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 good July 23, 2010
CraigF
A good read, some easily memrobable phrases and strategem for you to apply to your own situation/business.
The Art of War July 15, 2010
Rob
This book is shorter than I thought, but the wisdom and food for thought in it is stunning. It is not very easy to translate this in our current life, but this is a book that you pick up over and over again to read parts of it. And doing that gives new thoughts, ideas and ways to turn this into daily practice.
 Does what it says on the tin June 14, 2010
Nate (UK)
No silly business, just straight down to it whether you want to conquer nations and build an empire or take the more metaphorical approach and apply these teachings to business. Helpful either way. Great service as always by amazon.
 Look for a better version of this otherwise worthwhile book May 7, 2010
American in Europe (Germany)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
"The Art of War" is a classic. Sun Tzu was a master. This particular translation is frustratingly poor. It is nothing more than a public domain translation of Sun Tzu's writings. Many of the translations are awkward and riddled with typos and English grammatical errors. It reads as if it were translated by a Chinese university student with a good, but not perfect, command of the English language. There are no footnotes to explain the occassional untranslatable bits and there is no attempt whatsoever to put the work into its proper historical and cultural perspective. Not even a forward or introduction by a second rate scholar. I believe the publishing company just pulled a free translation off of the web without even bothering to proof read it, made a simple cover (for which they did file a copywrite), and proceeded to sell it on Amazon.com. Very dissapointing.
Review April 21, 2010
Rafal Hanzel (Huddersfield)
Even though I was going to buy the managerial version of this book, I am still satisfied with the purchase. I am amazed that the rules that were created B.C. can be still applied to so many different aspects of life...
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