The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi |
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William Scott Wilson
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Pages: 288 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 477002942X
Pub: Kodansha International Ltd ,Japan
Pub date: 2004-09
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 64114
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The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi (1/2 people found this helpful)
Yes, you must have heard of him, Musashi the legendary kenshi (sword master) of 17th Century Japan, author of the famous Book of Five Rings. This is a book about the great man. Warrior, philosopher, artist and down-right hard man!
Wilson has written an authoritative and accessible book on the life and times of this master. A master of his chosen martial art when it meant life and death in the most real sense, get it wrong and you die - period! A man of the greatest discipline and training in whatever he turned his mind to. This is a book about a man who fought in real hand to hand battles and became a supreme inspiration and strategist even now 400 years later.
It doesn't matter if you've never handled a sword or even if you never intend to, this is abook written about and inspiration.
The Greatest of Samurai? (2/2 people found this helpful)
Miyamoto Musashi has to be one of the greatest Samurai that ever lived and his lives exploits and adventures are thrilling and exciting to read.
Who better then than the highly talented and travelled William Scott Wilson to translate this historical masterpiece.
I'm going to have to read it again so that I can give you a better review. Amazon deleted my last one, (along with 150 other reviews!) which detailed the stories in the book.....but....it's just the sort of well written and EXCITING book that you would want to re-read anyway.
If you're into Japanese culture, history and Budo (Martial Arts), then this title should take pride of place in your library!
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