The Art of War: Complete Text and Commentaries
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Summary
Sun Tzu's Art of War， compiled more than two thousand years ago， is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict。 It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today。 Now， this unique volume brings together the essential versions of Sun Tzu's text， along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategists。 The translations， by the renowned translator Thomas Cleary， have all been published previously in book form， except for The Silver Sparrow Art of War， which is available here for the first time。 This comprehensive collection contains:
The Art of War: This edition of Sun Tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpreters。
Mastering the Art of War: Consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of Han dynasty China， Zhuge Liang and Liu Ji， this book develops the strategies of Sun Tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadership。 It draws on episodes from Chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of Sun Tzu's principles。
The Lost Art of War: Written more than one hundred years after Sun Tzu's text， by Sun Bin， a linear descendant of Sun Tzu， this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of The Art of War， while developing their practical application much further。
The Silver Sparrow Art of War: A version of Sun Tzu's Art of War based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a Chinese archeological site in China's Shandong Province in 1972， which contains previously unknown fragments。
The Art of War: This edition of Sun Tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpreters。
Mastering the Art of War: Consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of Han dynasty China， Zhuge Liang and Liu Ji， this book develops the strategies of Sun Tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadership。 It draws on episodes from Chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of Sun Tzu's principles。
The Lost Art of War: Written more than one hundred years after Sun Tzu's text， by Sun Bin， a linear descendant of Sun Tzu， this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of The Art of War， while developing their practical application much further。
The Silver Sparrow Art of War: A version of Sun Tzu's Art of War based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a Chinese archeological site in China's Shandong Province in 1972， which contains previously unknown fragments。
Reviews
Ramos The Greatest
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Conciso e pontual， certamente que não deve ser levado ' à letra'。 。Algumas das regras expressas estão， a meu ver， ultrapassadas em vários aspectos。Apesar disso， é um clássico que não perde o valor apesar da passagem do tempo。 Essencial para quem ambiciona atingir disciplina e um nível de exigência pessoal consistente。 Conciso e pontual， certamente que não deve ser levado ' à letra'。 。Algumas das regras expressas estão， a meu ver， ultrapassadas em vários aspectos。Apesar disso， é um clássico que não perde o valor apesar da passagem do tempo。 Essencial para quem ambiciona atingir disciplina e um nível de exigência pessoal consistente。 。。。more
Pranjal
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Great insights and ideas！
Gustav
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Just old instructions for war
Lilia
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The book is deep and makes sense。 Many strategical thoughts and tricks， which may be applied to life。 However there is small amount of close to modern life explanations， which probably is good， since you can and should use your imagination fully and make your brain wander。 For those who want list of hints how to act or storyline - will be boring。
Yankee Grawlix
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"All warfare is based on deception。"> 300 pages rephrasing that sentence and giving examples "All warfare is based on deception。"> 300 pages rephrasing that sentence and giving examples 。。。more
Brian Bisesi
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Great nuggets of wisdom， but it’s not a great read unless you’ve got a specific endeavor for which you need to form a strategy。 Even then， you’ll want to take the time to make notes and figure out how the war scenarios translate to your specific pursuit。However， to read this cover to cover is repetitive， redundant， dull， and frankly sometimes contradictory。 But maybe those who’ve analyzed it in more detail would take issue with that last criticism。
Julia
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A mind-opening read on the basics of military strategy， which can be universally applied to various settings。 A useful perspective on strategy， compels reflection。 "All warfare is based on deception。" A mind-opening read on the basics of military strategy， which can be universally applied to various settings。 A useful perspective on strategy， compels reflection。 "All warfare is based on deception。" 。。。more
Pearl Walt
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A timeless classic。 Review to come。
Sebastián Rojas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Son consejos interesantes y que son fácilmente aplicables a distintos ámbitos de la vida cotidiana。 Es una lectura ligera y más de algún consejo te servirá。
Jack
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A few good one liners :）
Javiolonchelo
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Voy a comentar algunos aspectos del libro que me han llamado la atención （para mal）。 Tampoco creo que sean "spoilers" como tal， pero si prefieres recibir la bomba de información basura del propio libro， te recomiendo que te saltes esta parte。Página 27 - "[。。。] the common people go broke trying to buy things， so the country is naturally impoverished"。 Aparentemente， hace unos milenios también había criptobros。。。Página 49: "So there are three ways in which a civil leadership causes the military tr Voy a comentar algunos aspectos del libro que me han llamado la atención （para mal）。 Tampoco creo que sean "spoilers" como tal， pero si prefieres recibir la bomba de información basura del propio libro， te recomiendo que te saltes esta parte。Página 27 - "[。。。] the common people go broke trying to buy things， so the country is naturally impoverished"。 Aparentemente， hace unos milenios también había criptobros。。。Página 49: "So there are three ways in which a civil leadership causes the military trouble。 When a civil leadership unaware of the facts tells its armies to advance when it should not， or tells its armies to retreat when it should not， this is called tying up the armies。 When the civil leadership is ignorant of military affairs but shares equally in the government of the armies， the soldiers get confused。 When the civil leadership is ignorant of military maneuvers but shares equally in the command of the armies， the soldiers hesitate。 Once the armies are confused and hesitant， trouble comes from competitors。 This is called taking away victory by deranging the military"。 Sin embargo， intentar separar gobierno y cuerpo militar resulta en actuaciones del ejército independientes del deseo del pueblo， llegando incluso a golpes de Estado。 ¿Hay punto medio？Página 105: "The reason that armies look upon strong enemies the way they look at virgin girls is that their aggressiveness is being taken advantage of， as they are stirred up over something"。 Era totalmente necesario sacar tu lado pedófilo y misógino para explicar la manipulación militar 🤨Otras conclusiones: Los conflictos son inevitables y este libro ofrece reflexiones sobre las ventajas de resolverlos procurando evitar daños。 Sin embargo， parece que resulta opacado el hecho de que los conflictos "inevitables" （producidos por intereses económicos o políticos de un grupo muy reducido de personas） desemboquen en la pérdida de vidas humanas。 La deshumanización con la que se habla de los soldados y civiles， como si fueran objetos de usar y tirar， resulta horrorosa。 Y aunque el autor y los comentaristas abogan por evitar el conflicto， sigo pensando que los conflictos a los que se refieren son evitables si la sociedad tuviera unas bases diferentes。 。。。more
