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The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu
Narrated by: Mel Foster
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The Art of War dates back to the fifth century BC, and is an ancient Chinese military handbook. Attributed to the intelligent military strategist Sun Tzu, the title of the work is Master Sun's Rules of Warfare when literally translated from Chinese. The book contains 13 chapters, each of which are dedicated to a single aspect of warfare strategy. Emperor Shenzong of Song deemed it the most important of China's Seven Military Classics in 1080 and it is still one of the most influential strategy texts in East Asia. Leaders such as Mao Zedong, General Douglas MacArthur, and General Vo Nguyen Giap are said to have drawn inspiration from Sun Tzu's famous work.

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Thank you

Thank you Mel Foster for reading this book to me. You did a great job. I have heard about this book for many years, but just never picked it up, or had the time to read it.

I can see why this book has stuck around through the years.


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It's fine

The text is interesting but there's no introduction or preamble that would provide context for the book itself. Knowing who Sun Tzu was, why he wrote this book and for whom all would have made this a better experience.

Narrator sounds like a history professor. Not a bad voice but I'm glad this one was just over an hour.

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Masterpiece

This book was extremely interesting and intuitive to read. I loved it very much and look forward to rereading it again

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Great timeless work

Strategy for every aspect of life. These words of wisdom will will serve my business dealings well.

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very informative

Great rendition of a classic book and good information for the every day Joe

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So much insight for such a short read!

The one book everyone should memorize. A psychological and strategic cultural reference - an absolute must-read.

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Business Book?

I thought this book was supposed to apply to business. in quite a lot of it I could not see a connection however there were some obvious connections in parts of the book.

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Eyes open

Relevant to life as a whole. I've been using most of these tactics prior to listening

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Sun Tzu the way you expected

It's as the title states. it's Sun Tzu's words brought to life. Interesting work that could be used in everyday life but even more so in war

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perfection

I loved it, especially since I can't Envision using it in everyday life. have already come with perfect ways to Institute the ideas of Sun Tzu

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