A Book of Five Rings Author:Miyamoto Musashi The original life-guide by Japan's greatest warrior. The philosophy in this book can affect your whole life. Written in 1645 by the most famous and unconquerable of the samurai, A Book of Five Rings is the classic guide to kendo swordsmanship and an exquisite distillation of the philosophies of Zen, Shinto and Confucius. Now the West is disc... more »overing what the Japanese have known all along: that the ancient wisdom of the Samurai Way provides a strategy for decision and action in all areas of life - the home, the battleground and the boardroom. Japan's executives have long applied its teachings to their business methods, with startling success; and now the Americans are doing the same.« less