"How to be a Modern Samurai" is more than a self-help book, it is a paradigm for living life in a particular way. This volume is well researched and offers in depth explanations of Japanese culture. It offers a respectful entry into another culture for those who are interested, or a path to an exceptional life, or simply a mental reset for those who are bogged down by post-modern ennui.

Really appreciated this look into the world of the samurai, their philosophy, and especially their past and history, which isn't very widespread outside of Hollywood and TV, and these get it 'not right' most of the time.
Found the philosophy to offer good directions to follow in life, especially regarding self-discipline, how to garner respect, how to rise above yourself. It seems sometimes like common sense, but it's amazing how common sense is, well, not common in the world. The philosophy and the directions follow a lot of the same lines as other enlightenment philosophies.
The only reason I'm not giving this a 5 is because it does encourage violence and some not very compassionate practices. Which I understand would make sense for the warrior of times past, but we're not in times past, and unless one is a ruthless CEO or one of those people who axes jobs for a living, this kind of ruthlessness just seems out of place today and not very conducive to building good karma and choosing the path of resilience and non-violence

Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley!

this book has a lot of great every day hints at mastering your environment. From gossiping to the art of war! It also has some parts that are a bit far fetched for
Every day readers. However, the author is very aware of this and touches upon this point at various points of his book. The author is also honest with the readers that the samurai way might not be for everyone and that it is something that everyone has to decide for themselves after reading this book. His honesty is
Refreshing. I look forward to
Reading some of the other books the author has written on the subject matter.

I liked this book, it was well and easily written and gave clear instructions and list of things to do and ways to act that were - mostly - absolutely not difficult to do and/or improve. A Zen way to achieve your goals in life.

Mi é piaciuto questo manuale, ben scritto e senza inutili complicazioni, che elenca una serie di cose da fare ed istruzioni per metterle in atto che, per la maggior parte delle volte, non sono impossibili né utra-difficili.
Una via Zen per raggiungere i propri obiettivi.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!