Karate history:

History and traditions of Okinawan karate Hokama & Borkowski – Masters Publication – 1996

Shotokan karate: a precise history Cook – H. Cook – 2009

Karate: Its History and Practice Koyama Masashi, Wada Koji, Kadekaru Toru – translation by Alexander Bennett – Nippon Budokan press – 2021

Manuals:

Karate-do kata: 5-Heian, 2-Tekki Kase & Daudier – Sedirep – 2004

Kata Supérieurs Shotokan-ryu Kase – Budo – 2013

Karate-dō kyōhan the master text Funakoshi – Kodansha International – 1973

Karate-dō nyūmon: the master introductory text Funakoshi – Kodansha USA – 2013

Modern Classics:

The twenty guiding principles of karate: the spiritual legacy of the master Funakoshi & Nakasone – Kodansha Usa – 2012

Essence of karate Funakoshi & Berger – Kodansha America, Inc – 2013

Bushido: the soul of Japan Nitobe – Origami Books Pte Ltd – 2021Controversial book; needs contextualisation. Critical views such as Inventing the Way of the Samurai by Oleg Benesch and even counterarguments to Benesch work

Shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior Trungpa & Gimian – Shambhala Publications, Inc. – 2019

Ancient Classics:

Bubishi, the bible of karate edited by McCarthy – Tuttle – 1995

Hagakure Tsunetomo – Random House Inc – 2014 Requires contextualisation such as Benesch work again or The Shogunate podcasts: The Bushido Myth and The Hagakure