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The Art of War

The Art of War

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Summary

Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written， Sun-Tzu's The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the world， translated from the Chinese by John Minford in Penguin Classics。

'Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle， but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting'

For more than two thousand years， Sun-Tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with profound insights into the use of skill， tactics， psychology and discipline to outwit opponents。 Said to have inspired Napoleon， and used by Mao Zedong and General Douglas MacArthur， as well as many famous business gurus， politicians and sports stars， its ancient words of wisdom provide a touchstone for today's managers and executives fighting their boardroom battles。 This best-selling book offers ancient wisdom on how to use skill， cunning， tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent。

Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu （544-496 B。C。） and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty， but his classic The Art of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years。

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Viktor Malyshev ，

Очень маленькая книга， где от самого Сунь-Дзи ещё меньше。 Но идей сдержит много。 Раньше люди писали меньше， но лаконичнее。 В целом это трактат о том как правильно вести войну и комментариями от переводчика。 Попытались описать как можно применить знания Сунь-Дзи в современном мире。 В целом неплохо， но я почему-то ожидал чего-то большего。 Наверное потому， что многие люди говорили мне что эта книга актуальна и сейчас。 Ну， наверное。Понравилось 3 идеи， которые я возьму себе:- Война не происходит сама Очень маленькая книга， где от самого Сунь-Дзи ещё меньше。 Но идей сдержит много。 Раньше люди писали меньше， но лаконичнее。 В целом это трактат о том как правильно вести войну и комментариями от переводчика。 Попытались описать как можно применить знания Сунь-Дзи в современном мире。 В целом неплохо， но я почему-то ожидал чего-то большего。 Наверное потому， что многие люди говорили мне что эта книга актуальна и сейчас。 Ну， наверное。Понравилось 3 идеи， которые я возьму себе:- Война не происходит сама по себе и всегда связана со всем остальным。 То есть это часть всего- Стоит лишь тогда начинать войну， когда точно уверен в выиграше。 Когда уверен или она уже выиграна- Каждый полководец или генерал должен отлично знать своё дело。 Война это хитрость и поэтому выигрывает тот， кто смог подстроить правила игры и воспользоваться слабостями противника 。。。more

Marie Vr （The Books Of Marie） ，

I actually read this book as a class assignment but turns out is really good！

Alisha Hanson-Glatzel ，

I have no idea where I got the idea to download this book from Audible。 It was actually interesting and not something I would normally pick up。

Devin Wall ，

Cool to read and some good quotes， but there is only so much you can learn from a 1000 year old war strategy guide。

Vanya Prodanova ，

Е， не се разбирам със стари текстове и това е。 Ако това нещо беше написано в днешно време， на 100% от издателството щяха да му кажат на Master Sun （и на всичките му коментатори）， че се изразява много общо， твърде много философства и честно казано - твърде помпозно звучи всичко， че да го разбере човек от раз и да се продава добре。 Някъде там обаче някой бизнесмен， инвеститор， СЕО или подобен умник， е видял книгата и е решил， че ще се прави на много начетен и умен， и е заявил， че книгата чудесно м Е， не се разбирам със стари текстове и това е。 Ако това нещо беше написано в днешно време， на 100% от издателството щяха да му кажат на Master Sun （и на всичките му коментатори）， че се изразява много общо， твърде много философства и честно казано - твърде помпозно звучи всичко， че да го разбере човек от раз и да се продава добре。 Някъде там обаче някой бизнесмен， инвеститор， СЕО или подобен умник， е видял книгата и е решил， че ще се прави на много начетен и умен， и е заявил， че книгата чудесно може да се приложи за всяка сфера де що се сетиш。 И всичките му приятелчета， за да не падат по-долу от него - и те са почнали така да коментират。 Сигурно може。 Не отричам。 Но това не променя факта， че е книга за изкуството на войната и начинът， по който се представя как да се отнасяш към подчинените си и враговете си， е меко казано - притеснителен。 Така， че безумно е и откровено неморално да се опитваш да прилагаш книга， учаща те как да воюваш， към живота си。。。 Смисъл， има нещо обезпокоително в цялата идея да използваш за вдъхновение книга за военни действия по този начин。 Наречете ме луда， ама， имаме къде-къде по-добри книги с насоченост към подобряване на живота， в които не ти казват да държиш в тъмното всички около теб и да имаш жертвени шпионски агнета。 Та， книгата е чудесна за приспивателно и има някои хубави цитати， но до там。 Сигурна съм， че ръководството за управление на прахосмукачката ми също може да се приложи за всяка сфера от живота， ако човек реши да го интерпретира в тази насока。 :） 。。。more

