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The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which provides quality editions at affordable prices, featuring new scholarship and thoughtful design. Notable features include new introductions from contemporary writers, author biographies, chronologies of significant events, footnotes and endnotes, discussions of related works, comments from renowned authors, study questions, bibliographies, and indices. Each edition is beautifully designed and printed to high standards, with some including historical illustrations. Sun Tzu’s strategic insights, penned 2,500 years ago, remain relevant today for business, politics, and personal confrontations. This work serves as a vital resource for modern leaders and corporate warriors seeking to gain an advantage in competitive environments. The edition utilizes Lionel Giles’s celebrated 1910 translation, enhanced with commentary from esteemed Chinese scholars and relevant Western quotations. This makes Sun Tzu’s classic more accessible to aspiring leaders and military strategists. Dallas Galvin, a writer and journalist with expertise in international affairs and the arts, has covered military issues in Latin America and Asia and has produced documentaries for the NATO Alliance.

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Sun Tzu's The Art of War has been the premier manual of Chinese military strategy for the past two millennia and, as thousands of Asian businessmen can attest, this classic work is as applicable to the corporate world as it is to the battlefield. This is the only contemporary edition of the classic Lionel Giles translation to contain all of the translator's original notes, to help you better understand Sun Tzu's powerful maxims and apply them in your daily life. John Minford's foreword brings insights to this classic text and its timeless relevance to the modern world. BILINGUAL EDITION: COMPLETE CHINESE AND ENGLISH TEXT This edition also marks the first time Giles' translation has been converted to Hanyu Pinyin—the standard Chinese romanization system. Additionally, the book contains the full Chinese language version of the text, along with Giles' extensive notes, with their original Chinese text references to the historical Chinese commentators, making this edition a treasure to military scholars, martial artists, and those planning to use Sun Tzu's strategies to conquer the business world. Sun Tzu's book will arm you with the knowledge that has allowed those who have studied this classic to gain victory—and often, total domination—over those who remain ignorant of its sage advice.

Es el tratado sobre estrategia más famoso del mundo, que se ha convertido en un libro de culto en el ámbito de la empresa. Varias películas ambientadas en Wall Street han contribuido a popularizar este pequeño libro, que nos propone unos principios válidos tanto en el mundo de la estrategia militar como en el de los negocios o la política. A pesar de su antigüedad, se trata de un libro extremadamente moderno, que ayudará a reflexionar sobre cualquier tipo de problema y a plantear las estrategias necesarias para solucionarlo sin conflictos. LA EXCELENCIA SUPREMA CONSISTE EN QUEBRAR LA RESISTENCIA DEL ENEMIGO SIN LUCHAR (III-2) El arte de la guerra es el mejor libro de estrategia de todos los tiempos. Ideal para aplicar en todos los aspectos de la vida para conseguir la victoria sin entrar en conflicto.