33 Strategies of War
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Rating | : | 4.84 (964 Votes) |
Asin | : | B012BI11W4 |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-05-10 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war
Better Than Garlic Aurora Lee To date I've read everything Robert Greene has in print and, much to my surprise, this turned out to be the most useful volume of all. Greene's other books were immensely helpful for clearing my head of cobwebs since, along with everyone else, I'm forced to negotiate our brave new world of cutthroat tactics and social Darwinists, while trying to keep a roof over my head. Without going into detail, let me simply say The 33 Strategies of War taught me exactly what I needed to know in order to adequately discourage the bullying I have had to endure at work for the past three years. Until I can find another jo. Best book I own Redoubt Ranger This is the best of his books. I have given over 20 copies of this book to young officers, enlisted men, young business peopleeven both of my children. Well written and the most impressive thing is how he uses the same things we have always read from these scions of leadership but he translates this into understandableand better yetactionable ideas. If you want to be a leaderof any kindat any agebuy this book.. Amber M. Anderson said Amoral, but well thought out and entertaining. I actually bought this book because my boss was telling entertaining stories from it. The book is actually very interesting and worth it just for all the historical anecdotes (provided you like history) from both Eastern and Western Culture. Interesting to note is that it doesn't just include strategies employed by the greats like Napoleon and Alexander the Great, though these certainly feature, but also includes recent pop culture, sports, and HollywoodHitchcock, Mae West, etc. Note that Hitler and Giap get billing too as those who have succeeded (and sometimes failed) at war. The strategies are well thou