Saskia （Smitie）
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It is crazy to think that over +/- 400 B。C。， a Chinese strategists wrote down his view on war tactics and now in 2022 it is still available to read。 This little book also provides some background information about Sun Tzu， the state of China at the time and how the text evolved over time with added commentary and changes。 His strategies are still usable in a modern setting。
Sergio Moyeda
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Es un libro que me gustaría tener en físico y poder rayarlo。 Es interesante como lo cuenta el autor y de qué manera puede hacerse relación con cosas del día a día。 Lo volvería a leer
Bailey Trethowan
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The only problem holding the art of war back is the way it's written。 Similar to most philosophy books it uses overly flowery language to explain concepts that could be presented in more simple terms。 The only problem holding the art of war back is the way it's written。 Similar to most philosophy books it uses overly flowery language to explain concepts that could be presented in more simple terms。 。。。more
Ellie Gasca
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2。5 sit was just for a school project， the audiobook I chose was a really good one， tho
Stefalopod Allan
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Decided it might be a quick listen。 And seems like some timeless lessons of you want to read into it and interpret the book as it applies to modern times。 Maybe I could give some extra stars to the genera concepts of “make plans， know your terrain， be unpredictable， and know how to use the tools at hand。”Worthy notes all， just not necessarily what I’m feeling at the moment？
Benny B
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Not sure what I was expecting to gain from this。 Sun Tzu says always attack downhill， your spies are your best asset and fire is a powerful weapon。I say avoid war。
Luis
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“El arte de la guerra es someter al enemigo sin luchar”。 Una obra que tiene unos 2500 años y la gran mayoría de citas siguen siendo aplicables a día de hoy。 La guerra cambia de medios， pero en esencia sigue siendo lo mismo。 Me pongo intensito y cito a Mao: “la guerra es política con derramamiento de sangre， y la política es guerra sin derramamiento de sangre”
Carol_Reads2u
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listened on audible I don’t remember anything except when your army has a piece of land try to keep it and also spies are good
David Tracey
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It is entirely possible to skip through this book in one sitting as it is so short。 Don't be fooled by the length though， there is so much in its pages。 I have a （very！） amateurish interest in military history and it was fascinating to read a book on military theory。 So much of what Sun Tzu recommends still holds through today （I couldn't help but think about his lessons in the context of the ongoing Russian invasion of ukraine）。 Some aspects are questionable of course， but maybe I just don't un It is entirely possible to skip through this book in one sitting as it is so short。 Don't be fooled by the length though， there is so much in its pages。 I have a （very！） amateurish interest in military history and it was fascinating to read a book on military theory。 So much of what Sun Tzu recommends still holds through today （I couldn't help but think about his lessons in the context of the ongoing Russian invasion of ukraine）。 Some aspects are questionable of course， but maybe I just don't understand well enough！ A wise and surprisingly engaging read that I would happily return to in future。 。。。more
Bruno Ligas-Rucinski
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3。5*
Deepak Barr
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“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight。” - Sun TzuA millennia old incredible book on warfare tactics which I presume would still be relevant in the modern age。 The various commentaries included delivers interesting take on the manoeuvres of war and does a good job of resolving the ambiguities from translations。 Open any page and one will find practical wisdom that can help in navigating through situations we face in our lives。 I was drawn towards this amid the ongoing war。
Jodi
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Interesting ideas
Mikey MG
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rings true even today where this book was written by a man born before christ predicted most of Russias failing in the war
cibersabandija
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está más interesante de lo que pensaba pero es muy repetitivo
Sina Beni
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It’s like Tao for war
Mahesh
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Best book on war and personal life conflict。 Must read lot of wisdom。
Holly
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Been wanting to read this for a while， and the conflict in Ukraine made now seem like the right time。 According to some of the principles of the book， that conflict seems like it's being butchered， largely on the Russian side。 The Russians are fighting for a prolonged period of time， far from home， this at great expense。 It seems like the only thing keeping them going according to the book is that their citizens are so misinformed that they do not understand the toll of the conflict， so cannot b Been wanting to read this for a while， and the conflict in Ukraine made now seem like the right time。 According to some of the principles of the book， that conflict seems like it's being butchered， largely on the Russian side。 The Russians are fighting for a prolonged period of time， far from home， this at great expense。 It seems like the only thing keeping them going according to the book is that their citizens are so misinformed that they do not understand the toll of the conflict， so cannot be against the resource （$， humans） drain。 But I'll leave the real analysis to people who know this stuff。It's also said the book reads as a leadership book。 At times that made sense， knowing your people and context， and maintaining appropriate relationships based on the person。 But at times it seemed pretty cold to read as leadership advice， largely not caring about people beyond their utility to you。 I suppose that's one way to lead。In general， i appreciate that *the* book on war repeatedly drives home the point: try to not go to war， and if you must， do it with the least damage。I also enjoyed when the commentators， writing across hundreds of years from each other， would disagree in a way that almost seemed like bickering 。。。more
Joop
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Meester Sun had het het allemaal goed begrepen als je het vergelijkt met bijvoorbeeld de huidige strijd in Oekraïne。 Een aanrader voor je de strijd begint。
Prince Gautam
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