The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sunzi" and "Sun Wu"), a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period (some scholars believe that the Art of War was not completed until the subsequent Warring States period). Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and is still read for its military insights.
The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics: "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu emphasized the importance of positioning in military strategy, and that the decision to position an army must be based on both objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective beliefs of other, competitive actors in that environment. He thought that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through an established list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a changing environment, competing plans collide, creating unexpected situations.
The book was first translated into the French language in 1772 by French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and into English by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905. Leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini, General Douglas MacArthur, Napoleon, and leaders of Imperial Japan have drawn inspiration from the work. The Art of War has also been applied to business and managerial strategies.
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THE GIFT OF ACABAR
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
THE GIVER
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
MAYA
THE LITTLE PRINCE
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
PURGATORIO
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD
BANANA HEART SUMMER
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
THE DA VINCI CODE
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
DEAR JOHN
THE NOTEBOOK
SOMETHING BORROWED
SOMETHING BLUE
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOF AT NIGHT-TIME
THE LOVELY BONES
STARGIRL
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
BERGDORF BLONDES
CHARLIE ST. CLOUD
P. S. I LOVE YOU
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET
GOSSIP GIRL
GOSSIP GIRL: YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME
GOSSIP GIRL: ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWER FOR CAREER SERVICE EXAMINATION
ODD GIRL OUT
ANG MGA KAIBIGAN NI MAMA SUSAN
LIES MY YAYA SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME
THE BEST OF CHICO AND DELAMAR'S THE MORNING RUSH TOP 10
CONFESSIONS OF AN IMPATIENT BRIDE
SAY NI CHIZ
KWENTONG TAMBAY
PEKSMAN (MAMATAY KA MAN, NAGSISINUNGALING AKO
PARA KAY B
STRESSED IN THE CITY
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
DOWN TO 1: DEPRESSION STORIES
THE BEST OF YOUNGBLOOD
YOUNGBLOOD 2.0
YOUNG WOMEN ON THE JOURNEY
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
ESCAPE ROUTES
OH MY GOSH! THE INCREDIBLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING BURGIS!
WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET?
HEARATBREAK
BOY MEETS GIRL
CHOCOLATE FOR A WOMAN'S DREAMS
WHAT TO DO UNTIL LOVE FINDS YOU
FRENCH WOMAN FOR ALL SEASONS
10 SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
40 STORIES OF FINDING ONE TRUE LOVE
SURREALITY
SOME THINGS MATTER, SOME THINGS DON'T
GET SOME HEADSPACE
TRUTH UNPLUGGED
EAT, PRAY, LOVE
WHAT THE DOG SAW
THE HAPPINESS PROJECT
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT
PAST FORGETTING: MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH DWIGHT EISENHOWER
ALL THE RULES
THERE'S NO TOILET PAPER… ON THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET.
FLIPPED
CHINESE CINDERELLA AND THE SECRET DRAGON SOCIETY
SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS
WILL YOU BE THERE?
LOVE: A USER'S GUIDE
HOW NOT TO SPEND YOUR SENIOR YEAR
ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME
THE RUMOR ABOUT JULIA
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: KILLER VIRUS
SWEET VALLEY TWINS: THE TWINS TAKE PARIS
EYES OF A STRANGER
NANCY DREW: BLACK VELVET MYSTERY
THE WISH LIST
DON'T SAY GOODBYE
SWEET VALLEY UNIVERSITY: ONE LAST KISS
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