The Art of the Samurai James Gleick Number of Pages: 600

Number of Pages: 600

He was awarded a Military Cross and is heralded as a military hero for something he didn’t do

and the ultimate choice of living an ethical life

Jas succumbs to a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies

a young village girl named Nadya is also seeking the witch’s help

The Art of the Samurai James Gleick Number of Pages: 600The way of the samurai is found in death. These words, written 300 years ago by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, offer a seemingly grim introduction to a practice and philosophy that was in fact anything but morbid. Offering a fascinating glimpse into the secretive inner world of the samurai, the Hagakure remained closely guarded and was shown only to a chosen few for more than a century. This was a culture in which death was embraced, not as a morbid