Rick Presley ，

It's a collection of aphorisms。 The "wisdom" in the book is found in what the reader brings to it， not what he gets out of it。 It is a collection of thoughts in which one can find justification for any strategy they've decided to use。 It's a collection of aphorisms。 The "wisdom" in the book is found in what the reader brings to it， not what he gets out of it。 It is a collection of thoughts in which one can find justification for any strategy they've decided to use。 。。。more

Ivan Tokheim ，

Surprisingly entertaining and easy to follow！ Feel like I'm totally ready in case I ever was to start a war， thanks Sun Tzu！ Surprisingly entertaining and easy to follow！ Feel like I'm totally ready in case I ever was to start a war， thanks Sun Tzu！ 。。。more

Dumitrita Cladicov ，

"Arta războiului" este un manual chinezesc de strategie militară scris în secolul V î。Hr de un gânditor chinezesc Sun Tzu。 Faptul că a devenit o carte atât de populară și în anii noștri se datorează faptului că strategia aplicată în război， se pare că e una destul de potrivită și pentru lumea afacerilor și a politicii， iar imaginea și calitățile necesare unui general， enunțate de Sun Zhu par a fi extrem de necesare și unui manager din zilele noastre， câteva dintre ele fiind înțelepciunea， drepta "Arta războiului" este un manual chinezesc de strategie militară scris în secolul V î。Hr de un gânditor chinezesc Sun Tzu。 Faptul că a devenit o carte atât de populară și în anii noștri se datorează faptului că strategia aplicată în război， se pare că e una destul de potrivită și pentru lumea afacerilor și a politicii， iar imaginea și calitățile necesare unui general， enunțate de Sun Zhu par a fi extrem de necesare și unui manager din zilele noastre， câteva dintre ele fiind înțelepciunea， dreptatea， omenia， curajul și severitatea。Fraza care mi-a plăcut cel mai mult însă este "Invincibilitatea noastră depinde de noi， vulnerabilitatea inamicului， de el。E posibil să știi cum sa învingi， fără ca aceasta sa însemne ca o vei și face。" Are doar 158 de pagini， respectiv cred că merită citită chiar și doar din curiozitate， cum de altfel am făcut-o și eu。 。。。more

Zaghol ，

1。 Bagus kalau buku ni disertakan sekali penerangan pada setiap bab supaya kita boleh faham sedikit mendalam taktik2 peperangan yang dimaksudkan。 Menarik jika disertakan sekali contoh peperangan/situasi yang mengaplikasikan seni Sun Tzu。2。 Taktik nombor 19 mukasurat 78， Sun Tzu menyebut “…majulah melalui jalan-jalan yang tidak dijangka…”， buat aku teringat kisah Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh yang melalui jalan gunung ganang Bersama-sama bala tenteranya untuk menakluki Konstatinopel。 3。 Taktik nombor 1。 Bagus kalau buku ni disertakan sekali penerangan pada setiap bab supaya kita boleh faham sedikit mendalam taktik2 peperangan yang dimaksudkan。 Menarik jika disertakan sekali contoh peperangan/situasi yang mengaplikasikan seni Sun Tzu。2。 Taktik nombor 19 mukasurat 78， Sun Tzu menyebut “…majulah melalui jalan-jalan yang tidak dijangka…”， buat aku teringat kisah Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh yang melalui jalan gunung ganang Bersama-sama bala tenteranya untuk menakluki Konstatinopel。 3。 Taktik nombor 23 mukasurat 79 “Tempatkan tenteramu pada kedudukan yang memustahilkan mereka untuk melarikan diri， maka mereka akan lebih memilih mati daripada meloloskan diri。”。 Siapa baca kisah penaklukan Andalusia oleh Tariq Bin Ziyad， walaupun disangsikan kesahihannya。 Tetap taktik yang sangat berkesan。 4。 Taktik nombor 26 mukasurat 80 “Janganlah mempercayai petanda-petanda， janganlah mempercayai hal yang karut marut。 Hanya sehingga sampai ajalmu， maka tiada apa ancaman yang perlu ditakuti。”。 Nampaknya Sun Tzu ribuan tahun lalu tidak berfikiran seperti beberapa generasi kemudian yang banyak pantang larang mengarut （termasuk kita Melayu）。 Dari poin ini kita boleh Nampak betapa rasionalnya Sun Tzu。 Takutilah Allah。5。 Kelemahan edisi pertama ini ialah banyak kesalahan ejaan dan fon yang rapat2。 Dapat juga dikesan yang terjemahan pada bab2 awal bahasanya agak kaku， lama-kelamaan kita boleh rasa yang penterjemah sudah selesa apabila terjemahannya semakin lancar dan sedap dibaca。#TerusTerjemah#BudayakanIlmu 。。。more

