2003
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This award-winning book is two books in one: the complete text of Sun Tzu's The Art of War plus an explanation of the concepts hidden in the text. The only book that explains in detail the Chinese cultural concepts and writing techniques used in Sun Tzu's original text. Winner of Independent Publishers Book Award Multicultural Nonfiction book award recognition. This book is a must-read for those who really want to understand Sun Tzu's text. It is the only book that shows the secret diagrams from traditional Chinese science used by Sun Tzu to construct his system and to explain the metaphors and Chinese concepts invisible in English translations of the 2,500-year-old classic. It includes an in-depth discussion and a glossary of key Chinese concepts. The book is really two books in one. Its introduction explains the discovery of the secret diagrams that simplify the complex ideas in Sun Tzu's competitive system. After this introduction, the left-hand pages show the complete text of The Art of War while the facing right-hand pages explain that text in terms of Sun Tzu's original Chinese concepts, symbols, metaphors, and diagrams. The ancient science of bing-fa is based on a unique concept of how competition works. This is the first book that explains that system in detail. Contents Preface: The Beginning of the Science of Strategy10 Introduction: Sun Tzu's Strategic System12 1 Analysis22Strategic Positions25 2 Going to War36 Competitive Economics39 3Planning an Attack48Unity, Focus, and Speed51 4Positioning60 Awaiting Opportunities63 5Momentum 72 Innovation75 6Weakness and Strength84 Strategic Relativity87 7 Armed Conflict100 Direct Confrontation103 8 Adaptability 114 Opportunism117 9Armed March124 Exploration Strategies 127 10Field Position 144 Evaluating Opportunities147 11Types of Terrain 162Reacting to Situations165 12 Attacking with Fire188 Using the Environment191 13 Using Spies 200 Using Information203 Glossary of Sun Tzu's Key Concepts214 Index of Topics in The Art of War218
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Authors
Sun Tzu
Author · 29 books
Sun Tzu (孫子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) is a honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wu (孫武 c. 544-496 BC), the author of The Art of War (孫子兵法), an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. Sun Tzu believed in the use of the military sciences to effect outcomes that would result in peace. In the author's name, Sūn Wu, the character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (Cháng Qīng).
