Synopses & Reviews
At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human experience. Since, 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 knowledgeespecially self-knowledgeand a picture of the whole that seeks to bring conflicting views into a larger perspective.
This book-and-CD set allows readers to engage with The Art of War in its original mediumthe spoken word. The book includes the complete translated text and three original essays exploring its key teachings. Produced under the direction of the Denma Translation Group's James Gimian, the audio program contains the complete Art of War text, read by Carl Williams (disc 1) and selections from the text interspersed with the Denma group's original commentary, read by Carrington MacDuffie (discs 2 and 3).
This fresh and unusually faithful translation preserves the enigmatic quality of the originalallowing us to discover innumerable insights in its lines millennia after this oral tradition was first set down. The commentary by the translators reveals the broader implications of Sun Tzu's teachings and how they can be applied to everyday circumstances.
3 CDs, with a 176-page book
Synopsis
At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human life. This new book-and-CD kit of Sun Tzus teachings on strategy, conflict, and leadership includes an audio reading of the complete text alone, as well as a reading of the text with illuminating commentary and in-depth essays.
About the Author
The warrior-philosopher and master strategist Sun Tzu, about whom little is known, compiled The Art of War more than two thousand years ago. Legend has it that he was known for the brilliant campaigns he led around the time of Confucius. His work was memorized and passed down orally, before eventually being copied onto bamboo strips and passed around.