false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170271797m/44950.jpg 44950 1 The Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in shaping the modern martial arts within Japan and internationally. The Japanese original of this book has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido, a way of thought that remains fascinating to modern world, East and West 44272 22 9 1999 The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke total:140|5:38|4:57|3:33|2:12|1:0| 140 541 190 24 44950 0804831904 9780804831901 140 24 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170271797m/44950.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44950.The_Code_of_the_Samurai_A_Modern_Translation_of_the_Bushido_Shoshinshu_of_Taira_Shigesuke 3 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 25 09:52:32 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 10:01:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 44950 0804831904 9780804831901 140 24 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170271797m/44950.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44950.The_Code_of_the_Samurai_A_Modern_Translation_of_the_Bushido_Shoshinshu_of_Taira_Shigesuke 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 14:51:34 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:06:10 -0700 2009 The Code of the Samurai is an example of one of the staples of literature since ancient times: the self-help/how-to guide. Sure, we like to think of that as a modern phenomena, but most literate societies have produced a book that tells you how to live, and feudal Japan was no different. This par...more...]]> 44950 0804831904 9780804831901 140 24 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170271797m/44950.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44950.The_Code_of_the_Samurai_A_Modern_Translation_of_the_Bushido_Shoshinshu_of_Taira_Shigesuke 4 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Sep 17 16:54:24 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 13:22:19 -0800 2009 bushi or better yet samurai, but otherwi...more...]]> 44950 0804831904 9780804831901 140 24 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170271797m/44950.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44950.The_Code_of_the_Samurai_A_Modern_Translation_of_the_Bushido_Shoshinshu_of_Taira_Shigesuke 4 0 false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 13:30:16 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 14:52:45 -0700 2008 Code of the Samurai is not a book that I would have sought out an opportunity to read, but fortuitously that opportunity arose and read it I did--and boy am I glad!

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