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The Art of War

The Art of War

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  • Author：Sun Tzu
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Gustavo Siqueira ，

A premissa do livro e interessante，a maneira como o autor aborda Tambem e unica o que fica melhor so fato de que as dicas podem ser aplicadas na vida no Geral e não apenas na Guerra porem e uma leitura que exige uma atenção extra para se captar qual mensagem o escritor quer passar ao longo das poucas porem diferenciadas paginas，o numero de paginas tambem e algo que se faz animador pelo fato de que o livro pode ser lido em apenas 1 dia com paciencia e dedicação，esse foi um daqueles casos que a l A premissa do livro e interessante，a maneira como o autor aborda Tambem e unica o que fica melhor so fato de que as dicas podem ser aplicadas na vida no Geral e não apenas na Guerra porem e uma leitura que exige uma atenção extra para se captar qual mensagem o escritor quer passar ao longo das poucas porem diferenciadas paginas，o numero de paginas tambem e algo que se faz animador pelo fato de que o livro pode ser lido em apenas 1 dia com paciencia e dedicação，esse foi um daqueles casos que a leitura superou a expectativa。。。NOTA:8/10 。。。more

Daniel ，

Una libro con una calidad de contenido altísimo， pero necesitas estar muy concentrado para asimilar tanto conocimiento

Kristina ，

"If you know your enemy and yourself， you need not fear the result of a hundred battles。 If you know yourself but not the enemy， for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat。 If you know neither the enemy nor yourself， you will succumb in every battle。"4/5（Not me being a pacifist reading a book called "Art of War"。）It's astonishing that a book written 2500 years ago can still be applicable to today。 Not so specifically with wars and battles （although I'm sure it is）， but the military s "If you know your enemy and yourself， you need not fear the result of a hundred battles。 If you know yourself but not the enemy， for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat。 If you know neither the enemy nor yourself， you will succumb in every battle。"4/5（Not me being a pacifist reading a book called "Art of War"。）It's astonishing that a book written 2500 years ago can still be applicable to today。 Not so specifically with wars and battles （although I'm sure it is）， but the military strategy outlined by Tzu is easily applicable and adapted into most common social situations。 My position as a female leader within the IT department at work: these lessons can easily benefit me in this precarious situation that include unending battles of strategy。 My position as a mother: motherhood is a battlefield in which the opponents are fierce， individualistic， and ceaseless。 All jokes aside， there are so many lessons within that pages going beyond a traditional war/battle scenario where you can apply these concepts。 And even being a book of war tactics， let us not forget the most important lesson that Sun Tzu teaches us: "The wise warrior avoids the battle。" 。。。more

Jeff C ，

As expected， bronze age tactics and strategy have little relevance to my day-to-day。

Sofi Sofi ，

Es un libro fantástico， y considero que es de los mejores que he leído

Alberto Guadagnino ，

Va letto。

Anya Omelkova ，

Didn't expect it to go off so hard。 Surprisingly （or maybe not so） it's applicable to chess。 Didn't expect it to go off so hard。 Surprisingly （or maybe not so） it's applicable to chess。 。。。more

Noah McMillen ，

“That general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack” （66）。 “Regard your soldiers as your children， and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your beloved sons， and they will stand by you even unto death” （87）。

niysa ，

Kesinlikle bir kaç defa okuyacağım。

Lily Cole ，

Didn’t think I’d find a book about 5th century bce Chinese war tactics to be even a little interesting， yet here we are。

Yannick Richard ，

Advice way too obvious but essential， it's like a summary of ways to act during the confrontation you can encounter in life， in my version of the book there was too much information about context。。。etc。。。 Not needed in my opinion， Sun Tzu's words even opaque sometimes is the real deal ！ Advice way too obvious but essential， it's like a summary of ways to act during the confrontation you can encounter in life， in my version of the book there was too much information about context。。。etc。。。 Not needed in my opinion， Sun Tzu's words even opaque sometimes is the real deal ！ 。。。more

lizzy ，

“A skillful general will subdue his enemies without any fighting， which constitutes the ultimate triumph。 This is known as attacking by stratagem。 Great fighters excel not only at winning but at winning with ease。” Interesting read。

