The Code of the Warrior in History, Myth, and Everyday Life (Paperback)

by Rick Fields (Author)

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Product Description
In The Code of the Warrior, Rick Fields adapts the traditional codes of the warriors in earlier societies to today's world--creating a new path of spiritual and personal development.

From the Publisher
A noted contemporary writer adapts the traditional codes of the warriors in earlier societies to today's world--creating a new path of spiritual and personal development.

Product Details

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006096605X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060966058
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,075,096 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, But Info is Poorly Researched, June 3, 2009

By	Ronin - See all my reviews

A lot of nice short stories illustrating various warrior qualities. Many full little insights into various cultural history from the warrior perspective. Chapters include:

1) Warriors Before war
2) The 1st Warrior
3) Warrior Kings of Sumer
4) Indo-Europeans
5) The Aryans
6) The Taoist Solution
7) Martial Arts in China
8) Knights 7 Chivalry
9) Samurai & Bushido
10) Crazy Horse & the Sioux Warrior
11) The Loan Warrior
12) The Woman Warrior
13) The Warrior & the Business Person (Is this a joke??)
14) Bringing the Warrior Down to Earth

This is a fun book that is not to be taken too seriously. Good intro book to the subject and to its credit there really is some good stuff. One example why I gave it 3-stars, from the caption at the start of Chapter 9:

"Bushido, I have found out, lies in dying. -Hegakure"

Not my typo above. Here's the actual quote he was aiming for from The Hagakure:

"The Way of the Samurai is found in death." -from the 2nd entry.

Here is a more positive example of a quality quote:

"When you go on the warpath, look out for the enemy and do something brave. Do not make me ashamed of you. Study everything you see, look it over carefully and try to understand it. Have good-will toward all your people. Tell no lies; the man who lies is a weakling. He is a coward. Keep an even temper and never be stingy with food. In that way your name will become great."

White Bull, who rode with Crazy Horse, was given that advice by his father. Pretty good.

Take it or leave it.