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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Tsunetomo Yamamoto, William Scott Wilson · 132 pages
The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi · 110 pages
"'The Book of Five Rings' is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. 'The Book of Five Ri
The Life-Giving Sword: Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun
Yagyu Munenori · 192 pages
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
Daidoji Yuzan, Oscar Ratti · 128 pages
"Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior, which has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in shaping the modern martial arts within Japan and internationally. The Japanese original of this book, Bushido Shoshin
Shōgun
James Clavell · 979 pages
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and free
Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai
Kokichi Katsu · 178 pages
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori
Mark J. Ravina · 265 pages
The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. In this vibrant new biography, Mark Ravina, professor of history and D
A Brief History of the Samurai (Brief History
Jonathan Clements · 356 pages
Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 8: Chains of Death
Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima · 304 pages
Vagabond, Volume 4
Takehiko Inoue · 204 pages
Relates the adventures of Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
The Way of the Dragon
Chris Bradford · 431 pages
It is June 1613. Japan is threatened with war and Jack is facing his greatest battle yet. Samurai are taking sides and, as the blood begins to flow, Jack's warrior training is put to the ultimate test. His survival - and that of his friends - depends upon him mastering the Two Heavens, the secret sword technique of the legendary samurai Masamoto Takeshi. But first Jack must recover his father's pr
Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Izumo Takeda, Miyoshi Shoraku, Namiki Sosuke · 183 pages
Journey Through Fire
Maya Snow, Helen Hart
Recovering from injuries sustained while escaping a fire, Kimi, Hana, along with their mother and little brother take refuge in a monastery where their mother petitions the Shogun for gaining help against evil Uncle Hidehira.
The Book of Tea
Kakuzo Okakura · 54 pages
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism - Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
John Flanagan · 435 pages
When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon- Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will, and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne. Victory lies in t