The Samurai Series brings together three of the most important books dealing with the Samurai path and philosophy into one volume. It contains: The Book of Five Rings, written by Miyamoto Musashi, a Samurai of legendary renown, is a masterpiece of simple exposition written by a master swordsman, who near the end of his spectacular life, [...] [...]
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Special Edition Books has announced the publication of a re-issued series of books by Gladys Malvern, many of them featuring illustrations by Corinne Malvern, the author’s sister. Behold Your Queen! A Story of Esther and The Foreigner – A Story of Ruth have been released in paperback versions, and are available at both Barnes and Noble [...] [...] Ssu-ma Ch`ien gives the following biography of Sun Tzu: Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His Art of War brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, King of Wu. Ho Lu said to him: “I have carefully perused your 13 chapters. May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight [...] [...] One of the most influential short stories ever written, Nikolai Gogol’s ‘‘The Overcoat’’ first appeared in 1842 as part of a four-volume publication of its author’s Collected Works. The story is considered not only an early masterpiece of Russian Naturalism—a movement that would dominate the country’s literature for generations—but a progenitor of the modern short [...] [...] |
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