Ali Managhebi ，

سالی که گذشت ناخواسته همراه با خانواده ام وارد یک جنگ شدیم。هرچند جنگ بدون سلاح و تفنگ بود اما هیچ کم از یک جنگ تمام عیار نداشت。 شاید بهتراست بگویم بیشتر یک نزاع بود اما در نهایت تا اینجای کار پیروز این جنگ شدیم。باید اعتراف کنم حکمت های این کتاب راهنمای بزرگی برای این جنگ بود。قطعا باید باز هم بخوانمش。

PeibloPls ，

Meh

Eric ，

A timeless book that is useful in governance and leadership。 It is flexible and can adopt to the simplest of groups to the most complex organizations。

Vanessa Acosta Rodríguez ，

Realmente increíble las tácticas escritas hace tantos años， pero no es una joya de la literatura。 Sin embargo hay ciertas tácticas que son aplicables al día a día。

Gail Barrington ，

It's hard to rate this classic。 Now I know where to set up camp with my army， how to deceive my opponent， to confuse and mystify him in order to gain the upper hand。 I know the five types of spies。 I know a lot of things I will probably never have to use but enjoyed the journey all the same。 And in the process， gained a little understanding about modern day China and the philosophy that underpins their leader's actions。 Here's just one example: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent hol It's hard to rate this classic。 Now I know where to set up camp with my army， how to deceive my opponent， to confuse and mystify him in order to gain the upper hand。 I know the five types of spies。 I know a lot of things I will probably never have to use but enjoyed the journey all the same。 And in the process， gained a little understanding about modern day China and the philosophy that underpins their leader's actions。 Here's just one example: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will。" I thought of our two Michael's， languishing in prison--what must our government concede in order to get them back？ Of course I will support them， whatever they decide--soon would be good--but now see their imprisonment not as retribution but as a form of manipulation。 Much more subtle。 。。。more

Bookish Dragon NMY18 ，

The book was short， but it was a fun experience for me。 The words are short but it was powerful， it holds a lot of knowledge and strength in just a few words。 Reading it is like reading a guide on how to survive， create a strategy and to negotiate in every war。 You actually don't want need to be at war to apply the strategies on the book。 Sun Tzu said he can see art in war， the way he has written this made me believe there is one。 But not war that killed millions of life， for me it's the war tha The book was short， but it was a fun experience for me。 The words are short but it was powerful， it holds a lot of knowledge and strength in just a few words。 Reading it is like reading a guide on how to survive， create a strategy and to negotiate in every war。 You actually don't want need to be at war to apply the strategies on the book。 Sun Tzu said he can see art in war， the way he has written this made me believe there is one。 But not war that killed millions of life， for me it's the war that we fight every single day。 Thats our war， and there's chaos in it but there's also beauty。 We always learn to survive to try and not compromise the important things to us。 And we always learn to be more stronger and better every day 。。。more

