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The Book of Five Rings
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The Book of Five Rings

work by Miyamoto Musashi
Also known as: “Gorin no sho”
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  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi: woodcut of Miyamoto Musashi
    Miyamoto Musashi

    …on strategy—Gorin no sho (The Book of Five Rings), which dealt with the martial experience both individually and militarily—on his deathbed. Following its first English translation in 1974, the book was seriously studied by executives in the West in order to better understand Japanese management techniques and strategies.

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    …on strategy—Gorin no sho (The Book of Five Rings), which dealt with the martial experience both individually and militarily—on his deathbed. Following its first English translation in 1974, the book was seriously studied by executives in the West in order to better understand Japanese management techniques and strategies.

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