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Kendo: Culture of the Sword
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520284372/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4RNSAbX333491
If you don't know japanese I found kendo books really difficult as a beginner. There are just so many terms in japanese that you will spend more time looking things up than reading. Plus there is a lot of info there you just won't be able to digest without some time in the dojo. You can still get something out of them, but be aware it can be dense. I came back to most of my books after a year or two of doing kendo and understood them a lot more.
My favorite book on kendo. Salmon sensei writes in a way I find really accessible to western kendoka. I like his blog too.
http://www.amazon.com/Kendo-Comprehensive-Guide-Japanese-Swordsmanship/dp/4805312319?ie=UTF8&keywords=kendo&qid=1462375770&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
The best history of kendo book I've found.
http://www.amazon.com/Kendo-Culture-Alexander-C-Bennett/dp/0520284372?ie=UTF8&keywords=kendo&qid=1462375770&ref_=sr_1_7&sr=8-7