The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy
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Summary
Learn the strategy and philosophy of China's most celebrated military theorist with this highly readable and informative edition of The Art of War。
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known and most highly regarded book on military strategy ever written。 Although its wisdom is from ancient China， its principles and advice are timeless—as applicable in the boardroom as they are on the battlefield。
Unlike contemporary translations that have focused too heavily on applying this military classic to corporate conflicts， this definitive interpretation maintains the impact of the original。 Written for martial artists by a martial artist， it is free of academic commentary and ambiguous metaphors， as Hanshi Kaufman uses straightforward prose to explain Sun Tzu's message。 Like the original， this new interpretation is divided into thirteen sections， each presenting vital information on military strategy ranging from assessing opposing armies and the proper treatment of troops to the use of spies。
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known and most highly regarded book on military strategy ever written。 Although its wisdom is from ancient China， its principles and advice are timeless—as applicable in the boardroom as they are on the battlefield。
Unlike contemporary translations that have focused too heavily on applying this military classic to corporate conflicts， this definitive interpretation maintains the impact of the original。 Written for martial artists by a martial artist， it is free of academic commentary and ambiguous metaphors， as Hanshi Kaufman uses straightforward prose to explain Sun Tzu's message。 Like the original， this new interpretation is divided into thirteen sections， each presenting vital information on military strategy ranging from assessing opposing armies and the proper treatment of troops to the use of spies。
Reviews
Vikram
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Many of the things from this book will transcend into other spheres of your life， and so are not just applicable in war。 Some of the things though are very much about war and do not transcend that well into a normal person's life， or maybe I am just too thick skulled to notice。 It has some nice lessons though， whether useful in my life or not。 Many of the things from this book will transcend into other spheres of your life， and so are not just applicable in war。 Some of the things though are very much about war and do not transcend that well into a normal person's life， or maybe I am just too thick skulled to notice。 It has some nice lessons though， whether useful in my life or not。 。。。more
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Stuart Taylor
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Very interesting， recommend the audiobook read by Aiden Gillen （you can imagine it’s a better fate of Game of Thrones）。 Art of War is a fascinating bit of text and shows phenomenal insight。 However， if you’re not fighting a combatant over the salt marshes In 5th Century BC China， it’s just an interesting example of what a strong leader must take into account during conflict…neither of which are particularly me。 Well worth ticking off though。
Mannan Sikand
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NON FICTIONCLASSICSIt was a nice book。 Great， for military， army，war or battle people。 Contains 13 chapter for 96 pages with a bit small font and beautiful cover。 Had glossary of classic literature at the back。 Not perfect for a fiction fantasy person like me。
Patrick
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I mean it’s Sun Tzu you can’t really rate it less that 5 stars。 Im trying to memorize quotes from it to whip out in conversation cause that would be awesome。
Hai Le
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I thought this book was quite difficult to read based on the translation and hard to understand what the author wanted to get across at various points。Some parts were quite interesting， however， unless you’re in the army， a dictator or anyone that’s interested in the art of war， I would say stay away。Decent read。
Neha Agarwal
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory。 Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat。" - Sun TzuIt's surprising to see how we can draw parallels to war strategy and planning in our day to day life/work specially as managers/leaders。 Some other quotes by Sun Tzu that stood out - “Ponder and deliberate before you make a move。”“In the midst of chaos， there is also opportunity。” "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory。 Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat。" - Sun TzuIt's surprising to see how we can draw parallels to war strategy and planning in our day to day life/work specially as managers/leaders。 Some other quotes by Sun Tzu that stood out - “Ponder and deliberate before you make a move。”“In the midst of chaos， there is also opportunity。” 。。。more
Antariksa
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Listened to this book because it's narrated by THE Littlefinger。 I will still need to read the book visually to retain the information， though。 This kind of book is something you'll ultimately have to read at your own pace rather than being read to。 Listened to this book because it's narrated by THE Littlefinger。 I will still need to read the book visually to retain the information， though。 This kind of book is something you'll ultimately have to read at your own pace rather than being read to。 。。。more
Karthiiii
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This is applicable to anything
Shan
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Classic book。 Great for teens。
Rory Hector
