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"The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike to the kabuki retellings of the 47 Ronin. This legacy remains with us today in the legendary Akira Kurosawa films, the shoguns of HBO's Westworld, and countless...
2) Samurai
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48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
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xxxiv, 419 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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"This book provides detailed information about the samurai, beginning with a timeline and narrative historical overview of the samurai. This is followed by more than 100 alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to the samurai, such as ritual suicide, castles, weapons, housing, clothing, samurai women, and more. The entries cite works for further reading and often include sidebars linking the samurai to popular culture, tourist sites, and...
6) Samurai
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32 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Describes the lives of Japan's Samurai warriors, including their daily life, weapons, and fighting techniques"--Provided by publisher.
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Sano Ichirō novel volume 13
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297 pages ; 25 cm.
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Japan, March 1700. Troops ambush and attack Lady Reiko, the wife of Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power and influence. The troops who have attacked Reiko appear to belong to Sano's enemy, Lord Matsudaira, who denies all responsibility. But if the rivals are not to blame, who is?
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123 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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"What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind some of history's most intriguing and secretive figures"--Amazon.com.
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192 pages ; 20 cm
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Bushido: the samurai code of Japan is one of the most influential books ever written on "the way of the warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the samurai way of living and the virtues every warrior holds dear. In Bushido, Nitobe points out similarities between Western and Japanese history and culture. He argues that "no matter how different any two cultures may appear to be on the surface, they are still...
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The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior even to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. The Samurai Sword Handbook is a precise exploration of the samurai sword designed for sword collectors as well as...
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183 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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When plague strikes a border town in the mountains of the Geishu Province, Lord Noriyuki sends his loyal bodyguard Tomoe to investigate. Once there, she and her retinue discover a truth far more terrible. Only the rabbit ronin Usagi might extricate his friend from her perilous predicament - except that he's landed in the same one himself!
12) Samurai
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32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Describes the samurai, including their history, weapons, and way of life.
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223 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher, Katsuichi, and Katsuichi's rival, Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school that demands the samurai challenge its master. Along the way, Usagi discovers a devastating secret-a weakness in Koji's style. It's a secret that could save Katsuichi's's life, but...
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Usagi Yojimbo volume 8
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199 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Rabbit ronin Usagi teams with his friend Gen, a rhino bounty hunter, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to protect an aging sensei from an evil ninja clan. His travels also take him to a remote village under threat from deadly assassins, where only Usagi stands between their merciless blades and a community's destruction.
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Usagi Yojimbo volume 25
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190 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
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The warrior's path is fraught with peril as Miyamoto Usagi takes to the road with his bounty hunter friend Gen. Traveling the countryside, the samurai odd couple must put bickering over money and shortcuts aside as they encounter a series of dangers, including trickster foxes, a gambler who is master of the bullwhip, and several factions of treacherous ninja. The stakes are raised even higher when the pair go their separate ways, as Usagi falls in...
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189 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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Usagi first crosses swords with the Red Scorpion Gang as they extort protection money from poor farmers, then must defend a temple from their attacks, but when Usagi is accused of being a member of the gang, he has no choice but to take the fight to the Red Scorpion himself.
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163 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai warrior in the employ of Lord Mifune, has been left masterless after an apocalyptic battle on the plain of Adachigahara. Now a ronin, Usagi returns from his wanderings and brings the boon of his experiences home to the people he left behind.
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214 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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While journeying over mountains, into valleys, through towns and farmlands, and along rugged coasts searching for harmony, rabbit ronin Usagi faces a unique cast of characters: a village of seaweed farmers, an innocent noodle peddler, a demon-possessed woman, a relentless clan of bat ninja, an assassins' guild, a mysterious medicine peddler, and Inazuma, a secretive female samurai. More than once Usagi finds himself in great danger -- but it's all...
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144 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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The saga of Usagi Yojimbo takes place in turn-of-the 17th-century Japan. The age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has just established power. The samurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior's code of honor known as Bushido. It is a time of settling unrest and political intrigue.
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