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Summary: An excellent translation of an immortal classic.
Review: I love the Chinese script next to the translation. And there is lots of room for personal notetaking too! But the best of the book is the clear translation itself. It shows how to develop a winning strategy for nearly every aspect of your life.
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Summary: Enter the Dragon
Review: I purchased this book in its first edition when I was in my late twenties trying to climb the corporate ladder. I had just finished reading James Clavell's 'Shogun', was deep into the Akira manga and began dating a girl from Shinjuku. Needless to say I was a bit overboard on the whole Asian trip. But you remember the 80s, we were all thinking about the Pacific Rim. With that in mind, I took this book more seriously than the average reader might, but let me tell you something, it was profoundly impressive, and it worked.The book is laid out in such a way that it makes a perfect blueprint for a year's worth of meditations. I rushed the process, but memorized each of the pages, and followed up with journal writings. A bit more extreme than the average bear, I confess but it made such a difference. Now, more than ten years later, what I have internalized from that period remains core. As I review the axioms, it's hard for me to imagine how I saw things before they became as self-evident to me as they are now. And yet I still find myself drawn to repeat the entire process as I embrace a new set of challenges at middle age. I'm not the kind given to 12 step programs and all that, I make jokes about the person who asks for directions to the self-help section of the bookstore, but this is great stuff for the most hard headed pragmatists as well as the wooliest thumbsuckers. My recommendation to you is to take this book as a guide to meditations and study of the tao. The deeper you are into 'untenable' situations, the more profound the insights you will gain.
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Summary: the art of strategy
Review: i read the art of war years ago and the it was a good book once you got around the fluff. this book is short, and to the point with a new twist for every day life.
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Summary: The Definitive Work.
Review: I've read 'em all. From Iacocca to Trump to Musashi to Machiavelli. Seems that they were all inspired to reinvent the wheel. Well, I got news baby, the wheel is here, and there's no better shape for rollin' than round! Be young, have fun, read Wing!
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Summary: The Best Version on the Market!!!!
Review: If you are a Sun Tzu fan, then this version was made for you. The original language is preserved with Wing's applications in the four major arenas of life that the Art of War addresses for the contemporary reader - yourself, your environment, interpersonal relationships and organizational. There are other great versions out there - but for a great reading and true understanding of applications this version cannot be topped.
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Summary: Excellent, useful, beautiful. The best translation yet.
Review: If you want to systematically improve your life with a minimum of ideology, this is an excellent book to work with
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Summary: A finely tuned book with thought provoking exercises.
Review: More like a workbook, we admire the way this book breaks away from the usual war mode and into the strategy realm. Sun Tzu, though it does show you how to prepare for battle, prefers that war is not implemented if not for preservation's sake. This book's print quality could be better but it is very well organized with profound analyses. Broken down verse by verse and separated by each area of interaction (personal, interpersonal, group) you can tell the author really took the effort to have the reader understand and apply every concept. Wow. You'll be glad you bought it. Sonshi.com
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Summary: A finely tuned book with thought provoking exercises.
Review: More like a workbook, we admire the way this book breaks away from the usual war mode and into the strategy realm. Sun Tzu, though it does show you how to prepare for battle, prefers that war is not implemented if not for preservation's sake. This book's print quality could be better but it is very well organized with profound analyses. Broken down verse by verse and separated by each area of interaction (personal, interpersonal, group) you can tell the author really took the effort to have the reader understand and apply every concept. Wow. You'll be glad you bought it. Sonshi.com
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Summary: A Brilliant, Lucid, and Insightful
Review: R.L. Wing brings to life this classic chinese work of stragety. The work is divided for easy reading and each english passage is accompanied by the corresponding chinese calligraphy. The text reads smoothly and the lessons are presented in a easy to understand format. However, the most impressive aspect of this translation is the author's commentary and insights into the application of the tenets of stragety into every day life. Wing systematicly explores the effectivness of the use of stragety in accomplishing personal and social goals. This text is excellent for those familiar with the Art of War, as well as those just beggining their studies.
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Summary: Maybe the best title translation
Review: The title R.L. Wing has is far more representative of the content. It really is not all about "The Art of War", though it does address combat strategy. I find it is far more about success without ever having to come to blows. The commentary on the "four conflicts" is of interest as we appear to live in a society that only recognizes three of the four stated and denies the remaining one. From the other side of the world, a radically different time, a very different culture, and more than a thousand years ago he predicts the consequences. As he is dealing with human nature and behavior, the book is timeless in its commentary.
A Chinese national who I once worked with told me after reading this edition he thought it the best translation visually and in content he had seen to date.
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