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Titles marked by + provide a good general background.

    Aero, Rita. Things Chinese
    Basho. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
    Birch, Cyril (tran.). Stories From a Ming Collection
    Blofeld, John. Taoist Mysteries and Magic
    Chan, Albert. The Glory and Fell of the Ming Dynasty
    Dennys, N. B.. Folklore of China
+ Draeger, Donn && Robert Smith. Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts
+ Duus, Peter. Feudalism in Japan
    Embree, John F. Suye Mura: A Japanese Village
+ Frederic, Louis. Daily Life in Japan at the Time of the Samurai
+ Greer, John P. Armies and Enemies of Ancient China
    Grousset, Rene. The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire
    Hall, John Whitney. Government and Local Power in Japan: 500 to 1700
    Hatiro Yamagami. Japan's Ancient Armor
    Hatsumi, Dr. Masaaki. Ninjutsu: History and Tradition
+ Hearn, Lafcadio. In Ghostly Japan
    Japan: An Interpretation
+ Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, With Sundry Cobwebs
+ Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
+ Hucker, Charles O.. China's Imperial Past
    Ihara Saikaku. Tales of Japanese Justice
    Tales of Samurai Honor
    Kageo Muraoka & Kichiemon Okamura. Folk Arts and Crafts of Japan
    Keene, Donald, ad.. Anthology of Japanese Literature
    Kim, Ashida. Ninja: Secrets of Invisibility
    Kitabatake Chikafusa. A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns
    Kiyoshi Hirai. Feudal Architecture of Japan
+ Kuo, Louise and yuan Hsi. Chinese Folktales <>
++ Leach, Maria, ad.. Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore
    Lee, Jai Hyon. Korean Lore
    Liang Ssu-ch'eng. A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture
    Liu, James J. Y.. The Chinese Knight Errant
+ Foreign Languages Press (Beijing, China). The Magic Knife: Folk Tales From China, 5th Series.
+ Mass Ohta & Suzue Takagi. Japanese Folklore in English, VOL I-VI <>
    Miyamoto Musashi. A Book of Five Rings
    Morris, Ivan. The Nobility of Failure
    The World of the Shining Prince
    Morse, Edward S.. Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings
++ New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology
    Osgood, Cornelius. The Koreans and Their Culture
+ Ozaki, Yei Theodore, com.. The Japanese Fairy Book
    Philippi, Donald L.. Songs of Gods, Songs of Humans
+ Piggot, Juliet. Japanese Mythology
    Qui Pu. The Oroquens: China's Nomadic Hunters
+ Ratti, Oscar & Adele Westbrook. Secrets of the Samurai
+ Roberts, Moss (traps. 6 ad.). Chinese Fairy Tales && Fantasies <>
    Rossbach, Sarah. Fang Shui, the Chinese Art of Placement
+ Sadler, A. L., trap.. The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike <>
+ Sanders, Tao Tao Liu. Dragons, Gods && Spirits From Chinese Mythology
+ Sansom, G. B. Japan: A Short Cultural History
+ Schafer, Edward H. Ancient China
    Seiroku Noma. Japanese Costume and Textile Arts
    Shen Fu. Six Records of a Floating Life
    Smith, D. Howard. Chinese Religions
    Smith, R. Gordon. Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
    Songling, Pu. Selected Tales of Liaozhai
    Stone, George Cameron. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor
+ Storry, Richard. The Way of the Samurai
    Sun, Ruth O.. The Asian Animal Zodiac
+ Sun Tzu. The Art of War <>
    Teiji Itch. Traditional Domestic Architecture of Japan
    Ting, Dr. Leung. Skills of the Vagabonds
+ Turnbull, S. R.. Samurai Armies 1550-1615
+ The Samurai <>
    Van Over, Raymond, ad.. A Treasury of Chinese Literature
    Vlahos, Olivia. Far Eastern Beginnings
    Warner, E. T C.. Chinese Weapons
    Williams, C. A. S.. Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives
    Wilson, William Scott (traps.). Budoshoshinshu: The Warrior's Primer of Daidoji Yuzan
    Wu Cheng-en. Monkey
+ Wheeler, Post. Tales From the Japanese Storytellers
+ Yang Jwing-Ming, Dr.. Introduction to Ancient Chinese Weapons <>

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