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Art of War, The: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World

Author: Sun Tzu
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 23658

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4

ISBN: 9562911276
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN: 9789562911276
ASIN: 9562911276

Publication Date: July 6, 2007
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5 out of 5 stars

A small book with a large content !!! September 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Sun Tzu on the Art of War, an ancient Chinese treatise on military strategy, is now required reading at military, business, and law schools in the United States and around the world. Possibly no book in history better describes how to win conflicts in any profession. Those who must succeed in highly competitive environments frequently use Sun Tzu's philosophies as the cornerstone of their ways.
A small book with a large content !!!

2 out of 5 stars

Massively overrated June 7, 2007
6 out of 20 found this review helpful

I have heard some rave reviews about this book. People seem to think it is eminantly relevant today. Others claim all officers in the forces should be made to read it. These are frankly bizarre claims.
All there is to this book is a series of anecdotes on how to marshall, motivate etc an ancient army. Truly, I cannot see how anyone in this day and age can find anything here to influence their life in any way. There comes a time, when even the greatest writers cease to have any impact, I would venture to say that Sun Tzu ceased to be relevant since the advent of modern warfare.
Many of the techniques he claims, though they may have worked in ancient times, are simply not practical. For instance, you can't execute people in this day and age, whether they be enemy, spies, or even traitors. Modern legislation and, indeed, modern sensibilities render this nothing more than a quaint insight into a time long lost to us.

5 out of 5 stars

interesting... November 5, 2006
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

I am on a business and management course at university and have read many books on management and business (I mean alot). I bought this book based on its status as a book that has achieved mythological status in todays world and, wanted to see what the fuss was about.

And to be honest I was very interested by many of the things that are said. Having read as many business and management books as I have I can say that this book is higly relevant to todays modern management systems. Many of his lines sum up whole chapters of books I have read.

The difficulty is in finding where it fits, Ive read it through twice now and have discovered many more points that are still very valid and applicable in todays world.

One of the more obvious ones is: One of the five factors from which victory can be known, 'One whos upper and lower ranks have the same desires will be victorious'. This is a very brief way of speaking on a term some might know as 'Shared Vision', Senge anyone?

This is just the most obvious and there are many more take my word for it you have to be able to read between the lines though and understand some of what he says in a modern day context, as with other reviewers there are parts of it such as terrain tactics which may not be of use. The overall book however has many valid points and i'd recommend it to anyone, the business professional or just someone interested in the book for itself.

5 out of 5 stars

A Small Package Containing A Lot Of Wisdom July 29, 2006
14 out of 19 found this review helpful

I don't have much to say, just read it with an open mind, incredible ! Dont't expect a big package in your post, the book measures approx. 7 x 8 cm's.

5 out of 5 stars

6 stars July 21, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Perhaps without meaning it, Tzu Sun not only wrote on warfare itself, but on survival and success in any human activity involving competition. Not an easy one in my opinion, but nevertheless a book worth reading once and then worth returning to it. Whatever your activity is, The Art Of War promises to be an enlighting book. A businesss indispensible.