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The Art of War
by Sun Tzu

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Author: Sun Tzu
Translator: Samuel B. Griffith
Foreword: B. H. Liddell Hart
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1971-09-15
ISBN: 0195014766
Number of pages: 197
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Book Review: "Greed is good..." -0Gordon Gecko on Competition
Summary: 5 Stars

I originally bought my first copy of this book, when I was a teenager, after I viewed the movie "Wall Street." In the movie, Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) tells Charlie Sheen's character to read the book and learn from it. Now that I'm older I understand what he meant. The battlefield lessons provided by Sun Tzu - can be used in today's business empires.

Many have called `The Art of War' a Chinese version of Machievalli's `The Prince." Both books provide a warrior/prince/manager/CEO with a way to think about problems and come up with dynamic solutions. This translation provides the work of Sun Tzu in a good translation, not great, but only good.

Another positive aspect of this book is that it doesn't define what each passage means. It lets the reader determine the meaning and personally apply it to their life and situation.

Give it a read, Sun Tzu does not disappoint and decide for yourself - what Sun Tzu wanted the reader to understand - don't be forced, as some books do, to allow them to tell you what Sun Tzu meant.

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