T h e P r o s p e r o u s P e a s a n t
A new book of parables set in 16th-century Japan, exploring the ageless question, “How does one balance fortune and fulfillment?” — and offering a few ageless answers through colorful tales of peasant and samurai life during Japan’s most turbulent epoch.
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“Though I like The Prosperous Peasant for its exploration of [its] five success principles, I love it for its underlying philosophy, as embodied by this statement: ‘Prosperity is as aptly measured in love, friendship, and personal fulfillment as in gold or fame.’ -J.D. at Get Rich Slowly
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Forged in an extraordinary collaboration between Cunningham and Portland author Tim Clark — a successful entrepreneur and Japan specialist who made his own fortune — The Prosperous Peasant will teach, charm, and motivate, but above all, its powerful message may change your life.
Five Secrets of Prosperity are revealed in the adventures of characters both historical and imagined — the peasant-turned-samurai Hideyoshi, Kembo the Vengeful Priest, Fernao the Portuguese trader, the brilliant strategist Nobunaga, Daizen the ronin, and many others.
The key to Fortune and Fulfillment, readers learn, lies not in techniques or strategies but in ancient knowledge reflected in the great philosophies of China and Japan — wisdom more fundamental than any “how-to” advice.
This edition includes an all-new abridgment of Bushido, Nitobe Inazo's classic on the Eight Virtues of the samurai.
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☼ Read a sample chapter or explore Bushido at TheProsperousPeasant.com.
☼ Visit the authors' new blog, Soul Shelter, featuring ongoing discussions about balancing fortune and fulfillment.