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The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi
January 2004, iUniverse
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The Book of Five Rings
June 15, 2002, Kodansha International
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The Book of Five Rings
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The Book of Five Rings (Gorin No Sho): The Real Art of Japanese Management
1982, Bantam Doubleday Dell
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A book of five rings
1974, Overlook Press
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First Sentence

"I have named my own Way of the Martial Arts the "Two Heavens, One Style," and after many years of discipline have thought to describe it in a book for the first time."

Edition Notes

Series
Way of the Warrior
Translated From
Japanese

Classifications

Library of Congress
U101 .M5913 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
160
Dimensions
7.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9037440M
ISBN 10
4770028016
ISBN 13
9784770028013
OCLC/WorldCat
49553583
Library Thing
12527
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25800

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