Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe's classic 1899 explanation of the samurai code: rectitude, courage, honor, loyalty and self-control. Still the most widely read introduction to bushido and the warrior class of feudal Japan.
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