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    <body><![CDATA[Evidently, it seems, for the last couple thousand years, EVERYONE has been using the same textbook on how to conduct a war. It also seems to be that nobody even knows for sure who wrote the book or when, but everyone uses it anyway. Included in this book are precious reminders that strategy helps yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1053416">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>The Art of War</u><br/>-Sun Tzu<br/>Barnes &amp; Nobles Classics, 2003, 304 pp., $7.95            <br/>ISBN 1-59308-016-6<br/><br/>“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.” Sun Tzu’s blueprint for battlefield strategy, <u>The Art of War</u>, is no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18063288">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So many little wars must be waged daily. Works on the battlefield and the office.<br/><br/>CLASSICS:<br/><br/>&quot;When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil.   When full, starve them.   When settled, make them move.&quot;<br/><br/>&quot;In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3181248">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally here.)<br/><br/><strong>The CCLaP 100:</strong> In which I read for the first time a hundred so-called &quot;classics,&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51847258">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While Sun Tzu is constantly praised for his work on The Art of War, I find it hard to believe that it has inspired anyone. This famous military strategy book has provided people such as Napoleon and the cast of 'Survivor: China' advice on handling the opposing force. However, despite the simple (yet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33024817">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you've ever picked up a self-help book where the author is repeatedly stating the obvious, then you've experienced the writing style of this book.  The overall concepts could've been summarized in a short essay rather than a book.  Its length is a testament to its antiquity, though the author has...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5085573">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the classics of the ancient world, it also speaks volumes in our own modern world.<br/><br/>This particular version had a long-winded history lesson as it's introduction, which was much longer than Sun Tzu's book itself. It was somewhat interesting, but not all that necessary. The actual bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4375705">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The version of the Art of War I would recommend is by Shambhala. It's the most readable and most touching translations I've found of this book. The Shambhala translation comes with essays by the Shambhala group, which add to the great depth and breadth of this work. I've read this book two or three ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51301022">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Back when I was the tender age of 16, a guy I <em>really</em> liked lent me this book.  He said it was his favorite book and that I would love it too.  I excitedly rushed home to devour this piece of literature in hopes that we could have one more thing in common to bring us even closer together.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67418793">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Art of War</em> has been on my ‘to read’ list for a long time because it seems to be frequently referenced and I wanted to read the source of the hype. Sun Tzu’s lists of adages are grouped by topic into 13 chapters (see helpful overview at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War">Wiki Art of War</a>.<br/><br/>The chapter titles are: 1)...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35558589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hoped to get more from the Art of War than I did.  I hoped to find in this translation of the ancient text metaphors and symbolic formulations that I could apply to my own life.  In particular I hoped to find ways to overcome the challenges in life that we create in our minds.  I also hoped to fin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32482172">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As the rating implies...it was ok.  Some people say that Sun Tsu's principles can be applied in real life, that his tactics and strategies have broader implications.  If you stretch your imagination, you can see what those people are talking about. But in reality, those strategies can be impossible ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38199771">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When first picking up the book art of war, intended to come out of reading with a greater understanding of the nature of conflict in a deeper sense. The book i have also contains commentaries which also allows an added insight. The book goes through all the aspects that go along with winning a war. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81146611">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em> The Art of War </em> is a classic book, read by countless people around the world.  It's lessons have universal application, not only to military tactics, but to business, leadership, and, ultimately, life.  Sun Tzu's genius is complemented by examples of battles throughout history that are specific to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56180915">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was not the translation I actually read, but I could not find the one I did -- from Shambala Press.  I have read this book probably 13 or 14 times -- by far the most times I have ever revisited a book -- with the exception of perhaps Calvin and Hobbes comic strips.  At one time, I was making a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64163618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting book from a historical perspective, I enjoyed reading Tzu's philosophy and see some practical applications.  I just have to laugh at all the corporate-types who read this because they believe they are going to get ahead in the office.  Sun Tzu would have stabbed you for using his mate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41588336">more...</a>]]></body>
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