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Samurai Strategies : 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings (The Samurai Way of Winning!)

Samurai Strategies : 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings (The Samurai Way of Winning!)

Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente Michihiro Matsumoto
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date: 01 Jul 2008
ISBN-13: 9780804839501
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Description


The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Myamoto provides valuable lessons for anyone facing challenging circumstances--from business, war, and sports to fields of art, love, and politics.
Samurai Strategies has extracted the fundamentals of Musashi's martial tactics and explains them here in a context for use in the modern world. These strategies for winning are as valid today as they were in 17th century Japan and provide valuable insights for anyone in any field to endeavor.
About his new edition:
This expanded edition of Samurai Strategies features a new introduction by the author, and additional commentary in each chapter by renowned Japanese author and samurai expert Michihiro Matsumoto.


Author Description


Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Japan's Cultural Code Words, Business Guide to Japan, and Japan Unmasked.






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