The Book: Sun
Tzu's The Art of War
Book Overview
Reading Challenges Overview
Book Summary
Overview
History of the Text Overview
Comparing English Versions Overview
Special Adaptations
Book Overview
Sun Tzu's book is one of the most valuable
works in human history, but mastering its principles from just reading it is
like mastering geometry by simply reading Euclid.
To
get you started, we give you an idea what the book covers in this brief summary of its chapters. Once you understand the history of the text, you can
appreciate why
its principles are just
now beginning to be taught in a more structured way.
If you compare different English
translations, you begin to understand the challenges in translating
this work. Unfortunately, even when well-translated, there are a number of
serious barriers that stand in the way of understanding the text.
Over the years, we have developed
a number of books explaining Sun Tzu's The Art of War and adapting
its principles to specific competitive arenas.
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