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Book Mastering the Art of War

Download or read book Mastering the Art of War written by Liang Zhuge and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composed by two prominent statesmen-generals of classical China, this book develops the strategies of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War , into a complete handbook of organization and leadership. The great leaders of ancient China who were trained in Sun Tzu's principles understood how war is waged successfully, both materially and mentally, and how victory and defeat follow clear social, psychological, and environmental laws. Drawing on episodes from the panorama of Chinese history, Mastering the Art of War presents practical summaries of these essential laws along with tales of conflict and strategy that show in concrete terms the proper use of Sun Tzu's principles. The book also examines the social and psychological aspects of organization and crisis management. The translator's introduction surveys the Chinese philosophies of war and conflict and explores in depth the parallels between The Art of War and the oldest handbook of strategic living, the I Ching (Book of Changes).

Book Mastering the Art of War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Liang Zhuge
  • Publisher : Shambhala Publications
  • Release : 2005-08-09
  • ISBN : 0834824817
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Mastering the Art of War written by Liang Zhuge and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2005-08-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two master strategists delve into the essential priciples of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, revealing what they teach us about leadership, success, and more Composed by two prominent statesmen-generals of classical China, this book develops the strategies of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War, into a complete handbook of organization and leadership. The great leaders of ancient China who were trained in Sun Tzu's principles understood how war is waged successfully—both materially and mentally—and how victory and defeat follow clear social, psychological, and environmental laws. Drawing on episodes from the panorama of Chinese history, Mastering the Art of War presents practical summaries of these essential laws along with tales of conflict and strategy that show in concrete terms the proper use of Sun Tzu's principles. The book also examines the social and psychological aspects of organization and crisis management. The translator's introduction surveys the Chinese philosophies of war and conflict and explores in depth the parallels between The Art of War and the oldest handbook of strategic living, the I Ching (Book of Changes).

Book The Zhuge Liang Art of War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zhuge Liang
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2009-11-16
  • ISBN : 9781449969219
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book The Zhuge Liang Art of War written by Zhuge Liang and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Zhuge Liang Art Of War From AthenianArts.com

Book Zhuge Liang

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  • Author : Ralph D. Sawyer
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
  • Release : 2014-01-25
  • ISBN : 9781492860020
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Zhuge Liang written by Ralph D. Sawyer and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-01-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decidedly historic figure whose legend was increasingly magnified over the centuries, Zhuge Liang (Chu-ko Liang) has long been regarded as a brilliant strategist, commander, administrator, inventor, practitioner of the esoteric arts, originator of arcane wisdom, military thinker, and a sagacious king maker. His geostrategic insights rescued Liu Pei from extinction, resulting in China's Three Kingdoms period, and his innovative tactics – including the “empty city ploy” -- reportedly resulted in defeating vastly superior, often befuddled foes. His escapades and achievements have become the subject of tales and novels, movies and tv serializations, and he looms large in war games and contemporary media. However, understanding his extensive military writings requires penetrating the myths and stories, discerning Chu-ko Liang's real accomplishments, and acknowledging his shortcomings. In addition to a complete, annotated translation of all his martial works and many of his missives and memorials, Zhuge Liang: Strategy, Achievements, and Writings contains an extensive historical introduction which outlines the military context, examines his strategic thought, and analyzes the numerous campaigns he personally directed after Liu Pei's death. Insights from the Art of War and other classic Chinese military works well familiar to Chu-ko Liang are employed throughout.

Book Sixteen Strategies of Zhuge Liang

Download or read book Sixteen Strategies of Zhuge Liang written by Xuanming Wang and published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Zhuge Liang (Prime Minister during the Three Kingdoms period) shares his ideas about administrations, self-cultivation & human resources.

