It seems like it only happens in Chinese martial arts movies, where a martial arts student is gifted a book on techniques by his sifu (martial arts teacher), from which he gleans guarded secrets of the art form.
He would then be entrusted to guard the book with his life to prevent it from falling into the hands of rival groups.
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