Leonard Pellman
Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan ... [... more]
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The Tokaido Road: A Novel of Feudal Japan
Too much of a good thing: I've got to file a dissenting opinion... Yes, the novel is wonderfully researched and there are some lovely scenes, but I found getting through it just about as difficult as Cat's journey down that long road. There were times I [... more]
CDN$24.95
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Masayuki Shimabukuro
Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan ... [... more]
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Way To Victory
 tactic's ... that is the what it all is about: if I had to teach tactics . sun tzu's art of war is for the commanders machavelli's the prince , and art of war for planning and leadership . and the way to victory for the soildiers and commando's . any [... more]
CDN$22.03
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The Legend Of Kamui, Volume 2: Perfect Collection
Renegade ninjas: Sanpei Shirato's, "Legend of Kamui" series is a highly entertaining and exciting look into the world of ninjas and feudal Japan. This first volume clocks in at 260+ pages, and although the story and visuals flow at a rapid pace [... more]
CDN$25.50
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The Reed Cutter and Captain Shigemoto's Mother: Two Novellas
Tanizaki Is A Master of Insight Into Desire and Loss: Tanizaki's later works continued to look back at a Japan which was being enveloped by the necessities and temptations of the West, militarism, and false \oand conservative\cmyths about feudal Japan. I [... more]
CDN$19.95
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The Boy and the Samurai
loved it!: i got this book from my school library, because i'm interested in Japanese culture. it's about an orphaned boy named Saru, which is Japanese for monkey, and how he lives under a shrine with a cat named Neko, meeting thieves and samurai along [... more]
CDN$7.95
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The Legend Of Kamui, Volume 1: Perfect Collection
Renegade ninjas: Sanpei Shirato's, "Legend of Kamui" series is a highly entertaining and exciting look into the world of ninjas and feudal Japan. This first volume clocks in at 260+ pages, and although the story and visuals flow at a rapid pace [... more]
CDN$24.25
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Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
Vastly entertaining and instructive: I have lived in Japan for more than 15 years, and my Japanese is fluent, but I've always regretted my inability to understand the period dramas on TV, because of a lack of historical knowledge. Taiko has done a lot to [... more]
CDN$56.00
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Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan
Strong in content but a rough read...: In terms of content this is a great book. Personally I'm more interested in the life of the Samurai during pre-Restoration Japan than the martial arts per se and Samurai life is covered admirably in the first third [... more]
CDN$10.02
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
For the Quite Mind: I read this book when it was near/below freezing outside; I sat on a metal bench. I read with such intensity, that I needed the cold to dedicate my mind to the words I was reading. I was often confused by the writings, where I would [... more]
CDN$13.95
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Giving Up the Gun
a bang: I made the mistake of beginning to read this book before I went to bed. I read long into the night, unable to put it down. Perrin packs a great deal of information into this thin volume, livened with quiet humor. This book is an excellent [... more]
CDN$11.99
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