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The Art of War: Sun Tzu (Official Edition) by [Sun Tzu]

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the most important text in Chinese Military History. It is an essential book of strategy whose rules are regularly applied to business, diplomacy, warfare, and politics.

This edition is the original text of General Sun Tzu, in English, without any changes or additions. It is, therefore, the official version of the book.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07455WRMM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Academic Editions International (July 20, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 361 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 66 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,263,530 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,634 in Eastern Philosophy (Kindle Store)
- #7,577 in Two-Hour Business & Money Short Reads
- #9,754 in Business Leadership

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Sun Tzu is thought to have been a military general and adviser to the king of the southern Chinese state of Wu during the sixth century BCE. Although some modern scholars have called his authorship into doubt, the world's most influential and enduring treatise on military strategy, The Art of War, bears his name.

Sun Tzu fue un general, estratega militar y filósofo de la antigua China. El nombre por el que lo conocemos es en realidad un título honorífico que significa «Maestro Sun». Su nombre de nacimiento era Sun Wu y fuera de su familia era conocido por su nombre de cortesía, Changqing. Tradicionalmente se le considera el autor de El arte de la guerra, un influyente tratado sobre estrategia militar. Sun Tzu ha tenido un impacto significativo en la historia y culturas china y asiática, tanto por escribir El arte de la guerra como por ser una figura histórica legendaria.

Históricamente se le sitúa en el período de las Primaveras y Otoños de China (722-481 a. C.) como general militar al servicio del rey Helü de Wu, que vivió c. 544-496 a. C. Los estudiosos modernos aceptan su lugar histórico al situar la creación de El arte de la guerra en el período de los Reinos Combatientes (476-221 a. C.) con base en las descripciones militares del texto y a la similitud de su prosa con la de otros trabajos creados a comienzos de la etapa de los Reinos Combatientes.

La Editorial Alvi Books le dedicó, como tributo y reconocimiento, este espacio en Amazon en 2017.

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Ignore the negative reviews — here's why this is the perfect version

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This is the single best translation of The Art of War — the one used in history courses and the military. Why? Because it's JUST The Art of War. No long intros. No author's notes. No commentary. No 10 pages of history or Sun Tzu biography.

It's simply the text of The Art of War translated by an international group of Chinese- and English-speaking scholars. Period. It's the *definitive* text.

Complaining about it being short is like complaining about the Gettysburg Address being short. It IS short. That's the POINT. If you want to read dozens of pages of commentary and history and footnotes and acknowledgements, buy a lesser version. If you want to read The Art of War, buy this one.

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Artistic and Informative Masterpiece!!

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This book is a must have for novices,enthusiasts and historians of the culture of the samurai. You will discover little nuggets of historical fact that others mention in passing. This is not a historical account of Japan!!! But of the culture and ideology of the samurai way. The art work and photography are of ancient and early modern samurai and samurai wives.This book does not disappoint.

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Ok, but dated.

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* Cheap binding
* Cheap paper
* Poor translation
* Typesetting looks like it was done in Notepad
* Lots of grammatical errors
* Paragraphs not laid out correctly

I bought this for my father as a Christmas gift and was taken aback at the low quality of this product. Seems like it was self-published or similar. Would NOT recommend.

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Good addition.

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Good addition.

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Note: this is a LARGE PRINT edition.

The Art of War (sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3 in pinyin with tone numbers, as Amazon doesn't like Chinese text), a book really more about recapturing peace than promoting war, despite its title, is still considered essential reading in the area of military studies. It is more than just ways to win; it's a treatise on humanity. There is not a single aspect of military positioning that Sun Tzu omits, something the Lionel Giles (this is a reprint of his 1910 translation) expresses wonderfully. There seems to be a frequent misconception that Tzu's work is somehow an Eastern version of Machiavelli's "The Prince." This could not be farther from the truth. One passage epitomizes this (again in pinyin): "gu4 yue1: zhi1 bi3 zhi1ji3, yi1bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4; bu4zhi1 bi3 er2 zhi1ji3, yi1 sheng4 yi1 fu4; bu4zhi1 bi3, bu4zhi1 ji3, mei3 zhan4 bi4 dai4. gu4 yue1: zhi1 bi3 zhi1ji3, bai3zhan4bu4dai4; bu4zhi1 bi3 er2 zhi1ji3, yi1 sheng4 yi1 fu4; bu4zhi1 bi3, bu4zhi1 ji3, mei3 zhan4 bi4 dai4." My Chinese isn't great, but here's a basic translation: "one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not winning; defeating the enemy without battling is the pinnacle of victory."

Whether you're planning on going into the military, need to replace your old, beaten-up copy, want to learn more about the Eastern mind, or just need a gift for an old veteran whose eyesight may be failing, this book is an essential addition to any bookshelf.

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