Martial Books
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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as martial)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,780 ratings — published 1645
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as martial)
avg rating 3.94 — 570,381 ratings — published -500
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as martial)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,792 ratings — published 1716
How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion – The Satirical Self-Defense Comedy from the Star of 30 Rock (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as martial)
avg rating 3.27 — 745 ratings — published 2010
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as martial)
avg rating 3.84 — 10,256 ratings — published 1899
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as martial)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,495 ratings — published 1975
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as martial)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,868 ratings — published 2008
Iron & Silk (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as martial)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,574 ratings — published 1986
Jiu-Jitsu University (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,438 ratings — published 2008
The Conquest of Gaul (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.02 — 13,538 ratings — published -50
The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 3.99 — 337 ratings — published 1981
Warrior Path of Togakure (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 3.94 — 81 ratings — published 1983
White Tiger (Dark Heavens, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,678 ratings — published 2006
The Ascent of Everest (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 3.92 — 692 ratings — published 1953
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.04 — 20,880 ratings — published 2007
The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.24 — 566 ratings — published 1727
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,578 ratings — published 1644
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,399 ratings — published 1983
Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,403 ratings — published 1975
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,970 ratings — published 1979
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as martial)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,404 ratings — published 1992
All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.11 — 519,631 ratings — published 1928
Birdsong (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.11 — 83,894 ratings — published 1993
Female Tommies: The Frontline Women of the First World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.71 — 51 ratings — published 2014
The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.93 — 508,980 ratings — published -800
Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.27 — 203 ratings — published 2006
Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.31 — 466 ratings — published 1983
Warbound (Grimnoir Chronicles, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,659 ratings — published 2014
Monster Hunter Vendetta (Monster Hunter International, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,406 ratings — published 2010
Monster Hunter Nemesis (Monster Hunter International, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.38 — 11,065 ratings — published 2014
History of the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,565 ratings — published -411
White Ninja (Nicholas Linnear, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,531 ratings — published 1990
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey & Maturin, #12)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,038 ratings — published 1988
One Second After (After, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.98 — 75,693 ratings — published 2009
Richard Bolitho — Midshipman (Richard Bolitho, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,523 ratings — published 1976
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,063 ratings — published 1981
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,739 ratings — published 1983
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.45 — 13,695 ratings — published 1984
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,035 ratings — published 1986
The X-Guard: Gi & No Gi Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.45 — 97 ratings — published 2008
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.07 — 63,470 ratings — published 1969
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,147 ratings — published 1980
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,163 ratings — published 1979
The Little Black Book Violence: What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.06 — 353 ratings — published 2009
On War (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.96 — 14,523 ratings — published 1832
Highland Swordmanship. Techniques of the Scottish Swordmasters (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 2001
The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.84 — 382,781 ratings — published 1532
Spirit of the Shadow Warrior (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 4.00 — 117 ratings — published 1980
Warrior Ways of Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as martial)
avg rating 3.97 — 99 ratings — published 1981
“Nobility is a lie. A pretence that high standing comes from anything more than money or martial prowess. Any dolt can play the noble, and as you'll discover in time, daughter, it's mostly dolts who do.”
― Tower Lord
― Tower Lord



