The Art of War
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Publisher Description
Written over 2000 years ago, "The Art of War" is the first known treatise on the planning, conduct and stratagems of war. Sun Tzu displays a comprehensive understanding of human psychology, and expresses a maneuver or strategy for every possible situation relating to conflict, combat and preparation.
The clarity of the language and thinking displayed throughout the work has made it incredibly popular, as the basic principles are transferable to a multitude of modern situations, and in particular to business, where it has become something of a management bible.
Despite its venerable age, this text is still incredibly accessible and relevant today, and has remained high up on the "must read" list for many decades.
This book has been created for iBooks, and has a scrollable table of contents for ease of navigation.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The workplace is a battlefield, according to author, speaker and businesswoman Chu. In her latest, she distills The Art of War, Taoist philosopher-general Sun Tzu's international bestseller on the fundamental elements of warfare and business strategy, into a primer and call-to-arms for working women. In vivid battlefield terminology, Chu covers everything from promotions and work attire to dealing with sexual harassment and male chauvinist co-workers. Lessons tend toward a "universal nuggets of wisdom" format; one of the keys Chu advances is "Know Thyself," because "how well you know the world around you is directly proportional to how well you know yourself." Other chapters cover the disposition of winning, conflict strategy, the utility of imagination, techniques for management and "fireproofing yourself." At a time when the ideal of a full, fulfilling work and home life seems more difficult than ever to achieve, Chu's primer on becoming "an effective strategist and warrior" will give doubters cause for reconsideration.
Customer Reviews
Ancient Wisdom!
It's amazing reading this book to think that it was written nearly 3000 years ago in another language! It's much shorter than I expected, but that's due because every piece of advice has been stripped back to the most spartan nugget of truth. The Majority of it is still perfectly relevant to today - I guess human nature never really changes!