Cathal Donnellan ，

Ok， so the main reason I read this book was because I was behind on my GoodReads target and I REALLY need to make up ground when THAT Amanda Nepomuceno has pulled ahead of me。。。。。。 While the classics have their uses， the 'wisdom' communicated in the book is basically， know your enemy， know the terrain， have procedure， be cool to your soldiers， and make sure they don't pull a runner on you because that would suck。 The book itself is only relatively enlightening in the same way that The Godfather Ok， so the main reason I read this book was because I was behind on my GoodReads target and I REALLY need to make up ground when THAT Amanda Nepomuceno has pulled ahead of me。。。。。。 While the classics have their uses， the 'wisdom' communicated in the book is basically， know your enemy， know the terrain， have procedure， be cool to your soldiers， and make sure they don't pull a runner on you because that would suck。 The book itself is only relatively enlightening in the same way that The Godfather is predicatable， but still the greatest film ever made --- It was the progenitor of so many others of the same variety。 Now， my eyes are red from finishing three books today and I'm serious considering 'One more'。。。 FML 。。。more

Camilla ，

L’invincibilità， dipende soltanto da noi stessi; la vulnerabilità del nemico dipende soltanto da lui。

Piyush Sakorikar ，

No Connection of Management to war is portrayed。There are several other books which can provide direct analogy。 Modern management approach is very diffeent

Chris ，

The Skinny: Legendary book on battle that is interesting to read for the historical value and foresight， but otherwise a bit overhyped。The Good: There are many cool sections in here where the author demonstrates great knowledge of battle plans， much of it still applicable today。 The coolest part is when you remember it was written so long ago！ You can also read this in a few hours。The Bad: Perhaps I don't have a proper appreciation for these very old books but I just don't understand the hype。 T The Skinny: Legendary book on battle that is interesting to read for the historical value and foresight， but otherwise a bit overhyped。The Good: There are many cool sections in here where the author demonstrates great knowledge of battle plans， much of it still applicable today。 The coolest part is when you remember it was written so long ago！ You can also read this in a few hours。The Bad: Perhaps I don't have a proper appreciation for these very old books but I just don't understand the hype。 This is a short book with some good insights but otherwise a bit random and more broad common sense than anything too deep。 I do not quite understand why it's rated as such a great guide of business and life etc。 I felt the same way about "The Book of Five Rings" by Musashi （although this book is better than that one imo） 。。。more

Jonathan Lane ，

An important portal in which to view the past， but also important advice when strategizing a goal or plan for life。

Okjoe1 ，

"Do 'em dirty infront they dad。"-Sun Tzu "Do 'em dirty infront they dad。"-Sun Tzu 。。。more

Sally Farrag ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 - إن الحرب خُدعة كما يقولون، （سون تزو） الذى تم تعينه القائد العام للجيش الصينى فى مملكة （شى）، قام بتلخيص أهم فنون الحرب و القتال التى إذا نظر لها جيوش الحروب العالمية لما خسروا كل تلك الخسائر المنكرة، اذا بدأت الحرب لابد أن تكون خاطفة و حاسمة حتى لا تضعف من قوة الجنود، يجب أن تكون على معرفة بعدوك و نفسك جيداً ليكن النصر حليفك، الهجوم قوة و الدفاع ضعف، عدم الوقوع فى أى خطأ هو ما يؤسس لتأكيد النصر، التركيز على عناصر الحرب（قياس مسافات، تقدير الكميات، حساب الأرقام، المقارنة، إحتماللت النصر، الضرب عل - إن الحرب خُدعة كما يقولون، （سون تزو） الذى تم تعينه القائد العام للجيش الصينى فى مملكة （شى）، قام بتلخيص أهم فنون الحرب و القتال التى إذا نظر لها جيوش الحروب العالمية لما خسروا كل تلك الخسائر المنكرة، اذا بدأت الحرب لابد أن تكون خاطفة و حاسمة حتى لا تضعف من قوة الجنود، يجب أن تكون على معرفة بعدوك و نفسك جيداً ليكن النصر حليفك، الهجوم قوة و الدفاع ضعف، عدم الوقوع فى أى خطأ هو ما يؤسس لتأكيد النصر، التركيز على عناصر الحرب（قياس مسافات، تقدير الكميات، حساب الأرقام، المقارنة، إحتماللت النصر، الضرب على نقاط ضعف العدو، تشتيت العدو）، أصعب الخطوات هى فن المناورة، مبادئ مرتبطة بالارض، مبادئ مرتبطةبالجيوش، صفات القائد الجيد، تفضيل مصلحة الدولة، أهمية معرفة جواسيس من العدو。#فن_الحرب#سون_تزو#ليالى_سالى_القرائية#Remarkable_journalist 。。。more