Book New Book of The Military Marquis

Download or read book New Book of The Military Marquis written by Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “New Book of The Military Marquis”(武侯新书,Wu Hou Xin Shu) and “Book of Heart” (心书, Xin Shu) were written by Zhu Geliang, a statesman and strategist in the Three Kingdoms Period in China. “New Book of The Military Marquis”includes a total of fourteen chapters, focusing on three issues: 1., the importance of military affairs. 2., the principle of governing the army. 3. on the law of employing troops. “Book of Heart” includes fifty articles, nearly half of which are about how to make good military generals. The author deeply knows the secret of military management, and makes a comprehensive analysis from ten aspects, such as the commander should firmly grasp the military power and the principle of selecting generals, which is the summary of the practical leadership in wars.

Book Thirty Six Stratagems

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sun Sun Tzu
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-06-07
  • ISBN : 9781533638786
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Thirty Six Stratagems written by Sun Sun Tzu and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique edition of Thirty-Six Stratagems features both English, Chinese and Pinyin side-by-side for easy reference and bilingual support. The strategies are organized for easy reading. This text is celebrated as one of China's classic military strategy texts.The Thirty-Six Stratagems was a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, as well as in civil interaction. Readers of "The Art of War" will enjoy these ancient Chinese strategies and theories. Each proverb is accompanied by a brief explanation that explains how said proverb is applicable to military tactics. These 36 Chinese proverbs are related to 36 battle scenarios in Chinese history and folklore, predominantly of the Warring States period and the Three Kingdoms Period.

Book The Art of War

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  • Author : Thomas Cleary
  • Publisher : Shambhala Publications
  • Release : 2024-07-02
  • ISBN : 1645472833
  • Pages : 193 pages

Download or read book The Art of War written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most prestigious and influential book on strategy and dealing with conflict, beautifully translated for clear, accessible reading—including commentaries by other ancient Chinese philosophers and strategists. From esteemed translator Thomas Cleary and including commentary from philosophers such as Cao Cao, Du Mu, and Du You, this timeless Chinese classic captures the essence of military strategy used in ancient East Asia, with lessons on how to handle conflict confidently, efficiently, and successfully. As Sun Tzu teaches, aggression and response in kind can lead only to destruction—we must learn to work with conflict in a more profound and effective way. Crucial to this strategic vision is knowledge—especially self-knowledge—and a view of the whole that seeks to bring the conflicting ideas around to a larger perspective. The techniques and instructions discussed in The Art of War apply to competition and conflict on every level, from the interpersonal to the international. A study of the anatomy of forces in conflict, it has been discovered by modern businesspeople who understand the principles it contains are as useful for understanding the interactions of modern corporations as they are for understanding the tactics of ancient Chinese armies. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through an understanding of the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict. Thomas Cleary’s translation is a breakthrough achievement that has been a gold standard among translations for three decades, offering the complete text in eminently readable prose with short commentaries by other ancient Chinese strategists and philosophers interwoven throughout. Cleary’s work allows innumerable insights to be discovered through this translation millennia after this oral teaching was first set down.

Book Strike the Zither

Download or read book Strike the Zither written by Joan He and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, full of secrets and betrayal, Strike the Zither is an inventive and sweeping fantasy perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross and Chloe Gong, “rich in intrigue and epic in scale.” Orphaned at a young age, Zephyr took control of her fate by becoming the realm’s most powerful strategist, serving under a leader whose cause jeopardizes their survival in a war where one must betray or be betrayed. When Zephyr is forced to infiltrate an enemy camp, she encounters the enigmatic Crow, the only strategist who has ever rivaled Zephyr’s talent. But mastermind though Crow may be, he is no match for Zephyr. She will defy the heavens to win and no one—neither human nor god—can stop her. Featuring gorgeous map art and black-and-white portraits, Strike the Zither is the first book in Joan He's riveting Kingdom of Three duology that explores human greed and ambition in a war-torn world. Don't miss the epic conclusion in Sound the Gong!

