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  • Samurai and Ninja

    The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystique

    by Antony Cummins ...
    The myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy.Samurai and Ninja expert Antony Cummins shatters the myths and exposes the true nature of these very real—and very lethal—medieval Japanese warriors. The Samurai and Ninja were, in fact, brutal killing machines trained in torture and soaked in machismo. Many were skilled horsemen and sword-fighting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Zen and the Samurai Sword

    Japanese warrior techniques for agility, clarity and calm

    by Antony Cummins ...
    This unique book combines Japanese warrior techniques with ancient Zen practices for mental clarity and physical agility, giving readers a Samurai edge that will carry them through life.Embark on a warrior’s quest to achieve the Zen-like state of a samuraiSharpen your mind, hone your senses, gain physical agility and reach peace through 100 key lessons in this unique book, as leading expert on ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Book of Samurai

    The Fundamental Teachings

    by Antony Cummins, Yoshie Minami ...
    Series series Book of Samurai
    THE LOST ART OF THE SAMURAI: Translations of 2 secret scrolls unveil 290+ lessons that define samurai life on and off the battlefield.Perfect for fans of martial arts, Japanese history, and The Book of Five Rings!Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami have brought the teachings of the famed samurai school Natori-Ryu back to life through The Book of Samurai series. This first installment is a translation ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Samurai Arms, Armour & the Tactics of Warfare

    The Collected Scrolls of Natori-Ryu

    by Antony Cummins, Yoshie Minami ...
    Series series Book of Samurai
    THE FIRST-EVER STUDY OF SAMURAI ARMS, ARMOUR AND TACTICSIN THE WORDS OF AN AUTHENTIC SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SAMURAI MASTER STRATEGISTPart of the acclaimed Book of Samurai series, which presents for the first time the translated scrolls of the historical Natori-Ryu samurai school of war, this volume offers an exceptional insight into the weaponry and armor of the samurai era, as well as tactical ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Book of Bushido

    The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry

    by Antony Cummins ...
    Dive into Japanese history—and discover who the samurai really were—in this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths.This is the go-to volume on bushido (“the way of the warrior”), drawing on a wide range of historical sources to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in action and separating the truth from the myth of samurai chivalry. It offers a long ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Lost Samurai School

    Secrets of Mubyoshi Ryu

    by Antony Cummins, Mieko Koizumi ...
    This stunning English translation of a medieval Japanese text is an illustrated martial arts manual and a historical account of the teachings of a samurai grandmasterAvailable for the first time in English, this book explores the essential practices of the samurai school known as Mubyoshi Ryu. Complete with more than 350 images, The Lost Samurai School collects and translates ancient documents ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Samurai and the Cross

    The Jesuit Enterprise in Early Modern Japan

    by M. Antoni J. Ucerler ...
    In 1614 the shogunate prohibited Christianity amidst rumors of foreign plots to conquer Japan. But more than the fear of armed invasions, it was the ideological threat--or "spiritual conquest"--that the Edo shogunate feared the most. This book explores the encounter of Christianity and premodern Japan in the wider context of global and intellectual history. M. Antoni J. Ucerler examines how the ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai

    Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550–1700

    by Tonio Andrade, Xing Hang, Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Professor Robert J. Antony, Dr. Robert K. Batchelor, Dr. Leonard Blusse, Professor Anna Busquets, Dr. Patrizia Carioti0, Dr. Weichung Cheng1, Dr. Adam Clulow2, Dr. Dahpon D. Ho3, Dr. Peter Kang4, Michael Laver5, Cheng-Heng Lu6, Dr. Mark Ravina7, Dr. Peter D. Shapinsky8, Birgit Tremml-Werner9, John E. Wills, , Jr.0 ...
    Series series Perspectives on the Global Past
    Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for millennia, but during the long seventeenth century (1550 to 1700), the velocity and scale of commerce increased dramatically. Chinese, ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • How to be a Modern Samurai

    10 Steps To Finding Your Power & Achieving Success

    by Antony Cummins ...
    Take inspiration from the samurai of old Japan and discover how their practices for self-discipline, focus, leadership, and mind control can help you find success in daily life!For centuries, the Japanese samurai were the unquestioned leaders of their society, maintaining their position through their iron will, Zen-like emotional control, and clan-building social skills. Today, in a modern world ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Our Lady of Guadalupe

    Mother of the Civilization of Love

    by Carl Anderson, Eduardo Chavez ...
    Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary of conversion, the newly-appointed bishop-elect of Mexico wrote to tell the King of Spain that, unless there was a miracle, the continent would be lost. Between December 9 and December 12, 1531, that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • First Templar Nation

    How Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the Grail

    by Freddy Silva ...
    Overturns the long-established historical narrative about the origins and purpose of the Knights Templar• Explains how and why the Templars created Europe’s first nation-state, Portugal, with one of their own as king• Reveals the Portuguese roots of key founding members, their relationship with the Order of Sion, the Templars’ devotion to Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist, and the meaning and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico

    Religious Globalization in the Context of Empire

    Edited by David Charles Wright-Carr, Francisco Marco Simón ...
    From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico compares the Christianization of the Roman Empire with the evangelization of Mesoamerica, offering novel perspectives on the historical processes involved in the spread of Christianity. Combining concepts of empire and globalization with the notion of religion from a postcolonial perspective, the book proposes the method of analytical comparison as a point of ... Read more

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