Mastering the Art of War
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- Author：Zhuge Liang
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Summary
Composed by two prominent statesmen-generals of classical China， this book develops the strategies of Sun Tzu's classic， The Art of War， into a complete handbook of organization and leadership。 The great leaders of ancient China who were trained in Sun Tzu's principles understood how war is waged successfully， both materially and mentally， and how victory and defeat follow clear social， psychological， and environmental laws。 Drawing on episodes from the panorama of Chinese history， Mastering the Art of War presents practical summaries of these essential laws along with tales of conflict and strategy that show in concrete terms the proper use of Sun Tzu's principles。 The book also examines the social and psychological aspects of organization and crisis management。 The translator's introduction surveys the Chinese philosophies of war and conflict and explores in depth the parallels between The Art of War and the oldest handbook of strategic living， the I Ching （Book of Changes）。
Reviews
Helen Pugsley
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I am very grateful to this book and all the people who have worked on it。 Over the number of years that I've chipped away at it， it's really helped me to be a better leader。 I was surprised that I learned I need to be more compassionate but also less emotional。 You really wouldn't think ancient chinese warlords would teach you how to handle teams of volunteers， or even moderate Facebook meme groups， but here we are。 I feel like I have a better idea of what I'm doing。 I have several passages tabb I am very grateful to this book and all the people who have worked on it。 Over the number of years that I've chipped away at it， it's really helped me to be a better leader。 I was surprised that I learned I need to be more compassionate but also less emotional。 You really wouldn't think ancient chinese warlords would teach you how to handle teams of volunteers， or even moderate Facebook meme groups， but here we are。 I feel like I have a better idea of what I'm doing。 I have several passages tabbed。 This will be going in the glass case since I'm finally finished。 。。。more
Spencer （Sphynx Reads）
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Quite dull， but I really liked the discussion on what must be expected of a good political leader。
A。J。 Saktiana
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This book provide you with some strategic wisdom and conflicts。 Honestly， I found it quite difficult to digest some of materials providing in this book， while it looks seems easy at a glance。 But I believe this book will give you rich benefits if you can comprehend it。
Sem
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Zhuge Liang， where are you when we need you？
Sammy
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Excellent read to augment Sun Tzu’s classic。 The stories high light the lessons and bring them to life
Nathan Albright
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Although this is a short book， and likely a very obscure one， this book is a worthwhile gem for those who are students of the lasting influence of Chinese military strategy and its larger implications [1]。 The translator and editor of this book assumes that the reader is familiar with both the Art of War and the I Ching， as well as having some passing familiarity with the larger scope of Chinese history between the Spring and Autumn and T’ang periods。 Needless to say， not many readers will be fa Although this is a short book， and likely a very obscure one， this book is a worthwhile gem for those who are students of the lasting influence of Chinese military strategy and its larger implications [1]。 The translator and editor of this book assumes that the reader is familiar with both the Art of War and the I Ching， as well as having some passing familiarity with the larger scope of Chinese history between the Spring and Autumn and T’ang periods。 Needless to say， not many readers will be familiar with either Zhuge Liang nor Liu Ji， but those readers who are familiar with both will find a great deal to appreciate in the translations as well as in the larger conceptual framework in which the translations are put， namely that Sun Tzu and many who comment on him have a profound and subtle thinking process that not only deals with matters of military strategy but also with areas outside of military thought and including sociology。 The fruitful relationship between war and society is one that this book explores in considerable depth for its small size at just over 100 pages， making it a worthwhile and brief read for those who are students of the Chinese military classics already。The contents of this book are straightforward， if somewhat obscure to many readers。 Introducing by quoting passages from the iChing and Sun Tzu’s Art of War， the editor makes the statement that the military thought of noted Chinese strategists was related to Taoist thought， by pointing to striking similarities in texts and the widespread （and accurate） belief that it was better to avoid bloodshed if at all possible and that warfare was sometimes necessary but generally inauspicious。 The author then introduces the career of Zhuge Liang， who was an obscure subsistence farmer during the late Han and early Three Kingdoms period before being recognized for his sound strategic thinking， ending his career， and life， as a regent for a young king and Han loyalist， before introducing Liang’s commentary on Sun Tzu and its application in his own career。 The author then introduces the checkered career of Liu Ji， who served both the latter Yuan and early Ming dynasties loyally， but ended up having an up and down career because his loyalty was not rewarded and because he suffered harm due to slandering and flatterers， before giving a commentary that includes a great deal of information that provides evidence of the subtlety and flexibility of a wise general and strategist， and demonstrates that he was a sound pupil of the masters of military strategy。The book is worthwhile for what it says both about China as well as the relationship between war and society。 Contemporary military historians often view war and society as one of the fads or recent trends of history， but going back to the Warring States period more than two thousand years ago， and far earlier if one wishes to take it that far， there was a firm knowledge of the connection between the strength of a society and the strength of its military， as well as the fact that frequent and continual warfare was a drain on the strength of a people。 The book is also a sound warning to those who are armchair generals who use the maxims of Sun Tzu without proper understanding， given that they are subtle and designed for those with a shrewd understanding of conditions， requiring sound intelligence， as well as a canny ability to understand and manipulate the psychology of rivals and enemies。 Even if the stories are often recycled from one commentary to the next， the lessons drawn from these stories are worthwhile to ponder and reflect upon regardless of what aspect of strategy one wishes to apply in one’s own life。[1] See， for example:https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。https://edgeinducedcohesion。wordpress。。。 。。。more
