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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks  
Powells.com Staff Pick Despite never having been into the whole "zombie thing," I picked up World War Z. Halfway through, it dawned on me that I was becoming really, deeply scared. A few more pages in and I was trying to figure out how, exactly, to make my house both...
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki
Powells.com Staff Pick Over the past 10 years I've owned several copies of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: I just can't resist giving it away. In fact, my first copy was given to me by a karate sensei who recommended I "not read it cover to cover, but instead read whichever chapter...
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Budo: The Teachings of Monhei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido
by Morihei Ueshiba
Powells.com Staff Pick Morihei Ueshiba was dubbed "King of Soldiers" for his skill with the bayonet and hardworking character while enlisted in the 37th regiment of the Fourth Division in Osaka. Ueshiba (called O Sensei by Aikidoka) wrote Budo in 1938 when he was 55...
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The Principles of Aikido
by Mitsugi Saotome
Powells.com Staff Pick O Sensei taught the art he began developing in the 1920s, growing and refining it until his death in 1969. He had many Uchi Deshi (senior students) throughout that time, and many of them left to teach aikido on their own. Mitsugi Saotome was one of O...
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The Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi
Powells.com Staff Pick There are several translations of this classic, written in 1643 by exceptional swordsman and Japanese cultural hero Miyamoto Musashi. Each one has a "flavor", but the overall messages in the text remain timeless. This is required reading for any martial...
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Bushido : the Warrior's Code (79 Edition)
by Inazo Nitobe
Powells.com Staff Pick This was one of the first books I ever read about the Samurai Code, and I can still recall scratching my head in confusion. "Where is all the the stuff about fighting?" I wondered. I kept reading. By the time I was finished I had completely reevaluated...
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Karate: Art of Empty-Hand Fighting
by Hidetaka Nishiyama
Powells.com Staff Pick My copy of this book (it's been in print since 1960) has the original burlap cover. It's absorbed a lot of sweat from countless perusing while riding the bus home after long sessions in the dojo. More a technical manual of karate than a philosophical...
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Barefoot Zen : Shaolin Roots of Kung Fu and Karate (00 Edition)
by Nathan J. Johnson
Powells.com Staff Pick This book is on my table right now, and though I'm only halfway through it, for any karate-ka or kung fu student it's definitely worth reading. Like in his previous book, Zen Shaolin Karate, Johnson uses his knowledge of martial arts history and Chan/Zen...
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