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The Thirty-six Strategies Of Ancient China

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An interesting and easy to read book that explains the classic 36 strategies of ancient China, and uses extensive examples to illustrate the practical implementation of these strategies. If you are strategist and a "The Art of War" fan, then I highly recommend this book.

This has a nice collection of historical anecdotes and folk tales, but it wasn't what I expected it to be. I guess the actual "Thirty-six Strategums" is too small to publish? Hence why the author of this book decided to elaborate? I also wish he kept the original format of the scroll. Listing it in the preface doesn't help me categorize the strategies later.

This is, however, the only book on the subject I was able to find. The wiki article outlines the strategums better: [...].

Very well written treatise of the 36 strategies. The strategies are usually ruthless, almost always involving deception, using quite inventive ways to trick the opponent. Most notable for the complete lack of ethics and win-at-all costs approach, and often for the subtleness of the strategies. Excellent.

I have yet to finish this book but I am so impressed with it, one reason is because my 13 year old daughter is now reading it and I have to constantly remove it from her room! Very telling of how history repeats itself and how what you don't know can be used against you! Fun and very interesting find!

These are very definitely descriptions of old Chinese proverbs which are cut-throat ways to beat your enemy or competition. Interesting read.

The Thirty-Six Strategies: A Collection Of 36 Chinese Proverbs

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