Today's business people will find Thomas Cleary's new translation of The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi's 350-year-old martial arts classic - compelling and tantalizingly relevant. Perseverance, insight, self-understanding, inward calm even in the midst of chaos, the importance of swift but unhurried action: Musashi's teachings read like lessons from the latest business management gurus. Who couldn't succeed in business by applying Musashi's insights on conflict and strategy!