H。A。A。 Zayour ，

In the summer of 2019， I had this sudden interest in Chinese culture， and so I spent the whole summer semester trying to discover it。 The AUB library had a decent section covering this topic; I ventured on targeting the most fundamental focal points of Chinese culture。 To understand the culture， one must comprehend the history of the people， and thus one is bound to learn about their society， classes， laws， and interests。 Soon enough， the Chinese roots began illustrating themselves， and the impo In the summer of 2019， I had this sudden interest in Chinese culture， and so I spent the whole summer semester trying to discover it。 The AUB library had a decent section covering this topic; I ventured on targeting the most fundamental focal points of Chinese culture。 To understand the culture， one must comprehend the history of the people， and thus one is bound to learn about their society， classes， laws， and interests。 Soon enough， the Chinese roots began illustrating themselves， and the importance of war began dawning upon me when all of my readings converged towards it。 Those people did not merely fight， they saw it as an Art。 The most excellent strategist was Sun Tzu， the wise general。 Upon my third and recent read of his book， I realized how the rashness of my earlier years prevented me from comprehending most of his wisdom， for my hastiness blinded me。 His words came at a very appropriate period of my life， a time where I have come to dearly appreciate and cultivate the virtue of patience。 The Machiavellian prince must master the art of war in times of peace so that he would manage to achieve stability in times of war， an inevitable state of the world （I am currently composing a lengthy text concerning the eternal state of conflict）。 A general could learn the fundamental laws of strategy in less than a week， but that would not turn him/her into Sun Tzu， the same way learning Russian Grammar wouldn't give one the ability to write like Dostoyevsky， and the same way learning the axioms of mathematics wouldn't make an Euler out of the learner。 The art of war is founded on two focal points: there are no strict laws to approach a given scenario， and all warfare is based on deception。 One has to study each case on its own and be creative enough to solve it while deceiving the opposition。 I was delighted to notice the effectiveness of such strategies in Chess and the Chinese game of Go; the key was always being a step ahead while deceiving the opposition into believing that one is 10 steps behind。 If the enemy becomes suspicious， become a mirror and reflect his movements; that will reveal weaknesses， and only then should one smite。A flawless masterpiece， one of the most remarkable books I've ever read。 。。。more

Monica Duarte ，

Este conocimiento no será desperdiciado， algunos puntos tratados son aplicables a las peleas familiares。 Dejando el chiste， empecé a leer este libro porque era un clásico y además uno corto， me costó mucha voluntad empezar， no es lo que acostumbro a leer， PERO， me llevé una grata sorpresa， realmente la lectura fue muy entretenida。 No hay nada que pueda decir de este libro que no se haya dicho ya， así que en cambio solo diré que me encontré sumergida en está lectura mientras imaginaba que era una Este conocimiento no será desperdiciado， algunos puntos tratados son aplicables a las peleas familiares。 Dejando el chiste， empecé a leer este libro porque era un clásico y además uno corto， me costó mucha voluntad empezar， no es lo que acostumbro a leer， PERO， me llevé una grata sorpresa， realmente la lectura fue muy entretenida。 No hay nada que pueda decir de este libro que no se haya dicho ya， así que en cambio solo diré que me encontré sumergida en está lectura mientras imaginaba que era una sabía general con grandes responsabilidades jaja。 。。。more

Mike ，

Mandatory reading for military officers。 Also an important reference book for business leaders and entrepreneurs。

Wei Ming ，

Wise words by an ancient ancestor。

Luca Pertegato ，

This eternal military treatise from master Sun - read by Napoleon himself during his prime - is a testament to the importance and relevance that warfare has on humans。 Dated back from 5th century BC China， it presents the reader with 13 chapters each describing an art within the art of war。 This book is not only good for military-men but also to business-minded people and entrepreneurs as it presents several interesting concepts such as appearing weak when you are strong and vice versa。 Many rul This eternal military treatise from master Sun - read by Napoleon himself during his prime - is a testament to the importance and relevance that warfare has on humans。 Dated back from 5th century BC China， it presents the reader with 13 chapters each describing an art within the art of war。 This book is not only good for military-men but also to business-minded people and entrepreneurs as it presents several interesting concepts such as appearing weak when you are strong and vice versa。 Many rulers who read， understood， and correctly applied the lessons contained within gained much during their lifetimes， e。g。 Takeda Shingen， Napoleon， Schwarzkopf Jr。， and Zedong。 。。。more

Boston ，

Short and profound novel。 Definitley on my list of books to study again。 Talks specifically of war but can be applied in any facet of life。

Kyle Hamelin ，

This book is a classic for a reason， however， that doesn't make it a great read。 It's a short and simple read， and a modern version of this book would probably expound on the ideas and reach 3 or 4 hundred pages， but this book was written a long time ago and the style of writing was probably different back then。 Still， it would have been nice to have more detail on the topics being covered and for the author to expand on the ideas more。 All in all， it is a worthwhile read， especially since it is This book is a classic for a reason， however， that doesn't make it a great read。 It's a short and simple read， and a modern version of this book would probably expound on the ideas and reach 3 or 4 hundred pages， but this book was written a long time ago and the style of writing was probably different back then。 Still， it would have been nice to have more detail on the topics being covered and for the author to expand on the ideas more。 All in all， it is a worthwhile read， especially since it is so short。 I almost gave it a four-star rating， but if I was being honest that would have been adding a star because of the influence of this great classic and not because the book itself warranted a four-star rating， so I decided 3 out of 5 stars was fitting。 。。。more

