The Art of War
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590305477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 391 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said It is a book meant for good.. I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 1It is a book meant for good. Amazon Customer I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book, you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient. or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was "It is a book meant for good." according to Amazon Customer. I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 1It is a book meant for good. Amazon Customer I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book, you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient. or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book, you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient. 8 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book, you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient. Kindle Customer said Great business strategies. I was wondering what the BIG DEAL of this book was. Many business people have read it and address it as a business book.I found it free on amazon and of course, I downloaded it. Boy! Am I glad I did.The beginning was a bit scary for me. Let me not spoil it for you, but if you read it, you will understand why.For those on business, get this right: if the vision and mission of the organization are clear, but the members or employees are not acting accordingly, the leadership is to. Mary Soon Lee said Succinct advice for military commanders. Highly recommended (but not this edition).. Written over two thousand years ago, in a time when wars were fought with chariots, this book offers succinct advice for military commanders. It reminds me of Machiavelli's "The Prince," which offers succinct advice for rulers. Both books are brief. Both books offer astute and sometimes provocative guidance. Both books derive additional interest from their historical importance. But I found "The Art of War" by far the easier read (part of a single afternoon), whereas, for me, "T
Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict. 1 CD, 1 hour. Abridged (Contains the full text of The Art of War, and an abridged commentary). This translation features Sun Tzu's original text in its entirety along with commentary from classical Chinese military thinkers. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international
Yet it still remains a contemporary lesson on how to attain victory without going to battle. This particular translation comes from the Denma Translation Group, led by scholars Kidder Smith and James Gimian (publisher of Shambhala Sun magazine). --Gail Hudson. At its core, The Art of War offers a sophisticated lesson on "taking whole," meaning staying openhearted and relaxed in order to sidestep a fight--whether you are a field commander, a CEO, or a frustrated mother putting a resistant son to bed. Despite numerous references to enemies, generals, and armies, The Art of War is about nonaggression. The Art of War was written over 2,300 years ago in what is now North China. Because of the text's obscure wording (even the Chinese find the original document cumbersome), the translators have