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William Scott Wilson

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Nashville, Tennessee, The United States

Website

http://www.williamscottwilson.net/

Genre

Philosophy, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality

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Average rating: 4.07 · 25,765 ratings · 1,603 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi 4.12 avg rating — 1,815 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural by William Scott Wilson, William Scott Wilson (Translation) 3.72 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking the Kiso Road: A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan 3.81 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ideals of the Samurai 3.91 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One Taste of Truth: Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea 3.86 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku: Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved Poets - From Basho and Issa to Ryokan and Santoka, with Works by Six Women Poets by William Scott Wilson, Steven Heine (Foreword) 4.30 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pocket Samurai 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swordsman's Handbook: Samurai Teachings on the Path of the Sword 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illustrated Book of Japanese Haiku: A Journey through the Seasons with Japan's Best-Loved Poets by William Scott Wilson (translator), Manda (illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NEW-Budoshoshinshu 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“See to it that you temper yourself with one thousand days of practice, and refine yourself with ten thousand days of training.”
― William Scott Wilson, The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

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“Musashi and Takuan both believed that the great mistake was being slowed or rendered immobile by what one sees, hears, feels, or thinks.”
― William Scott Wilson, The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

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“Musashi and Takuan both believed that the great mistake was being slowed or rendered immobile by what one sees, hears, feels, or thinks. For them, even an instant’s preoccupation could be fatal. Both body and mind must be free to flow and to respond to whatever the situation demands.”
― William Scott Wilson, The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

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