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Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an 18th-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die.

Lessons Learned: An Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Life written by Brian Scott Sherman is a collection of 33 incredibly true short stories. Brian Scott Sherman is not famous. Most of you have never heard of him. He's just an ordinary guy doing his best to make the most of the moments he has on this earth. In that way, you probably have a lot in common, and Lessons Learned is filled with stories of daily living, often humorous, sometimes faced with tragedy, and others with personal stupidity.

In this podcast, author and paranormal investigator Scott V Brian and co-host Kevin Bowerman recount true life ghost stories they have encountered in decades of paranormal research. With soothing background tracks, this podcast will lure you in to connect with tales from what lies beyond. If you are into real haunting tales of ghosts, poltergeists, and spooky happenings, this podcast is for you! First episodes to be released August 2021 on Red Circle, to be available on Spotify, Apple Podcast and other major platforms.

Take a trip to old Japan with William Scott Wilson as he travels the ancient Kiso Road, a legendary route that remains much the same today as it was hundreds of years ago. The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 CE. In the 17th century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips - along with their samurai and porters - to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo).

"At all costs avoid blame." Such is the creed of dictators and politicians, tycoons and company chairmen, media celebrities, and spin doctors the world over. But what about men at war, where the penalties for errors of judgment can be devastating? History is full of tales of those who have been wrongly castigated in the rush to find a culprit; only later, sometimes much later, when the real truth comes out, is the scapegoat exonerated.