The Art of War
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Tags: Classics, Non-Fiction, War
ISBN:1599869772
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The Art of War is a Chinese text dating from the sixth century B.C. on the nature of warfare. Written by Sun Tzu, a brilliant and innovative military expert, The Art of War has been studied for centuries by the world’s militaries and historians as well as in the realm of big business. In thirteen chapters, Sun Tzu’s masterpiece covers every aspect of waging war—the crucial decisions that must go into planning an attack, the keys of success on the battlefield, assessing terrain and resources, calculating the enemy’s strength, and the use of spies. Great military campaigns have been fought and won with the help of this ancient Chinese book. Whether interpreted literally or metaphorically, The Art of War has tried and true advice for strategists of all kinds.
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Opening Lines (Experimental)
to the State.
which can on no account be neglected.
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.
times and seasons.
the chances of life and death.
...
Member reviews
4/5
Reviewed by nod4nee on May 26, 2009
Insightful
I could apply these methods to everyday life. Very intriguing. I recommend it a read to anyone. Whether or not you're into the mentality of war generals or not.
5/5 
Reviewed by osaya on May 22, 2009
a foremost building block for "common" sense?
whilst many feel that what Sun Tzu espoused was 'common sense', many people probably don't realise how much influence it had on thinkers and leaders through the centuries, to the point that his writing has become the norm. for someone to have written a piece of this magnitude from his era is just mind-blowing. at any rate, i reckon it's a fantastic read.
3/5 
Reviewed by fireinthelight on Apr 9, 2009
Concise
-Common-Sense
+Short
5/5
Reviewed by ejly on Mar 19, 2009
A Sunny day for War
http://blog.ejly.net/2009/03/sunny-day-for-war.html
5/5
Reviewed by brainphat on Jan 22, 2009
Don't believe the haters
This book, like anything Chinese and more than a thousand years old, is dense and hard to read. The only way to extract any value from it (unless you're just into the poetry of the translation) is by thinking really hard about what's said.
And I'm sure there are some that think they already figured out all of Sun Tzu's wisdom already, but believe me: it's not common sense if the majority don't know it. QED.
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Ratings for 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu
| ana-rsn | | 2009-07-02 | |
| a_sand_devil | | 2009-01-09 | |
| BabsG | | 2008-12-07 | |
| BillSeitz | | 2008-07-14 | |
| bluekumo3 |  | 2009-02-13 | |
| brainphat | | Read review | 2009-01-22 |
| cati | | 2009-03-21 | |
| changolote | | Read review | 2008-10-28 |
| dustin | | 2009-05-22 | |
| ejly | | Read review | 2009-03-19 |
| etherea | | 2009-01-21 | |
| fireinthelight | | Read review | 2009-04-09 |
| i_pixel | | 2009-01-25 | |
| jillianaustin | | 2009-02-16 | |
| kroghy | | 2009-01-22 | |
| Mark_thetrigeek | | Read review | 2009-01-21 |
| MatLomax | | 2009-05-20 | |
| nod4nee | | Read review | 2009-05-26 |
| osaya | | Read review | 2009-05-22 |
| phocks | | 2009-01-25 | |
| sonakrj | | Read review | 2008-10-28 |
| starried | | 2008-09-24 | |
| turtle7761 | | 2009-02-12 |
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