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Pretty much required reading; hard not to appreciate a book that's still relevant after a couple thousand years。 Most of the advice still makes sense today。 I had the Folio Society edition of the book， which goes into great detail about the canonical text and what has changed over the years。 The extra detail here was pretty dry。 Pretty much required reading; hard not to appreciate a book that's still relevant after a couple thousand years。 Most of the advice still makes sense today。 I had the Folio Society edition of the book， which goes into great detail about the canonical text and what has changed over the years。 The extra detail here was pretty dry。 。。。more
Ben Clark
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Pretty good for 2，500 years ago。 Very logical breakdown of various areas of something I know nothing about。 Can't see too many ways that this would be applied to every day life as some have suggested， probably a good way to be very unpopular。I skipped all of the commentary though as I thought the translations themselves made sense without knowing different interpretations which were almost all the same anyway Pretty good for 2，500 years ago。 Very logical breakdown of various areas of something I know nothing about。 Can't see too many ways that this would be applied to every day life as some have suggested， probably a good way to be very unpopular。I skipped all of the commentary though as I thought the translations themselves made sense without knowing different interpretations which were almost all the same anyway 。。。more
Manuel Medina
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Un buen libro escrito hace mucho tiempo， que creo que leyéndolo más veces se puede sacar más aprendizajes aplicables a la actualidad。En ocasiones si fue algo tardado de leer porque te da ejemplos sobre estrategias de guerra de ese tiempo， pero bastantes cosas se pueden adaptar y aplicarlas a la actualidad en la que vivimos。 Algunas otras es más difícil encontrar su aplicación actual， pero en próximas lecturas y analizando más profundamente las enseñanzas sé que se puede sacar aun más provecho de Un buen libro escrito hace mucho tiempo， que creo que leyéndolo más veces se puede sacar más aprendizajes aplicables a la actualidad。En ocasiones si fue algo tardado de leer porque te da ejemplos sobre estrategias de guerra de ese tiempo， pero bastantes cosas se pueden adaptar y aplicarlas a la actualidad en la que vivimos。 Algunas otras es más difícil encontrar su aplicación actual， pero en próximas lecturas y analizando más profundamente las enseñanzas sé que se puede sacar aun más provecho del libro。 。。。more
LaRae
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Having the Barnes and Noble Classics version， I read ALL the annotations。 It was extremely informative， although I got lost a bit with the similarity of the names of people。 Who’s who， and why should I care？ Although I found the book dry and dull， there were a few thoughts worth noodling over， and a handful of profound statements。 I feel like I probably could have read all the famous quotes from The Art of War and gotten almost as much out of it。
Harish
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Good insights into warfare。。 Applicable to this day！ Great read。。。
Jaseena Al-Helo
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Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge ☀️i actually really enjoyed listening to this， and i found myself taking away some life lessons from it oddly enough。 If i ever need war strategies， i know i'll be good to go hehe Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge ☀️i actually really enjoyed listening to this， and i found myself taking away some life lessons from it oddly enough。 If i ever need war strategies， i know i'll be good to go hehe 。。。more
Numensis
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A classic is a classic。 Great read， and quite eye opening regarding the machinations of armies and how best to win a war。 My favorite chapter involved spies and now to use them， the very last。 Honestly a pleasure to give works that deserve a second read a reread。 Useful not just for those in the army， but common folk too。 Lionel did a spectacular job translating this classic。 Get to reading it whenever you’re able！
Jacinta Lyakurwa
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3。5 stars- read for Rory Gilmore reading challenge
Jerome Berglund
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Indispensable。
Baraa
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منهج قيّم في أنجع أساليب وخطط المعارك وأسباب الحسم。。
Ajitabh Pandey
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I would be lying if I say that I understood the entire book。 This is a book which， while written for military use， can be used anywhere as it contains common sense knowledge。 A lot of matter is quite similar to what was written by Aacharya Chanakya。 I will now be searching for a book which explains the philosophy in this ancient text in the modern military warfare context。
biblio_mom （Aiza）
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Seperti tajuknya， buku ini adalah mengenai seni disebalik peperangan。 Terdapat banyak strategi peperangan termasuk penggunaan muslihat， perisik， dan skill memahami tindak tanduk pihak lawan， mainan psikologi， membaca persekitaran， cuaca， dan juga penetapan masa yang sesuai。 Sepertimana sebuah kapal memerlukan nahkoda yang benar-benar kuat dan bijak， sebuah pasukan tentera juga memerlukan general yang mempunyai ciri-ciri yang sama。 Penulisan Sun-Tzu penuh dengan falsafah yang boleh digunapakai da Seperti tajuknya， buku ini adalah mengenai seni disebalik peperangan。 Terdapat banyak strategi peperangan termasuk penggunaan muslihat， perisik， dan skill memahami tindak tanduk pihak lawan， mainan psikologi， membaca persekitaran， cuaca， dan juga penetapan masa yang sesuai。 Sepertimana sebuah kapal memerlukan nahkoda yang benar-benar kuat dan bijak， sebuah pasukan tentera juga memerlukan general yang mempunyai ciri-ciri yang sama。 Penulisan Sun-Tzu penuh dengan falsafah yang boleh digunapakai dan diaplikasikan dalam keadaan apa sekalipun。 Petikan ayat yang saya sukai :- Maka， walau kita terbiasa mendengar kebodohan tergesa-gesa dalam berperang， tidak pula kepintaran bererti menunda-nunda sesuatu perkerjaan。- Jika kau kenal akan musuh dan kenal akan dirimu， tidaklah kau gentar akan keputusan walau 100 peperangan sekalipun。 Membaca buku ini benar-benar di luar kawasan selesa saya kerana saya takut ia susah difahami。 Tapi apabila saya buka， saya terus tersenyum kerana ia diterjemahkan secara "straightforward" dan isi pentingnya dinomborkan supaya mudah dibaca。 Kualiti terjemahannya baik bagi saya， cuma ada beberapa kesalahan ejaan yang tidak serius atau yang membuatkan kita tidak faham konteks keseluruhan sesuatu ayat。 Saya rasa versi terjemahan ini sudah cukup bagi saya untuk dibaca dan diperolehi manfaat darinya。 Pertempuran bukan saja berlaku di medan perang seperti di dalam hutan， di tengah lautan， mahupun di tengah padang pasir， tetapi ia juga berlaku di media sosial atau di tempat kerja。 Walau getir dan risikonya tidak sehebat di tempat-tempat sebegitu， jika mahu berjaya menakluki dan mengalahkan musuh， ada saja dapatan dari buku ini boleh diaplikasikan ke dalam kehidupan seharian yang penuh cabaran ini。 。。。more