Иicole ，

ME ENCANTÓ。 🤩🙌🏼Soy súper fan de las guerritas que se dan en los libros y me fascinan cuando son detalladas al 100%， así que claramente moría por leer este libro。Me gustó mucho la forma en que habla sobre las tácticas， estrategias， terreno y demás factores que influyen mucho al momento de ir a la batalla y de que no debes específicamente emplear la fuerza para tener una victoria asegurada， sino que también puedes emplear la sabiduría en aquella。Además， este conocimiento no solo aplica para las gu ME ENCANTÓ。 🤩🙌🏼Soy súper fan de las guerritas que se dan en los libros y me fascinan cuando son detalladas al 100%， así que claramente moría por leer este libro。Me gustó mucho la forma en que habla sobre las tácticas， estrategias， terreno y demás factores que influyen mucho al momento de ir a la batalla y de que no debes específicamente emplear la fuerza para tener una victoria asegurada， sino que también puedes emplear la sabiduría en aquella。Además， este conocimiento no solo aplica para las guerras， incluso se lo puede relacionar y aplicar en la vida diaria。Algo corto y fácil de leer。 Me encantó jajajajdjkskc y ya， paro。✌🏼 。。。more

E。Elegance’s ，

this book was my second book that i read about history。 and history is not my favorite。 but this book is good to read and have an idea about miltary and war in general

honey ，

“all warfare is based on deception。”

Afonso ，

'ele vence as suas batalhas não cometendo erros。 é o não cometer erros que assegura a vitória， pois significa vencer um inimigo que já está derrotado' - Sun Tzu 'ele vence as suas batalhas não cometendo erros。 é o não cometer erros que assegura a vitória， pois significa vencer um inimigo que já está derrotado' - Sun Tzu 。。。more

Nithin Jacob ，

Quite the read。 I didn't anticipate the correlation that 500 BC Chinese warfare tactics can be applied in our day-to-day lives。 Felt it was quite draggy， the typical self-help books reiterations。 Quite the read。 I didn't anticipate the correlation that 500 BC Chinese warfare tactics can be applied in our day-to-day lives。 Felt it was quite draggy， the typical self-help books reiterations。 。。。more

Frankie ，

Spies are key in understanding another’s dispositions。

Emma ，

Very short book。 I listened to the audio book while doing chores at home so I didn't really focus all the time on what was said。 The book was informational but the information was not applicable on my life at all。 Interesting but luckily for me very short。 Very short book。 I listened to the audio book while doing chores at home so I didn't really focus all the time on what was said。 The book was informational but the information was not applicable on my life at all。 Interesting but luckily for me very short。 。。。more

Suset ，

La ira puede convertirse en alegría y la cólera puede convertirse en placer pero， un pueblo destruido no puede hacérsele renacer y la muerte no puede convertirse en vida。

Chris Spaight ，

I don't understand why this is seen as such a classic。 There are some interesting points， but so much of it is repetitive and too dry for me。 I don't understand why this is seen as such a classic。 There are some interesting points， but so much of it is repetitive and too dry for me。 。。。more

Richard ，

I had a hard time choosing between three and four stars for this book。 My rating has little to do with the principles of Sun Tzu - which are excellent - but rather with the format。 Providing commentary from others tends to break up the flow of the principles， making it harder to keep in mind what is being taught， while at the same time confusing the issue by providing differing opinions on what Master Sun actually meant。I'm sure that the commentary was designed to help the western mind comprehen I had a hard time choosing between three and four stars for this book。 My rating has little to do with the principles of Sun Tzu - which are excellent - but rather with the format。 Providing commentary from others tends to break up the flow of the principles， making it harder to keep in mind what is being taught， while at the same time confusing the issue by providing differing opinions on what Master Sun actually meant。I'm sure that the commentary was designed to help the western mind comprehend the subtleties of eastern thought; the wording suggests assumptions that only a reader familiar with eastern thought will catch （I caught a glimpse every now and again， but certainly not enough for a full understanding） - but adding the commentaries did not provide enough clarity to overcome the difficulties caused by breaking up the flow of thought。 。。。more

Mahesha Goonesekere ，

My first audio book experience。

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