Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning. Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu [544-496 B.C.] and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature: An Anthology of Translations. About the Author Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu 544-496 B.C. and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire- Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature- An Anthology of Translations. Reviews This year’s crop of Penguin “Great Ideas” volumes offers another eclectic dozen works that shaped society from the ancient Greeks to the 20th century. The books are fairly no frills, but the price isn’t bad. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning. Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu [544-496 B.C.] and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature: An Anthology of Translations. About the Author Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu 544-496 B.C. and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire- Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature- An Anthology of Translations. Reviews This year’s crop of Penguin “Great Ideas” volumes offers another eclectic dozen works that shaped society from the ancient Greeks to the 20th century. The books are fairly no frills, but the price isn’t bad. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning. Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu [544-496 B.C.] and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature: An Anthology of Translations. About the Author Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu 544-496 B.C. and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire- Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature- An Anthology of Translations. Reviews This year’s crop of Penguin “Great Ideas” volumes offers another eclectic dozen works that shaped society from the ancient Greeks to the 20th century. The books are fairly no frills, but the price isn’t bad. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning. Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu [544-496 B.C.] and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature: An Anthology of Translations. About the Author Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu 544-496 B.C. and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic TheArt of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford has translated many books from Chinese, including Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone, and was co-editor of Seeds of Fire- Chinese Voices of Conscience and Chinese Classical Literature- An Anthology of Translations. Reviews This year’s crop of Penguin “Great Ideas” volumes offers another eclectic dozen works that shaped society from the ancient Greeks to the 20th century. The books are fairly no frills, but the price isn’t bad. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Imprint | Penguin Books |
Pub date | 25 Aug 2005 |
DEWEY | 355.02 |
DEWEY edition | 22 |
Language | English |
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Imprint | Penguin Books |
Pub date | 25 Aug 2005 |
DEWEY | 355.02 |
DEWEY edition | 22 |
Language | English |