The Book of Five Rings

The Unfettered Mind:

Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman

by Takuan Soho

Budoshoshinshu:

The Warrior's Primer of

Daidoji Yuzan

The 36 Secret Strategies of the Martial Arts:

The Classic Chinese Guide for Success in War, Business and Life

by Hiroshi Moriya

The Lone Samurai:

The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

Roots of Wisdom:

Saikontan

Hagakure

(Hidden Behind the Leaves):

The Book of the Samurai

(Similar to the Bushido: The Way of the Samurai)

The Life Giving Sword:

Secret Teachings from the House of Shogun

Ideals of the SamuraI:

Writings of Japanese Warriors

The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts:

and Other Tales

by Issai Chozanshi

Yojokun:

Life Lessons from a Samurai

by Ekiken Kaibara

Flowering Spirit:

Classic Teachings on the Art of No

Taiko:

An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan

The Unencumbered Spirit:

Reflections of a Chinese Sage

by Hung Ying-Ming

Tao Te Ching:

An All-New Translation

ISBN: 4770030916

(released: 1st April 2010)

William Scott Wilson took his B.A. at Dartmouth College, graduated as a Japanese specialist from the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and received his M.A. in Japanese literature from the University of Washington. He became acquainted with Japan at first-hand in 1966 on a coastal expedition, by kayak, from the western Japanese port of Sasebo to Tokyo.

He later lived in the potter's village of Bizen, studied as a special student at Aichi Prefectural University, and was a counselor at the Japanese Consulate-General in Seattle. He now lives in his native Florida.

Among his highly regarded translations of original works of literature are Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai and The Roots of Wisdom: Saikontan.