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Stephen F. Kaufman

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New York, The United States

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http://www.hanshi.com.

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Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

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Miyamoto Musashi, Sun Tzu, Norman Mailer, Ernest Hemingway, Ayn Rand, ...more

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Stephen F Kaufman is an acknowledged master speaker and educator, and a teacher of ancient wisdom made practical for contemporary global society. He is the author of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Musashi's Book of Five Rings."

An authority on negotiation, management, motivation training, personal development, and spiritual ascension technique, he provides functional solutions that empower audiences to turn all challenges, real and imaginary, emanating from the worlds of business, military, and personal endeavor into viable opportunity by demonstrating definitive working techniques that bring about advantageous results. ...more

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	Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy 4.21 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martial Artist's Book of the Five Rings 4.16 avg rating — 51 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Modern Warrior: Living the Samurai Ideal in the 21st Century 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shogun's Scroll - Wield Power and Control Your Destiny 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Stephen F. Kaufman, Tuttle Publishing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Tao: Meditations on the Tao Te Ching to Empower Your Life 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady of the Rings: Musashi's Book of Five Rings Strategy Interpreted for Women it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homage for Miyamoto Musashi 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portraits of the Living Tao it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hanshi in Brussels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sun Tzu Art of War Now Available as Hard Cover

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of my best selling version of "The Art of War," Tuttle Publishing has released a new hard cover version of the book that includes a new forward and color illustrations.

The Art of War The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu

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Stephen F. Kaufman wrote a new blog post Sun Tzu Art of War Now Available as Hard Cover To celebrate the 25th anniversary of my best selling version of "The Art of War," Tuttle Publishing has released a new hard cover version of the book Read more of this blog post »
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“If you're gonna play, play. Don't play!”
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