Reddit reviews The Way of Judo: A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students
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Shambhala Publications
if you put all the technique type of books aside (which you would find plenty of recommendations on here already by searching old posts)
There's only a couple others i've read that I recommend.
Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo
The Way of Judo: A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students
Actually not so common. The one guy who wrote a book called "Kano Jiu Jitsu" basically just made a name up and threw it on a book about jiu jitsu. Kano never called it that himself, and none of his students called it that. In fact, in reference to "Kano Jiu Jitsu" by Irving Hancock, Kano went so far as to say something to the tune of "this book contains no Judo" (I'm paraphrasing from memory).
All in here. Good book if history is your thing.
I'm working on a book about the movement of Judo to other nations and this idea of Kano Jiu Jitsu comes up a lot, but in all my research I've yet to find one reputable source for Judo being called that. When Kano himself goes out of his way to correct you, as he did with Hancock, it says a lot.
If memory serves me correctly there is at least one mention of a lost training manual here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Way-Judo-Portrait-Students/dp/1590309162
I would be interested in your sources to the contrary. Perhaps you are referring to Kano's own memoirs?