{"product_id":"walk-alone-owen-mercer-9798170503629","title":"Walk Alone: Miyamoto Musashi's 21 Final Rules for Discipline, Self-Reliance and Self-Mastery","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the \u003ci\u003eDokkodo\u003c\/i\u003e - \"The Way of Walking Alone.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALK ALONE\u003c\/b\u003e is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to: \u003cbr\u003e- accept reality without becoming passive\u003cbr\u003e- master desire without rejecting ambition\u003cbr\u003e- stop living through regret, envy and comparison\u003cbr\u003e- own things without letting them own you\u003cbr\u003e- make decisions without outsourcing your judgement\u003cbr\u003e- face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness\u003cbr\u003e- build a personal code you can actually live by \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the \u003ci\u003eBook of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798170503629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Owen Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546679939327,"sku":"9798170503629","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walk-alone-owen-mercer-9798170503629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}