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He wrote the art of war in chapters for ho lu, king of wu. This book is an interesting read and will certainly give you a few tips on how to be a better strategist. A classic of chinese literature, art of war reveals the strategies, tactics, and insights that lead to success. The definitive translation of suntzus timeless classic of military strategy, art. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge. The art of war is one of those books that you just need to keep on coming back to in order to help it seep into your subconscious. Particularly, one of the fundamental books about esports, play to win by massachusetts institute of technology graduate david sirlin, is actually just an analysis about possible applications of the ideas from the art of war in modern electronic sports.
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I closed the war of art, i felt a surge of positive calm. Full text of life, letters, and literary remains, of john. The ultimate book of ancient chinese military strategy, leadership and politics. The art of war provides compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dynamics of negotiation, competition, mediation, planning and arbitration. Although turning pro was written later and expands on part 2 of war of art, it feels more like a prequel. The war of art brings some much needed tough love to all artists, business people and creatives who spend more time battling the resistance against work than actually working, by identifying the procrastinating forces at play and pulling out the rug from under their feet. The art of war is often quoted while developing tactics andor strategy in electronic sports. It contains chapters, each of which is dedicated to one aspect of warfare.
He was a chinese military general who helped the king holu capture the city of ying, bringing about the fall of the chu state in 506 b. The art of war dates back to the 5th century bc, and is an ancient chinese military handbook. This book gets straight to the point with the original text translation and does the job. There must be thousands of books purporting to being the art of war, containing endless commentary about what this or that word meant, and who said it. Voltaire said, machiavelli taught europe the art of war. Attributed to the intelligent military strategist sun tzu, the title of.
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I found the art of war to be one of the most interesting books i have ever read. Born over 2,400 years ago, warrior, thinker, and leader sun tzu lived during a time of great internecine conflict in china. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His book was one of the most widely read books in china during the years of 481 bc and 403 bc, the warring states period. The new illustrated edition the art of wisdom by sun tzu and samuel b. Ive read sun tzu several times, in different translations. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior philosopher, the art of war is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of. Jun 21, 2010 the art of war demonstrates how to win without conflict.
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