11 Top classics books like Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by William Scott Wilson

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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

By: William Scott Wilson , None

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hagakure("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of s…

If you liked the classics plot in Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by William Scott Wilson, None , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Thomas Cleary

1. The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary

3.95

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chines… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • history
"Never venture, never win!"

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Danger has a bracing effect."

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"The wise warrior avoids the battle."

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"If his forces are united, separate them."

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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2. A New Hamlet

By: Osamu Dazai , Owen Cooney

3.69

Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tragedy of Hamlet is the consummate tale of an introspective melancholic struggling to come to … read more

Similar categories in Osamu Dazai's A New Hamlet book and William Scott Wilson's Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"The true substance of love lies in the act of howling words of love with a desperation of a man jumping into the high seas."

-Osamu Dazai, A New Hamlet

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3. The 33 Strategies of War

By: Robert Greene , Joost Elffers

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Strategies of war—and the subtle social game of everyday life—by the bestselling author of The 48 L… read more

Similar categories in Robert Greene's The 33 Strategies of War book and William Scott Wilson's Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Life has more meaning in the face of Death."

-Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War

"Events in life mean nothing if you do not reflect on them in a deep way, and ideas from books are pointless if they have no application to life as you live it."

-Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War

"12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand Strategy Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it."

-Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War

"The key to staying unintimidated is to convince yourself that the person you're facing is a mere mortal, no different from you-- which is in fact the truth. See the person, not the myth. Imagine him …"

-Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War

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4. The 47 Ronin Story

By: John Allyn

3.73

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendetta… read more

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  • classics
  • martial arts
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"Remember, there's sacrifice invovled in any kind of life. Even the man who chooses the safe way has to give up the thrill of combat. The point is that once you know what you want, you must be prepare…"

-John Allyn, The 47 Ronin Story

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5. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • history
"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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6. And Then

By: Natsume Sōseki , Norma Moore Field , 吴树文

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

And Then, ranked as one of Soseki Natsume's most insightful and stirring novels, tells the story of… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
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7. Bells of Nagasaki

By: Takashi Nagai

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Among the wounded on the day they dropped the bomb on Nagasaki was a young doctor who, though sick … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • japanese literature
  • japan
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8. The Art of Peace

By: John Stevens , Morihei Ueshiba

4.18

Format: 407 pages,

The real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. So ta… read more

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  • classics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • martial arts
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9. Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

By: William Scott Wilson , None

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hagakure("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of s… read more

Similar categories in William Scott Wilson's Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai book and William Scott Wilson's Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

  • classics
  • history
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • martial arts
Cover of A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi, Victor Harris, Lew Hartman

10. A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

By: Miyamoto Musashi , Victor Harris , Lew Hartman

4.15

Format: 32 pages,

Miyamoto Musashi fue el mas celebre de los guerreros (samurais) japoneses. En este texto presenta s… read more

Similar categories in Miyamoto Musashi's A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy book and William Scott Wilson's Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

  • classics
  • history
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • martial arts

11. The Analects

By: Confucius , D.C. Lau

3.20

Format: 168 pages,

This lively new translation with clear explanatory notes by one of the foremost scholars of classic… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • history

12. The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi & Arrowroot

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Anthony H. Chambers

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan

13. Sun and Steel

By: Yukio Mishima , John Bester

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback, Paper Dust Jacket

In this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known-and controversial-writers created what migh… read more

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14. Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics

By: Nitobe Inazō

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Code of the warrior. The traditional japanese text as written by Dr. Inazo Nitobe in 1904 edite… read more

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15. Tao of Jeet Kune Do

By: Bruce Lee , None

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

Compiled from Bruce Lee's notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is … read more

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16. Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke

By: Thomas Cleary , None , None

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the Bush… read more

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17. Way Of The Samurai

By: Yukio Mishima , None , None

3.82

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

The original Hagakurecontains the teachings of the samurai-turned-priest Jocho Yamamoto (1659-1719)… read more

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18. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Bashō , None

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his atte… read more

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19. The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master

By: William Scott Wilson , Takuan Soho

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the sam… read more

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20. Aynalar Cehennemi ve Diğer Öyküler

By: Edogawa Rampo

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

“Zekice hileler icat ettikçe, herhalde sanatçıların eser yaratırken hissettiği mutluluğu; hilemi ha… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard by Maurice Ashley

21. Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard

By: Maurice Ashley

3.71

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A little book of life advice drawing on the timeless wisdom of chess from Maurice Ashley, the first… read more

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  • nonfiction

7 Best history books like Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by William Scott Wilson

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3.95

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4.22

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4.30

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4.03

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Mastery

Robert Greene

4.26

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4.22

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