5 Top nonfiction books like The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do by Shoshin Nagamine

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The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do

By: Shoshin Nagamine

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin N…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do by Shoshin Nagamine , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Watchmen by Alan             Moore, John    Higgins, Dave Gibbons

1. Watchmen

By: Alan Moore , John Higgins , Dave Gibbons

4.38

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes pla… read more

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"Never despair. Never surrender."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"It doesn’t matter how “successful"

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

"The superman exists and he's American."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

Cover of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki, Huston Smith, Trudy Dixon, Richard Baker

2. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • japan
"Waves are the practice of the water."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

Cover of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings by Nyogen Senzaki, Paul Reps

3. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings

By: Nyogen Senzaki , Paul Reps

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Zen Flesh, Zen Boneswas published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire genera… read more

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  • nonfiction

4. The Hero With a Thousand Faces

By: Joseph Campbell

3.79

Format: 32 pages,

The first popular work to combine the spiritual and psychological insights of modern psychoanalysis… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. The Time Machine

By: H.G. Wells , Greg Bear , Carlo Pagetti

3.89

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

“I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account … read more

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"For after the Battle comes quiet."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller."

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

"[...] The slowest snail that ever crawled dashed by too fast for me. [...]"

-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

6. Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text

By: Gichin Funakoshi , None

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Hardcover

Nineteen "kata" ("forms") of karate - the art of self-defense without weapons - are presented here … read more

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7. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

By: Michael A. Singer

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can y… read more

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8. Karate-Do: My Way of Life

By: Gichin Funakoshi

4.00

Format: None pages,

The father of Karate-do describes his life of devotion to the practices and spirit of the ancient m… read more

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9. Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle

By: C.G. Jung , R.F.C. Hull

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Extracted from Volume 8. A parapsychological study of the meaningful coincidence of events, extrase… read more

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10. Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

By: James Clavell

4.41

Format: 1152 pages, Paperback

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and e… read more

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  • japan
"I can't use hope against swords."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"What is pain to a man? A privilege!"

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now ."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"Horses are far worse than men for treachery..."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

Cover of Analysis of Genuine Karate: Misconceptions, Origins, Development, and True Purpose (Martial Science) by Hermann Bayer

11. Analysis of Genuine Karate: Misconceptions, Origins, Development, and True Purpose (Martial Science)

By: Hermann Bayer

4.18

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Genuine karate is an Okinawan martial art for self-defense; its ongoing globalization has jeopardiz… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • martial arts
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12. The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do

By: Shoshin Nagamine

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin N… read more

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  • japan

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Joe Abercrombie

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