{"product_id":"wisdom-of-the-shoguns","title":"Wisdom of the Shoguns","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a collection of wisdom and reflections drawn from the turbulent final years of Japan's Warring States period. Through the words of legendary warriors such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, Miyamoto Musashi and Oda Nobunaga, readers are transported to an era when a warrior was measured not only by the sword but by patience, restraint and moral clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book can be read as a series of daily meditations for quiet inspiration - with voices from Japan's past illuminating a path forward in your own life - leading toward greater awareness, strength and inner peace:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Life is like carrying a heavy load on a long journey\"\u003cbr\u003e- Tokugawa Ieyasu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world\"\u003cbr\u003e- Miyamoto Musashi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Do what you don't want to do first\"\u003cbr\u003e- Takeda Shingen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Patience is the foundation of lasting peace\"\u003cbr\u003e- Tokugawa Ieyasu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled and annotated by Naoko Mikami, each samurai saying is accompanied by one of her elegant calligraphy illustrations that brings the words to life on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspeed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57527989141877,"sku":"BK-0280","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/8509\/6991\/files\/WisdomoftheShoguns1.jpg?v=1787836964","url":"https:\/\/www.mij.co.uk\/products\/wisdom-of-the-shoguns","provider":"Made In Japan UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}