Book Three Kingdoms

    Book Details:
  • Author : Guanzhong Luo
  • Publisher : University of California Press
  • Release : 2020-05-12
  • ISBN : 0520344553
  • Pages : 477 pages

Download or read book Three Kingdoms written by Guanzhong Luo and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A material epic with an astonishing fidelity to history."—New York Times Book Review Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. Writing some twelve hundred years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on histories, dramas, and poems portraying the crisis to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. This abridged edition captures the novel's intimate and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam and remains a great work of world literature.

Book San Shi Liu Ji

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stefan H. Verstappen
  • Publisher : China Books
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780835126427
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book San Shi Liu Ji written by Stefan H. Verstappen and published by China Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most diverse yet accessible collections of Chinese strategies. Verstappen has unearthed sources from Lao Zi to Miyamoto Musashi in an impressive selection of historical and anecdotal evidence supporting the original Thirty-Six Strategies, one of the most influential works of East Asian philosophy. Includes illustrations and a bibliography.

Book Three Kingdoms and Chinese Culture

Download or read book Three Kingdoms and Chinese Culture written by Kimberly Besio and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length treatment in English of Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi), often regarded as China's first great classical novel. Set in the historical period of the disunion (220–280 AD), Three Kingdoms fuses history and popular tradition to create a sweeping epic of heroism and political ambition. The essays in this volume explore the multifarious connections between Three Kingdoms and Chinese culture from a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, philosophy, art history, theater, cultural studies, and communications, demonstrating the diversity of backgrounds against which this novel can be studied. Some of the most memorable episodes and figures in Chinese literature appear within its pages, and Three Kingdoms has had a profound influence on personal, social, and political behavior, even language usage, in the daily life of people in China today. The novel has inspired countless works of theater and art, and, more recently, has been the source for movies and a television series. Long popular in other countries of East Asia, such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, Three Kingdoms has also been introduced to younger generations around the globe through a series of extremely popular computer games. This study helps create a better understanding of the work's unique place in Chinese culture.

Book The Art of War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sun-tzu
  • Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9781853267796
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book The Art of War written by Sun-tzu and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of War is almost certainly the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The principles Sun-tzu expounded were utilized brilliantly by such great Asian war leaders as Mao Tse-tung.

Book The Mythistorical Chinese Scholar Rebel Advisor Li Yan

Download or read book The Mythistorical Chinese Scholar Rebel Advisor Li Yan written by Roger V. Des Forges and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a genealogical manuscript discovered in 2004 to argue for the historicity of the scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan who helped overthrow the Ming polity in 1644. It invokes a spiral theory to elucidate his significance in Chinese and world history.

Book Qi Men Dun Jia  Sun Tzu Warcraft

Download or read book Qi Men Dun Jia Sun Tzu Warcraft written by Joey Yap and published by Joey Yap Research Group . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Business, Politics and Absolute Power The Qi Men Dun Jia Sun Tzu Warcraft by Joey Yap is the first book of its kind that elucidates Sun Tzu's Art of War in detail. All thirteen chapters of the original classic have been meticulously transliterated line by line, without losing the accuracy of its original meaning. Modern day business commentaries based on Joey Yap's personal experiences in business as a successful entrepreneur are also included, taking into account the perspective of Qi Men Dun Jia application in today's context. This book is intended to advance practitioners to a higher level of understanding on the Art of War, and transform the knowledge into a Tool of War in business and in life.

Book The Book of War  Includes The Art of War by Sun Tzu   On War by Karl von Clausewitz

Download or read book The Book of War Includes The Art of War by Sun Tzu On War by Karl von Clausewitz written by Sun Tzu and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2000-02-22 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two classic works of military strategy that shaped the way we think about warfare: The Art of War by Sun Tzu and On War by Karl von Clausewitz, together in one volume “Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars . . . if the influence of Clausewitz’s On War had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.”—B. H. Liddel Hart For two thousand years, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun Tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion “total war.” On War is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Now these two great minds come together in a single volume that also features an introduction by esteemed military writer Ralph Peters and the Modern Library War Series introduction by Caleb Carr, New York Times bestselling author of The Alienist. (The cover and text refer to The Art of War as The Art of Warfare, an alternate translation of the title.)