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The Art Of War Paperback – November 1, 2007

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Filiquarian; First Thus edition (November 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 68 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1599869772
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1599869773
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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Sun Tzu is thought to have been a military general and adviser to the king of the southern Chinese state of Wu during the sixth century BCE. Although some modern scholars have called his authorship into doubt, the world's most influential and enduring treatise on military strategy, The Art of War, bears his name.

Sun Tzu fue un general, estratega militar y filósofo de la antigua China. El nombre por el que lo conocemos es en realidad un título honorífico que significa «Maestro Sun». Su nombre de nacimiento era Sun Wu y fuera de su familia era conocido por su nombre de cortesía, Changqing. Tradicionalmente se le considera el autor de El arte de la guerra, un influyente tratado sobre estrategia militar. Sun Tzu ha tenido un impacto significativo en la historia y culturas china y asiática, tanto por escribir El arte de la guerra como por ser una figura histórica legendaria.

Históricamente se le sitúa en el período de las Primaveras y Otoños de China (722-481 a. C.) como general militar al servicio del rey Helü de Wu, que vivió c. 544-496 a. C. Los estudiosos modernos aceptan su lugar histórico al situar la creación de El arte de la guerra en el período de los Reinos Combatientes (476-221 a. C.) con base en las descripciones militares del texto y a la similitud de su prosa con la de otros trabajos creados a comienzos de la etapa de los Reinos Combatientes.

La Editorial Alvi Books le dedicó, como tributo y reconocimiento, este espacio en Amazon en 2017.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
This classic instructional and influential book taught me everything I needed to know! Product was very nice as well!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
For business, social situations, and anything that requires negotiation with power, this book is a MUST READ. Simple, clear and concise, Sun Tzu was far ahead of his time and his thoughts laid out on these pages bring his genius thoughts to an understandable level of clarity for us mere mortals.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
-If you have inconsistent or poor performances on your team, you NEED to read this book!
-If you are the type of leader that is "too nice" and you feel like your employees take advantage of you, you NEED to read this book!
-If your employees are terrified of you, you NEED to read this book!

This is how this book changed my life:

My first big promotion was getting the General Manager position of a restaurant at 21 years old, and I did everything I could to make my employees happy (bringing the principals from "First Break All the Rules- What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently" which is also imperative to help you measure and understand how to make an amazing work environment for your employees), and it worked wonders- at first. My employees were happy and my customer reviews sky rocketed!!

However, over time some employees started to push the lines of respect with me and others, and some just started to outright ignore me or give me attitude. I was devastated! How could they treat me disrespectfully after I had spent months bending over backwards finding out and giving them everything they needed to be happy at work??? I praised them tirelessly, I thanked them constantly, I encouraged them, I personally trained them, I got them equipment and supplies they need to do a good job, I was spending one-on-one time with each of them would ask how their lives were, etc! I was the "nicest boss...." who was also turning out to be a pushover.

You can have all the kindness in the world but it makes your team useless if you have no discipline at the same time! The Bible says God disciplines His children BECAUSE He loves us. Otherwise, we turn into monsters! Which is what I was beginning to experience with my team.

I HAD NO DISCIPLINE, and NEITHER DID MY TEAM. Why would they respect me? I thought discipline was bad- "punishment" you gave and "punishment" was mean. Nope... turns out every team needs it, and if you are CONSISTENTLY and FAIRLY giving predictable and fore-warned discipline all the time, along with kindness, which Sun Tzu talks about in the book as well, you will have an amazing team. This is my favorite quote from the book that finally turned the light bulb on for me:

Page 26 #42-45:

"If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be useless.
Therefore soldiers must be treated in the first instance with humanity, but kept under control by means of iron discipline. This is a certain road to victory.
If in training soldiers commands are habitually enforced, the army will be well-disciplined; if not, its discipline will be bad.
If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual."

AND YES IT WAS! Over time, not only did my employees love coming into work EVEN MORE, but they worked harder, my customers were happier, and so was I. People are comforted to know their boss will always be kind AND fair. If you never know how your boss will treat you, it creates uncertainty and anxiety with the team that always leaks out to the customers.

It took me only a couple weeks to begin fully implementing this mindset with my employees. At first, I'm not going to lie- it shocked them a bit and they didn't believe when me I would tell them I would be disciplining them if they didn't follow through or finish a direct order I had given them. I had to fire one manager who was undermining me to the team, and then everyone saw I was serious and fell right into line. Of course, I did all of this will extreme kindness.

Discipline should never be nasty or hateful or done when you are fuming angry. The employees need kind, proper and consistent warnings before they receive any consequences (which I learned to start doing right from onboarding them at orientation- saved me a lot of time and trouble), and then if and when the time comes for the formal discipline, they know by then that it was totally their choice, and you are only following through on what you said would happen.

There are SO MANY MORE GREAT QUOTES in this book. Just get it. Get a highlighter and pick out the diamonds that you need. Go over them time and again and become the amazing leader of your life and of your team you are meant to be!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
Interesting book
I expected some better book design
Difficult vocabulary
Some typos...
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023
The Art Of War is truly an inspirational and informational piece of text written by Sun Tzu. The book goes through some of the best ways to execute a thorough and true war plan to conquer your enemies no matter what you are presented with. This book is truly something important that depending on your job and experience should be read at some point in your life.
Throughout the text Sun Tzu is taking the reader through some of the most applicable and descriptive quotes that can actually benefit you in a war situation or even a normal day battle or personal Challenge. This type of writing style is very easy to connect to and gives you a deep understanding about what is being said. There are a few such instances of these deep quotes that I would like to talk about. To start I see Sun Tzu as the almost standoffish type. He would rather not fight at all then be engaged in some sort of war that he can or can't win. He is a very wise man that came up with some ideas about fighting if he ever ends up encountering it in a war situation but he still would rather stay out of the conflict in general. Now onto the quotes. The first one that I read I now recite to myself all the time no matter what I’m or where I'm going. Danger is a sign something is not right or not safe: Sun Tzu says “Danger has a bracing effect.” This stays in my mind because It makes me feel at ease because even if there's danger it may be subtle or a pushing factor into doing something the right or safe way. Another one that sticks out to me is Sun Tzu saying “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”. This quotation sticks with me too because it means that no matter what comes your way or what attacks you there is always an opportunity to do the right thing or learn from it.
I truly believe that this book is an amazing book for many different demographics because of the true meaning behind it. It was a good read and I would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for an inspirational and informational book.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
A classic book and a must read
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
everybody should read it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading people whos trying to by the real/full book
Reviewed in Spain on March 8, 2024
This is not the art of war this is a list of bullet points and very hard to read
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of War 感想
Reviewed in Japan on May 10, 2011
他の翻訳者の方の英訳本も機会があれば読み比べてみたいです。改めて自戒させられます。
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2.0 out of 5 stars Decepcionante
Reviewed in Spain on January 4, 2019
El libro son parrafos sueltos sin ningun tipo de analisis añadido y no demasiado bien estructurados. Como si alguien hubiera juntado los apuntes en un panfleto tipo chuleta la noche antes de un examen. Bastante pauperrimo, aunque el precio esté bien, yo no lo recomendaria.
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