Books Mentioned In This Episode:

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* The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape by James Rebanks

* Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

* The Trouble With Wilderness by William Cronon

* One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch

* Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

Links to More Resources:

* James Rebanks

* William Wordsworth

* Beatrix Potter

* Miyamoto Musashi

* Nishimura-gumi

* John Clare

* Wendell Berry

* The Akiya Project on YouTube

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