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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John ManPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Corgi Books Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.273kg ISBN: 9780552165341ISBN 10: 0552165344 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 11 April 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsHis ability to put us in the picture, to feel, smell and almost touch the surroundings he describes is matched by his ability to tell a good story. Michael Palin One couldn't wish for a better storyteller or analyst than John Man Simon Sebag Montefiore His ability to put us in the picture, to feel, smell and almost touch the surroundings he describes is matched by his ability to tell a good story. * Michael Palin * One couldn't wish for a better storyteller or analyst than John Man * Simon Sebag Montefiore * An immensely entertaining history, packed with splendidly blood-thirsty tales. -- PD Smith * Guardian * Ninja is a racy popular history of a difficult and often mythologised subject and should appeal to the armchair warrior in us all. * Literary Review * Man's wry humour and treks through Japan's mountains, valleys, temples and shrines adds a vivid and personable dimension to his questing spirit - so much so, you can imagine this being a terrific television series. * Metro * His ability to put us in the picture, to feel, smell and almost touch the surroundings he describes is matched by his ability to tell a good story. Michael Palin One couldn't wish for a better storyteller or analyst than John Man Simon Sebag Montefiore Author InformationJohn Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Japan and China. His books have been published in over twenty languages. His previous books include Samurai, The Great Wall, Xanadu, Attila and the bestselling Genghis Khan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |