The Illustrated Art of War

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Summary: The war is a God's concerns
Review: Every day of our lives, when we have issues in our works, duties , homes, school, or wherever, you can go to these wise pages that would give you the key to face your problems, and concerns whatever they are. With a different meaning, this book has been translated into every modern language and has been helpful to many business strategies in the whole world.
In this edition we can also read the introdution of Thomas Cleary who explains us the real meaning and a little biography of those generals who explain what Tsu's trying to say. This is not just only an interesting book for what it says, what it makes it more interesting are the higlighted pages , images, photos, sculptures and paints of the old China inmortalized in this beautiful edition.
This is simply the best edition ever made of this mythical book.


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Summary: Art of War
Review: If you're going to pick up a copy of the "Art of War," this particular edition is the most attractive one to have sitting in a collection. You don't have to be an ancient Chinese general to learn from Sun Tzu's 2,000 year old masterpiece. Much of this material can still be applicable in day to day life if you look past the military language. Especially recommended for people trying to get ahead in tough fields like business or politics or even just for those who happen to like philosophy. Also check out the animated Art of War by Tsai Chi Chung if you're looking for a lighter hearted presentation of this and other Chinese classics.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: If you're in competition of any sort, you'd do well to read this classic work of Eastern Philosophy. While it primarily applies to warfare, with a little thought, you can understand how the information within can be applied to anything -- from business to sports.

The book is well laid-out, with an informative introduction to the work. Throughout, we get the primary points of Sun Tzu's work, which are further expounded upon by other Chinese philsophers that followed him. In most cases, this allows you to understand exactly what Sun Tzu what saying, there are instances where the quotes/explanations from the other philosophers directly contradict what Sun Tzu said, which makes things a little uncertain.

This does not mean you should discount this book -- it is actually an extremely good piece, both for the Eastern Philosophy or Military Sciences enthusiast, but for the beginner as well.

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Summary: This book is the real state of art
Review: You do not need too much words for explain and feel the presence of such unvaluable treasure . Highlighted supported with text and fotographs .
A presentation of first rate . And so a timeless reference book.