# Samurai Strategies: 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings (the Samurai Way of Winning!) - Hardcover

by **Boye Lafayette De Mente** (Author), **Michihiro Matsumoto** (Commentator)

**_The Book of Five Rings_ by Musashi Myamoto provides valuable lessons for anyone facing challenging circumstances--from business, war, and sports to fields of art, love, and politics.**

_Samurai Strategies_ has extracted the fundamentals of Musashi's martial tactics and explains them here in a context for use in the modern world. These strategies for winning are as valid today as they were in 17th century Japan and provide valuable insights for anyone in any field to endeavor.

**About his new edition:**  
This expanded edition of _Samurai Strategies_ features a new introduction by the author, and additional commentary in each chapter by renowned Japanese author and samurai expert Michihiro Matsumoto.

### Author Biography

**Boye Lafayette De Mente** has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include _Japan's Cultural Code Words, Business Guide to Japan,_ and _Japan Unmasked._

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** July 01, 2008

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