The Art of War Audio CD – Audiobook, October 1, 2010

“Warfare,” be it in battle, literally, or in interpersonal relationships, literally, reduced to its most basic and fundamental elements, as shared by Sun Tzu. Essential reading, or listening, in the case of the Audible version, to defeat, and win over, any foe, be they aware of the struggle, or not. Sometimes, as well, the most elemental struggle lies within.

I consider the James Clavell translation of The Art of War to be the Go-To for anyone wanting an introduction to Sun Tzu. You will not be disappointed.

It was on my list to read for years. The concepts apply not only to war but daily things in the battles of life. It was very eye opening

This book requires a read through more than once(for some of us). A lot of this I can not relate to yet. But I know at some point it will ALL make sense. It is what every man needs.

I bought both books....the one here mentioned and the one I previously reviewed as his.It does not matter as both are the same type of writing...that of Sun Tzu....and extremely important for us Westerners to know about.To the Asian mind bent on war and winning: a promise means nothing. Winning is everything and the devious Asian mind has patience, has zeal, has a whole different set of values from that of the Westerner with our sense of "honor." If we have given our word, a promise to what has been agreed, we feel "honorbound" to follow through on it.The Asian mind would not, for example, take time off in World War II for Christmas as a time not to fight. The Asian mind would not comprehend this.If the goal is to win, ruthlessness is considered honorable. Winning is what it is all about and the Japanese at the end of World War II are a good example. Having "lost face" at that time, they turned to business, entrepreneur-ship, if you wish to call it something....and determine to "win the war of business."They succeeded immeasurably. They started with textiles as the least costly materials (cotton) and cheap labor. Once they acquired the capital, they put their money into developing transistors....remember the first transistor radios?Eventually even one with the name General Electric (if you looked inside, it said "Made in Japan."Next they used the capital gained from these world-wide sales to develop television sets.Next they went into the computer business.Somewhere in this mix they developed cars totally superior to our American planned-to-rust-out cars and no longer did our cars not start or fall apart in a short time. We have only our American businessmen to thank for their poor quality and cutting corners in quality.The Art of War.......an invaluable read....by everyone. Now.Nancy Morse

It's the art of war, if you need a review before buying this book then you probably shouldn't be buying the book.

This book taught me a lot that can be used in and out of battle. To quote the book all war is deception

Good book

Lo compré basándome en las reseñas pero el "libro" que yo he recibido no tiene nada que ver con el que aparece en las opiniones de otras personas. Esta edición es muy cutre y la portada es básicamente una cartulina de tan baja calidad que se dobla y no mantiene su forma.Por el precio (3,43€) supongo que no se puede pedir más, pero antes de comprar hay que tener en cuenta que las casi 12.000 opiniones que hay de este producto no se corresponden con lo que realmente venden, al menos en España.

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It is a very interesting view of peace and war.Have not we learnt anything during the last 3000 years?

Worst Version Ever!

I have only atrted reading but please be aware that this is not the full version but a condensed version. Someone’s posted a picture of what appears to be the full text but that’s not what I received. More like a booklet which the seller should make clearer and for that I’m giving this a 1. Not for the content but for the booklet I received.