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Title: The Martial Artist's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy by Steve Kaufman, Hanshi Steve Kaufman, Musashi Gorin No Sho Miyamoto ISBN: 0-8048-3020-7 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.35 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The point of this translation is....
Comment: This translation of Musashi's work is an attempt to return to the "essence" of the concepts he talks about in his work. As Mr. Kaufman points out in the introduction, what Musashi was discussing was how to kill another human being in combat. To quote Mr. Kaufman,"This is not another book about Japanese business strategy. There is a significant difference between not getting a deal signed and having your head cut off". I understand the point that the other reviewer made about the impossiblity of a definitive translation of Musashi's work. However, nowhere in the book does Mr. Kaufman make the claim that his translation is the "definitive" interpretation of the Book of Five Rings. I think that this was something that the publisher added. I don't think that's it's unreasonable though, to bear in mind who Musashi was addressing in his book. He was talking to other samurai like himself & attempting to pass on the wisdom and experiences he had gained during his life. He was not developing a strategy for success in business. This is the point which Mr. Kaufman is trying to make in his translation of the Book of Five Rings.
Rating: 5
Summary: Martialists Read This
Comment: Having read a number of translations of this definitive book of strategy I must say this is definately one of the best translations by far. If it is the true Way of the Warrior you seek, which is most definately the audience Miyamoto was trying to reach when he first sat down to write what was in his head.
Rating: 5
Summary: Book of Five RIngs
Comment: An awsome book helps out on stategy I recommend it to everybody who wants to learn a little or lot on stategy. Musashi has to be one of the best stategist that lived in the world.
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Title: The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu, Stephen F. Kaufman ISBN: 0804830800 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Book of Five Rings : The Classic Guide to Strategy by MIYAMOTO MUSASHI ISBN: 0517415283 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 28 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson ISBN: 4770011067 Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
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Title: A Way to Victory: The Annotated Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto, Hidy Ochiai ISBN: 1585670383 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think by Forrest E. Morgan ISBN: 0942637763 Publisher: Barricade Books, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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