Hannah Stowe ，

It read very like poetry！ I know that this is mostly practical advice but the economy of vocabulary was very pleasant to listen too！

Anita Rodgers ，

Very shot but intense book about military strategy。 I believe this book is read by military personnel to this day。 If you enjoy military themed stories or just strategic methods， I think you will find the book very enlightening。

Daniel Nytko ，

Finished art of war。 A SUPER short read but strangely worth it。 Almost felt like。。。 military philosophy。 But the lessons that it teaches I think could be incorporated into business。 Specifically this quote *“If you know the enemy and know 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。”*Knowing the customer， and Finished art of war。 A SUPER short read but strangely worth it。 Almost felt like。。。 military philosophy。 But the lessons that it teaches I think could be incorporated into business。 Specifically this quote *“If you know the enemy and know 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。”*Knowing the customer， and knowing the market can guarantee success， knowing the market but not the customer means for every sale you make you miss out on another and knowing neither the customer nor the market dooms you as a salesperson。 。。。more

Matt ，

3* but 5* for this edition。 It's gorgeous and I'll treasure it。 3* but 5* for this edition。 It's gorgeous and I'll treasure it。 。。。more

Ana Paola Nájera ，

Entiendo claramente porque es un clásico y me gustado bastante。 A veces me daba escalofríos lo macabro que es， como si los soldados fueran piezas de ajedrez en vez de personas con familia。 Pero ¿Por qué es tan corto？ Me he quedado con ganas de más。

Janet Gaspar ，

"El arte de la guerra" suena como un tratado extenso y técnico acerca de la guerra， pero no amiguitos， no lo es。 Me he llevado una sorpresa al descubrir que es un libro muy cortito separado en 13 capitulos dónde Sun Tzu （su autor） nos da sus consejos acerca de la guerra como si fuéramos unos generales inexpertos enfrentándose a su primer gran batalla。Y lo somos， vaya que lo somos。 Aunque en sus inicios se entiende que este libro estaba dirigido a los guerreros lo cierto es que el autor mezcla su "El arte de la guerra" suena como un tratado extenso y técnico acerca de la guerra， pero no amiguitos， no lo es。 Me he llevado una sorpresa al descubrir que es un libro muy cortito separado en 13 capitulos dónde Sun Tzu （su autor） nos da sus consejos acerca de la guerra como si fuéramos unos generales inexpertos enfrentándose a su primer gran batalla。Y lo somos， vaya que lo somos。 Aunque en sus inicios se entiende que este libro estaba dirigido a los guerreros lo cierto es que el autor mezcla sus ideas acerca de la vida en sus tácticas， hay algo de poético en sus frases que logran que repercuta en el corazón incluso en esta era。 Firme soldado， inteligente， calculador， astuto， audaz pero tranquilo， inamovible como una roca。 Enseñanza de la guerra para esta eterna lucha de la vida。 。。。more

Erika ，

Educative 🧐

Chris ，

A timeless classic filled with universal wisdom applicable to all forms of competition。 Direct and unapologetic in nature。 Each word is spoken with absolute certainty as if God himself bestowed man with the basic principles of war。 Raises thoughtful questions and encourages the reader to ponder them in meditation。 This is a masterpiece in my eyes。 Reminiscent of a much， much simpler time in warfare when battles were only fought by land and sea。 I finished this book at a time when I’m studying co A timeless classic filled with universal wisdom applicable to all forms of competition。 Direct and unapologetic in nature。 Each word is spoken with absolute certainty as if God himself bestowed man with the basic principles of war。 Raises thoughtful questions and encourages the reader to ponder them in meditation。 This is a masterpiece in my eyes。 Reminiscent of a much， much simpler time in warfare when battles were only fought by land and sea。 I finished this book at a time when I’m studying contemporary warfare for school through my Political Science Minor and I can’t help think of how much more complex the landscape of battle has become with gradual developments in technology over time。5/5 。。。more

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