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Secret Tactics: Lessons from the Great Masters of Martial Arts
Kazumi Tabata
Tuttle Publishing, 2003
Master of Life, Deep Wisdom from the Martial Arts
+ Masterful Collection of Samurai Philosophy
+ Great Book
+ Wow....
+ A Must
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The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master
Gichin Funakoshi, Jotaro Takagi
Kodansha International, 2003
A deeper look at Funakoshi's principles
+ Heart of all martial arts
+ Beautiful purpose and design, excellently realized
+ Guiding principles for all Shotokan Karate students.
+ An excelent book which make Karate
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The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World
Alister McGrath
Galilee Trade, 2006
The history of atheism
+ Taking Atheism Seriously
+ It could have been better! 3 1/2 stars
+ Good Work, but Not Perfect
+ Enjoyable and Insightful
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The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts
Issai Chozanshi
Kodansha International, 2006
Awesome!
+ Insightful
+ Very deep knowledge.
+ Where it's obscure, it's really obscure
+ Interesting read for the Martial Artist
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1066: The Year of the Three Battles
Frank McLynn
Random House UK, 1999
One of the best books on the subject I have read
+ Thorough and satisfying history of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England
+ A fantastic analysis
+ Medieval Politics and Warfare
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Ideals of the Samurai (History & Philosophy Series)
William Scott Wilson
Black Belt Communications, 1982
Twelve Unique Old Translated Writings on Bushido
+ Ideals of the Samurai Review
+ Arguably My Favorite Collection of Warrior Philosophy
+ accessible book
+ A Great Addition to the Bushido Library
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Beowulf: A New Translation
Seamus Heaney
Faber and Faber, 1999
Beowulf: Do yourself a favor and read a great poem as a poem.
+ First-rate translation
+ Great combination of eloquent English and Excellent translation.
At the beginning of this year, I read a different translation and reviewed it. It was Beowulf: A Prose Translation, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions). This is my review from that product, with comments after:
"After reading this version of Beowulf, I think it is a worthy
translation, so ...
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Chaos: Making a New Science
James Gleick
Minerva, 1996
Must Reading
+ Order from Chaos
+ The stories that switch on the lights!
Being written in a comprehendible language, it is really a nice intelligent book presented and further inspired an innovative complex field of modern science.
No clue, whether a Chaos inventor was bestowed with any prize upon at all.
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The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History
Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino
HarperOne, 2007
Interesting reading
+ Intriguing, Interesting and Exciting
+ Fascinating read; well-proven theory
This adds another view to the life and death of Jesus. I found this very interesting reading. While I still believe in and read the Bible, I often wonder if we are getting the whole truth or just what someone wants us to know. There are many details left out of the Bible for me and this book ...
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Anglo-Saxon Christianity
Paul Cavill
Zondervan, 1999
Best Recent Book On This Subject As Far As I Know
+ The history of Christianity through the history of the English language
This must be the best book on Anglo-Saxon Christianity at this time. Though I have no shortage of books about Anglo-Saxons, and Anglo-Saxon poets, this is especially placed in my collection. It is the logical extension of the growing interest in Celtic Christianity that Anglo-saxon Christianity ...
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The Life-Giving Sword: The Secret Teachings From the House of the Shogun
Yagyu Munenori
Kodansha International, 2003
Thoughtful Classic on Swordsmanship
+ interested in Zen and Kendo/Samurai/etc, worth the read
+ A Japanese Swordsmanship classic on the philosophical principles of the warrior.
+ Masterpiece Treaty on the Way of the Sword
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Zen in the Martial Arts
Joe Hyams
Bantam, 1982
I loved it
+ Small book, big message.
+ Zen You Can Ken +++
+ Brilliant - Worth Reading Again and Again
+ How to reach zen almost
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samauri
Tsunetomo Yamamoto
Kodansha International, 1992
Biohazard?
+ The Way of The Samurai
+ Hagakure
+ Black Dog
+ Ghost Dog
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The Thinker's Guide to God
Peter Vardy
O Books, 2004
Compelling argument for the existence of God
+ Terrific!
+ interesting and informative basic work on "God"
+ Great book, so far
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Code of the Samurai
A. L. Sadler
Tuttle Publishing, 1989
A "Must Have" for the Martial Artist
+ Good Beginner Resource
+ Discover the warrior within...
+ Cleave to What is Right
+ Pretty interesting.
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