The Art of War
The New Illustrated Edition
Blue Heron Books
Available: 09/15/07
6.3 x 9.37 · 272 pages
9781897035351
CDN $29.95
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Practical ancient wisdom on how to beat aggression by non-aggression-with key lessons for business.
The masterpiece of the sage Sun Tzu is a military treatise written in China more than 2,500 years ago. He recognized that we live in a world of conflict, which could not be ignored or denied but had to be understood and mastered. Sun Tzu's profound wisdom is not limited to military applications: his aphorisms offer important advice for dealing with other realms of human conflict, such as the psychological tensions of everyday life and the difficulties of any joint endeavour, including business ventures.
Arranged into 13 chapters, from "Estimates" to "Employment of Secret Agents," and enhanced by beautiful calligraphy, The Art of War is more relevant now than ever.
The late Samuel B. Griffith served during the Second World War with the U.S. Marines and was awarded the Navy Cross in 1942 and the Army Distinguished Service Cross in 1943. He earned his PhD in Chinese military history from Oxford University and was the translator of Mao Tse-tung's On Guerrilla Warfare.
