Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto TsunetomoMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Some good, some useless
The thing that comes to mind with this book is context. There are parts where context is clear. Then there are parts where there is no context at all. There is some guessing that would happen if you only went by this book. But to do so would bring up the problem of context. So you have to cherry pick what you find useful. Discard the best and there you have it. But even going that requires great context. That is why this book was a guide to the Way of the Samurai.
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