Gustavo
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Un pequeño libro encontrado en la antigua Den Haag :） Una sencilla manera de entender el liderazgo actual con base a los conceptos militares de la antigua China
Johnny
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This book is a collection of translations of two old Chinese texts on the art of war - one by Zhuge Liang， and one by Liu Ji。These old Chinese texts on strategy can be hard to grok， because they are so succinct。 I've always found this to be the case with Sun Tzu's Art of War。 You can read it quickly， because it really is rather short。 Each brief little chapter provides a small gem of strategic wisdom that， in a modern Western text， would be elaborated on for a few pages。 But here， we only get a This book is a collection of translations of two old Chinese texts on the art of war - one by Zhuge Liang， and one by Liu Ji。These old Chinese texts on strategy can be hard to grok， because they are so succinct。 I've always found this to be the case with Sun Tzu's Art of War。 You can read it quickly， because it really is rather short。 Each brief little chapter provides a small gem of strategic wisdom that， in a modern Western text， would be elaborated on for a few pages。 But here， we only get a sentence or two。 Short of forcing yourself to meditate on each chapter for ten or twenty minutes before moving on， it's hard to appropriately digest each point。Zhuge Liang's text， The Way of the General， is exactly this way。 Each chapter is so brief！ Also， in this particular case， it is hard to suspect that the text has any secondary meaning， besides helping people to win at war。 Art of War and similar texts are often cast as holding deeper meanings than the surface meaning。 Perhaps this is true for Sun Tzu， but it would be a big stretch here。 The advice seems pretty sound， and Zhuge Liang was one of the most amazing generals in history， so there has to be something to it。Liu Ji's text， Lessons of War: Studies in Strategy， is infinitely more interesting， because for each chapter， he provides a story drawn from Chinese history to illustrate and back up his point。 This brings in some interesting history， which helped keep this reader engaged。 It also served to provide some elaboration for the points being made， giving each idea a bit more breadth。All in all， I found this a fascinating text to read。 It's well worth it for the long-time daoist scholar who wants a little something more than the overplayed Art of War。 。。。more
Vernita Naylor
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Mastering the Art of War is a must read especially if you are interested in better understanding the various aspects of dealing with opposition either mentally or physically。 Each strategy is broken up into bite side nuggets such as: Strategic Assessments， Doing Battle， Planning a Siege and Adaptations to help you to see the value of war。 Additionally， hearing from the Masters and leaders on how they see each section is valuable。 I find that these strategies are ideal in negotiation， conflict re Mastering the Art of War is a must read especially if you are interested in better understanding the various aspects of dealing with opposition either mentally or physically。 Each strategy is broken up into bite side nuggets such as: Strategic Assessments， Doing Battle， Planning a Siege and Adaptations to help you to see the value of war。 Additionally， hearing from the Masters and leaders on how they see each section is valuable。 I find that these strategies are ideal in negotiation， conflict resolution and strategic planning。 I am sure that in the military especially SWAT， Special Ops and the Marines that a lot of these principles were used。If you are seeking some new ways to make a mental and physical paradigm shift in your process this is a must buy。 。。。more
Ka Nesmith
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An unnecessary extension of the Sun Tzu classic， but it wasn't the worst read。 An unnecessary extension of the Sun Tzu classic， but it wasn't the worst read。 。。。more
Angel Salinas
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Obtain the thoughts of a general。 Read it。 Live it。 Pass it on。
Jchin
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Amazing playbook for leadership in any form。。。replace manager， teacher， coach， mentor to replace general。 I've been a fan of all things Romance of the Three Kingdoms for years， and came across this as an ancillary to Sun Tzu's Art of War。 Zhuge Liang's Mastering the Art of War fills in many of the blanks for understanding the statesman-general in Chinese history。 In any form of leadership， the manager， coach， teacher， mentor has a much more rich role than simply planning a battle， strategic mark Amazing playbook for leadership in any form。。。replace manager， teacher， coach， mentor to replace general。 I've been a fan of all things Romance of the Three Kingdoms for years， and came across this as an ancillary to Sun Tzu's Art of War。 Zhuge Liang's Mastering the Art of War fills in many of the blanks for understanding the statesman-general in Chinese history。 In any form of leadership， the manager， coach， teacher， mentor has a much more rich role than simply planning a battle， strategic marketing plan or classroom objectives。 A leader cares for her employees， cares for his team and brings manages by balancing compassion with strategy。 。。。more
Kenneth Jr。
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One of the best books I have ever read。
Leslie
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Its best to read it in conjunction with Sun Tzu （which I've already read Its best to read it in conjunction with Sun Tzu （which I've already read 。。。more
Richard Wong
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Read it。 Live it。 Pass it on。
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