The Book of Five Rings

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Author: Miyamoto Musashi
Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
Published: 11/15/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781398808744

About the Author
Miyamoto Musashi was born around 1584 into a samurai family in Harima province. His mother died soon after his birth, so he was raised by his step-mother and then his uncle, a monk from the Shoreian temple. While staying with his uncle, he was taught Zen Buddhisma and basic reading and writing. He had his first duel at the age of thirteen and went on to have 59 more, claiming never to have lost a single one. He completed his influential book on swordsmanship in May 1645, the year he died.