The Art of War

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Posted: Oct-04-2009

One of the most important military books in history

The Warring States period Warring States Period 475-221 BCE is a history of constant warfare, of alliances and counter-alliances, and of treaties made and broken. The nature of warfare evolved during the period. During the Warring States period, political stability was impossible to gain by...

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Posted: Nov-04-2008

Strategic Thinking

Individuals who find themselves uncomfortable with planning and strategizing - will find something engaging in this CD adaptation.After hearing Tony Soprano (HBO "The Sopranos") opine about this book, I had to get a copy myself. Difficult to understand at first, but you will not be...

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Posted: Aug-10-2008

Much Wisdom!

Very philosophical and full of wisdom that can be applied in many areas on life. Good common sense truisms.

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Posted: May-16-2007

Too much military history.

The Art of War is what it is and there are many different translations and commentaries. The question is what this version adds to the work. Ralph D. Sawyer is a "Chinese warfare scholar" and it shows. His commentary is an essay on the miliatry environment in which Sun Tzu's theories were...

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Posted: May-16-2007

Great gift!

I bought this book as a gift and the reader loved it.

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Posted: Mar-09-2007

Dr. Mark Hillman

The most comprehensive treatise on sustainable awareness and success articulating decisive strategies!

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Posted: Jan-13-2006

A few grains of truth in a lot of chaff

Today many of Sun Tzu quotas are floating around mixed with Shakespeare and the Bible. And as with many of the quote they are out of context and misleading. The quoter usually thinks repeating the word is some sort of magic. It is easy with hindsight and a closer look at the future to dismiss Sun...

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Posted: Dec-29-2005

Some contrarian remarks

This is a legendary book and has gotten a lot of play these days, from Wall St. to Hollywood types--including such notables as writer James Clavell. While I respect Clavell and am very familiar with the book, frankly, I don't see what all the commotion is about. The supposedly profound...

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Posted: Aug-16-2005

This book on audio rules!

Joe Mantegna is great. I think that the audio works better than the actual book for this piece of art because of him. If you mix both the audio and the book probably it will give you a better understanding of Sun Tzu's teachings. I may try it myself.

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Posted: Apr-27-2005

Good narration - decent book

Just got done listening to parts of THE ART OF WARFirst off, Mantegna's narration is very solid - easy to understand, well articulated, and to the pointHowever, the writing of this book can get a bit boring, in that it is so to-the-pointFurthermore, most of the most enlightening lessons within...

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