Samurai

From the author of the Number one bestselling Abroad in Japan, Journey Across Japan takes us through the 47 unique prefectures of the Land of the Rising Sun Japan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with millions flocking there every month to follow the same...

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai - without really knowing what it meant...

Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by...

The Complete Book of Five Rings is an authoritative version of Musashi's classic The Book of Five Rings, translated and annotated by a modern martial arts master, Kenji Tokitsu....

Code of the Samurai is a 400-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. Bushido has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing...

From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....

Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an 18th-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo....

Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....

August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan. Rescued by the legendary sword master Masamoto Takeshi, Jack's only hope is to become a samurai warrior....

This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584–1645) is the single-most influential work on samurai swordsmanship, offering insights into samurai history, the Zen Buddhist state of "no-mind" that enables warriors to triumph and the philosophical meaning of Bushido....

This adaptation of The Last Ronin reimagines the bestselling Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles novel in an action-packed noir novel, perfect for fans who grew up with the Turtles. Who is the Last Ronin? After decades away, a lone surviving Turtle returns to New York City with one mission: To avenge...

Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale may sound like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai...

Embark on a whole new adventure set in a Minecraft version of feudal Japan. A realm where warlords vie for the coveted title of Shogun. Alliances and warfare shape the destiny of the land, and amidst the chaos strides Akira Hanzo, a young samurai without a master--a Ronin!

When an alien invasion threatens everyone she loves, cybernetic samurai Cat LeBlanc must upgrade her warrior skills, in this thrilling cyberpunk tale. The megacity of New Montreal has become ground zero for the Antithesis. Having burrowed deep beneath every continent on Earth, the aliens have...

Bushido. This one word contains a wealth of meaning. Honor and grace, strength and compassion, loyalty and vengeance. Bushido is the warrior code of the samurai, a standard of conduct and an unwritten guide for right behavior and attitude. It is the core principle of ethics in Japan, an ideal...

Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a seminal study on the way of the samurai by the Japanese educator Inazo Nitobe. From 1868, the beginning of the Meiji Era, Japan rapidly transformed itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern, industrialised nation state....

Dokkōdō, The Noble Path of Solitude—Reinterpreted (Translated) brings the original 21 principles written by legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi into the modern world with accuracy, depth, and practicality.

Before his death in 1645, the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi retired to live as a hermit in a cave. There, he wrote five scrolls containing the «true principles» necessary for victory, both in martial arts and on the battlefield.

More than a mere warrior code, Bushido is the moral breath defining Japan. In this seminal work, Inazo Nitobe unveils the ethical roots of the samurai, blending Buddhist calm, Shinto loyalty, and Confucian morality.

From Amazon best-selling author Matthew Wolf, Tides of Fate continues where Bastion of Sun left off.... Shadows and darkness stir. The tides of fate are coming. Gray is dying from the bloodpact. He stands on the precipice of life and death and must resolve his vow made in blood with the...