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The Art Of War Paperback – November 1, 2007
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Print length68 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherFiliquarian
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Publication dateNovember 1, 2007
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Reading age18 years and up
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Dimensions6 x 0.16 x 9 inches
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ISBN-101599869772
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ISBN-13978-1599869773
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A decent version of Art of War.
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- Publisher : Filiquarian; First Thus edition (November 1, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 68 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1599869772
- ISBN-13 : 978-1599869773
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Item Weight : 4.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.16 x 9 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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NOT THE FULL TEXT....these are the cliff notes......product page is awful.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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This is a ~15 page "summary" of the book. Ordered this thinking it was the full text because it doesn't say otherwise in the description.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2017
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Looks like someone printed a PDF I could have found for free online. The book is too wide and tall and the layout, indentation, and general typography are awful.
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By Cooper White on October 30, 2017
Looks like someone printed a PDF I could have found for free online. The book is too wide and tall and the layout, indentation, and general typography are awful.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016
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I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book, you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient terms and placement of hierarchy and apply them to modern situations and people. Family, bosses, neighbors, employees and the list goes on. It is my belief that this "manual" can help solve minor and major disruptions in life if used correctly. It is a book meant for good.
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It should say PUBLIC DOMAIN as it is like a copy from someone who took notes off of ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2017Verified Purchase
This is ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. It should say PUBLIC DOMAIN as it is like a copy from someone who took notes off of someone who took notes who took notes off someone who doesn't even write in the English language! It is woefully abridged (to the max) looks like it was not edited or proofread and I loathe it. AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL
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Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2021
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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.
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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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2019
Idk, maybe I didn't read the reviews in my Xmas shopping haste? But this is NOT The Art of War you're used to. This is a very thin, 67 page cliffnote version. And it'd be nice if they listed that pertinent fact in the headline 🙄 Kinda just a waste of resources sending it back, of time for me, and a loss for the seller. Annoying.
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67 Page Cliffnotes
By C.A. Gray on December 18, 2019
Idk, maybe I didn't read the reviews in my Xmas shopping haste? But this is NOT The Art of War you're used to. This is a very thin, 67 page cliffnote version. And it'd be nice if they listed that pertinent fact in the headline 🙄 Kinda just a waste of resources sending it back, of time for me, and a loss for the seller. Annoying.
By C.A. Gray on December 18, 2019
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020
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Interesting book, everybody sites The Art of War as the top book for combat, business, and all types of other endeavors. It's a little difficult to just read however it has tons of wise principles. You do have to think somewhat abstractly in order to benefit from this book, but overall I think it's worth having and worth reading. Certainly not the type of book you would read like anovel...
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Halush
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Borderline false advertising
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2018Verified Purchase
This is actually a poorly produced pamphlet, some twenty odd pages - unfortunately the advertisement does not state this fact
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This isn't a book, it's a pamphlet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2020Verified Purchase
Please note...this is not the full version of the book but a very heavily abridged version of approximately 50 pages in very large print. To read from cover to cover takes about 10 minutes.
The seller does not make this clear. In my opinion, this book is an absolute rip off.
The seller does not make this clear. In my opinion, this book is an absolute rip off.
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Raluca Bramming-Hansen
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An unexpectedly beautiful EDITION!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2019Verified Purchase
The Art of War (the book itself needs no further presentation by now) as a beautiful example of "the art of printing". Very happy with the hardcover, pocket-size edition, by Arcturus Publishing Limited.
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An unexpectedly beautiful EDITION!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2019
The Art of War (the book itself needs no further presentation by now) as a beautiful example of "the art of printing". Very happy with the hardcover, pocket-size edition, by Arcturus Publishing Limited.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2019
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The Art of War, reviewed by Tevin Gongo
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2021Verified Purchase
Of course that is a classic. I have to say that I feel a little uncomfortable with the concept of always thinking about winning the battle.
I can appreciate the benefits of mastering those principles for anyone engaging in battles (politics, economics, socials...) but unless it is the last option, I prefer to engage with others thinking win-win.
I will certainly read that book a few more times this year and in the years to come.
As a classic, it is worth reading it, as for its daily use, I guess it is needed to read it over and over so it gets easier to really understand the principles and understand how to apply them correctly in our everyday life.
I can appreciate the benefits of mastering those principles for anyone engaging in battles (politics, economics, socials...) but unless it is the last option, I prefer to engage with others thinking win-win.
I will certainly read that book a few more times this year and in the years to come.
As a classic, it is worth reading it, as for its daily use, I guess it is needed to read it over and over so it gets easier to really understand the principles and understand how to apply them correctly in our everyday life.
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Jesse
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Terrible.. get a different printing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2020Verified Purchase
Truly awful excuse for a book. For the price I wasn’t expecting anything amazing, but even so. Says “illustrated” on the cover but there isn’t a single image or illustration in the book apart from a low resolution picture of Chinese writing on the opening page.
Riddled with formatting mistakes like the one photographed, truly low effort. Also tons of weird characters are throughout the text that must have come up when they translated and or copy and pasted this into MS Word ! If I wanted something this low quality I could have done it myself at the library. Seriously terrible don’t bother, feel embarrassed to put this on my shelf !
Riddled with formatting mistakes like the one photographed, truly low effort. Also tons of weird characters are throughout the text that must have come up when they translated and or copy and pasted this into MS Word ! If I wanted something this low quality I could have done it myself at the library. Seriously terrible don’t bother, feel embarrassed to put this on my shelf !
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Terrible.. get a different printing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2020
Truly awful excuse for a book. For the price I wasn’t expecting anything amazing, but even so. Says “illustrated” on the cover but there isn’t a single image or illustration in the book apart from a low resolution picture of Chinese writing on the opening page.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2020
Riddled with formatting mistakes like the one photographed, truly low effort. Also tons of weird characters are throughout the text that must have come up when they translated and or copy and pasted this into MS Word ! If I wanted something this low quality I could have done it myself at the library. Seriously terrible don’t bother, feel embarrassed to put this on my shelf !
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