The Art of War
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B07356G3BZ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 283 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Remember Sun-tzu's advice: "Though effective, appear to be ineffective." --Brian Bruya. Folded into this small package are compact views on resourcefulness, momentum, cunning, the profit motive, flexibility, integrity, secrecy, speed, positioning, surprise, deception, manipulation, responsibility, and practicality. The Art of War is the Swiss army knife of military theory--pop out a different tool for any situation. Commentaries from the Chinese tradition trail Sun-tzu's words, elaborating and picking up on puzzling lines. Take the solitary passage: "Do not eat food for their soldiers." Elsewhere, Sun-tzu has told us to plunder
It 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 . 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. "Succinct advice for military commanders. Highly recommended (but not this edition)." according to Mary Soon Lee. 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 in
Sun Tzus theories are extremely popular among politicians and leaders in marketing and communication.. "The Art of War” is widely known as the masterpiece of the Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu. The book is a highly acclaimed tutorial for managing conflicts and winning battles, not only in the military meaning, but also in career and life management