The Art of War (Penguin Great Ideas) - Softcover

The Art Of War (Penguin Great Ideas) Edition: First

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143037528 ISBN 13: 9780143037521

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Synopsis

The Art of War The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu is universally recognized as one of the greatest military strategist in history, a master of warfare interpretation. This condensed version of his influential classic imparts the knowledge and skills to overcome every adversary in war, at the office, or in everyday life. Full description

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Review:

"The strategic advice that [The Art of War] offers concerns much more than the conduct of war. It is an ancient book of proverbial wisdom, a book of life."

"The strategic advice that [The Art of War] offers concerns much more than the conduct of war. It is an ancient book of proverbial wisdom, a book of life." (John Minford, from the Introduction)

"The strategic advice that [The Art of War] offers concerns much more than the conduct of war. It is an ancient book of proverbial wisdom, a book of life." --John Minford, from the Introduction

About the Author:

Little is known about Sun Tzu (544-496 B.C.) and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dysnasty, but his classic, The Art of War, has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years.

John Minford studied Chinese at Oxford and at the Australian National University and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. He has translated numerous works from the Chinese, including the last two volumes of the Penguin Classics edition of Cao Xueqin's eighteenth-century novel The Story of the Stone and the martial-arts fiction of the contemporary Hong Kong novelist Louis Cha.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0143037528
• ISBN 13: 9780143037521
• Binding: Paperback