Samurai:

The Story of a Warrior Tradition
by Harry Cook

Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture

by Thomas Cleary

(released: 22nd May 2009)

The Swordless Samurai: Leadership Wisdom of Japan's 16th-Century Legend - Toyotomi Hideyoshi
by Kitami Masao

The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado
by Karl Friday

Zen and the Way of the Sword:

Arming the Samurai Psyche

by Winston L. King

DVD

Samurai:

The Last Warrior

The Path of Honour, The Sword of Revenge

with Stephen Turnbull

& Dave Lowry

(NB: REGION 1) (NTSC)

Legends of the Samurai

by Hiroaki Sato

Samurai Spirit:

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

by Burt Konzak

The Samurai Sword: Spirit - Strategy - Techniques

by Kohshyu Yoshida

(release: November 2009)

The Last Samurai - DVD

Rating

(Saigō Takamori's last stand against the Meiji government in the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877 was the historical basis for the film "The Last Samurai"; Ken Watanabe plays Saigō)

Saigo Takamori:

The Man Behind the Myth

by Charles L. Yates

Samurai:

The World of the Warrior

by Stephen Turnbull

The Samurai & the Sacred:

The Path of the Warrior