The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War @ richardeward.com

The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War
by R.L. Wing
from Main Street Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• love this book
  what can i say? this book has changed my thinking for the better in many ways. i was able to handle conflict at work in a more thoughtful way in stead of blowing up as i would have normally done. instead it made me step back and think of a solution. a must read.

• more applicable for the modern thinker
  The art of strategy is a less militaristic translation than others I have read. I have used it in a strategy class and found the students were comfortable with the concepts and the way Wing applies them to modern confrontation in all its potential. I find this translation is a real problem solver by providing the reader with a more total look at the use of strategy and the need to think through the roadblocks that confront us. I have purchased several dozen copies of this book as gifts for people who for... more info

• Personal strategic development workbook
  I first read this I think it was around the time it first came out, and have gone through it a number of times over the years. It is laid out to be able to spread out into bite-sized chunks over a year (or whatever time you want to organize it for). It makes a great workbook for personal strategic development that is based on a classic in strategy. And it touches on different areas of life - personal, relationships, work, etc. The translation has good notes to help in understanding the rendering.

• Brilliant! A brilliant piece of a complex whole
  Chinese language and culture differ so strongly from American thought and culture that it is impossible to think that a single translation of a classic Chinese text can give the reader the complete experience of having read the text in its original language and context. RL Wing's translation brilliantly shines a light on the ART OF WAR.

  I came to Wing's translation after having studied and studied the old public domain English translation with its copius notes and explanations. Wing gives the reader a... more info

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