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Hey, I would like a recommendation on which translation of Art of War to read.

Beau Unfortunately there's no clear answer as most everyone has their own preference.
Fortunately, some of the translations are freely available online and…moreUnfortunately there's no clear answer as most everyone has their own preference.
Fortunately, some of the translations are freely available online and there are some good resources dedicated to helping you decide which one(s) you might like:
http://scienceofstrategy.org/main/con...
https://www.sonshi.com/best-art-of-wa...
Although I've only read two I feel that the old Lionel Giles version which is most commonly available free (even here on Goodreads itself) really isn't too bad though I liked the Roger Ames much more.
One to probably avoid is Stephen Kaufman (all of his translations of Asian classics are generally poorly regarded).(less)

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Rauno Veberson I received my copy of Art of War on my Android phone. It was translated by Lionel Giles and I really liked the way it was written. Unfortunately I hav ...more
Dec 07, 2014 10:52PM

Thomas Huynh You can see my Art of War review here. It'll explain why you might want to be careful about so-called "new" editions: https://www.goodreads.com/review ...more
Oct 12, 2015 08:34PM

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