Reid Brooks
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I mean this is a small book of general observations on the human condition。 Take from it what you will。 Most intelligent people could deduce these things for themselves， but still interesting。
Inka Partanen
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Kyllä tätä lukiessa hyvin hahmottui， miksi tämä on esimerkiksi tiettyjen yritysjohtajien ”raamattu” - onhan koko juttu yksi pitkä metafora， josta saa sovellettua oppia jos niin vaikka mihin tarpeeseen。 （Ilkeästi voisi myös sanoa， että stoori on niin lyhyt， että siksikin kirja riittänee monelle）。 Itse kelailin lukiessani esihenkilön roolin kautta ja olihan siinä paljon samaa， vaikka toki on aika raadollista miettiä tiimiä ”vihollisena”。
Marla
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I love the sarcastic reviews of the book。 This book is an easy short read。 Entertaining even though most seems like common sense。 Although it must not be since it seems to be a pretty important book through the ages。 And although I find the parts on chariots and use of fire to not be all that relevant in today’s battle fields， I did find the characteristics one should seek in a general to be spot on。 As well as knowing ones self and the enemy。“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy withou I love the sarcastic reviews of the book。 This book is an easy short read。 Entertaining even though most seems like common sense。 Although it must not be since it seems to be a pretty important book through the ages。 And although I find the parts on chariots and use of fire to not be all that relevant in today’s battle fields， I did find the characteristics one should seek in a general to be spot on。 As well as knowing ones self and the enemy。“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” 。。。more
Ross Blocher
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If you， like me， have been thinking for a long time about reading The Art of War， it is a remarkably quick read。 Better yet， you can do what I did and listen to the audiobook version， ably narrated by Aidan Gillen （the actor who played Littlefinger in Game of Thrones）。 It is rightly revered as a work of military strategy， but also as philosophy that extends beyond the battlefield。 For a voice preserved over two millennia， Sun Tzu feels remarkably fresh， perspicacious and candid。 He is full of pr If you， like me， have been thinking for a long time about reading The Art of War， it is a remarkably quick read。 Better yet， you can do what I did and listen to the audiobook version， ably narrated by Aidan Gillen （the actor who played Littlefinger in Game of Thrones）。 It is rightly revered as a work of military strategy， but also as philosophy that extends beyond the battlefield。 For a voice preserved over two millennia， Sun Tzu feels remarkably fresh， perspicacious and candid。 He is full of pronouncements （e。g。 always fight from the high ground）， but explains each rule in turn and gives his reasoning from experience or logic。 The cadence often reminded me of the poetry of Khalil Gibran， but blessedly without the self-satisfied obscurantism of The Prophet。 Sun Tzu is one of those careful， deliberate thinkers who are a joy just to follow along with as they unpack their thoughts。 。。。more
Raj Kishore
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the one who uses deception as a weapon is the one who you should be afraid of。
victoria
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ponerle un puntaje a este libro no se siente muy correcto desde mi posición pero la verdad que super interesante y me enganchó muchísimo ？？ al menos la mitad la relacioné con game of thrones y la vida cotidiana sjdkj
Zia Mikaela
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This is a change of pace from my usual readings of dark， existential poetry and colorful artist biographies。 I have to admit that this book was collecting simulated dust on my virtual shelf。 It looked like I was delaying its completion on purpose。 That's because I was never in the mood for a possible 4 hour session of a "5th Century Tactical-centric Manual"。 Well， not until today， owing to the fact that picking up "The Art of War by Sun Tzu" is one of the best decisions I have ever made！ Learned This is a change of pace from my usual readings of dark， existential poetry and colorful artist biographies。 I have to admit that this book was collecting simulated dust on my virtual shelf。 It looked like I was delaying its completion on purpose。 That's because I was never in the mood for a possible 4 hour session of a "5th Century Tactical-centric Manual"。 Well， not until today， owing to the fact that picking up "The Art of War by Sun Tzu" is one of the best decisions I have ever made！ Learned new strategies that lets you always have the upper hand。 The advancements and knowledge of both you and your enemies play side by side。 To not know yourself and your enemies are a sure sign of inevitable defeat。I feel so proud for taking the chance of finishing this legendary book！Maybe breaking out of your comfort zone has its own rewards， worthy of a warrior who has come home after an arduous battle between giving up or fighting on。 。。。more
Raffa
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