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Author Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645.

Title The book of five rings / Miyamoto Musashi ; translated by Thomas Cleary ; including The book of family traditions on the art of war by Yagyū Munenori.

Imprint Boston : Shambhala, 2000.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  355.5 MIYAMOTO    Check Shelf
Description xix, 114 pages ; 20 cm.
Series Shambhala classics
Shambhala classics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114).
Summary A psychological guide to strategy applicable to business, philosophy, or martial arts, written by sixteenth-century warrior Miyamoto Musashi as a means of explaining his success as a practitioner of Japanese swordfighting, or Kendo.
Contents BOOK OF FIVE RINGS / by Miyamoto Musashi: The earth scroll -- The water scroll -- The fire scroll -- The wind scroll -- The scroll of emptiness -- BOOK OF FAMILY TRADITIONS ON THE ART OF WAR / by Yagyu Munenori : The killing sword -- The life-giving sword -- No sword.
Subject Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Swordplay -- Japan -- Early works to 1800.
Military art and science. (OCoLC)fst01020874
Swordplay. (OCoLC)fst01140670
Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
Genre/Form Early works. (OCoLC)fst01411636
Added Author Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-2021
Yagyū, Munenori, 1571-1646. Hyōhō kadensho. English.
Added Title Gorin no sho. English
Book of family traditions on the art of war
Other Form: Online version: Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645. Gorin no sho. English. Book of five rings. Boston : Shambhala, 2000 (OCoLC)795142293
ISBN 9781570627484
1570627487
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