Sunzi Speaks: The Art of War

I love this book and buy extra copies to give out. It breaks down The Art of War into easy-to-digest bits of information and short tales. It may be beneath Mensa members and Rhodes scholars to look at pictures and read words - but for those of us who want to learn the ways of the world, memorizing this book will change your life for the better.

I own multiple copies of the Art of War with tons of additional commentaries and so forth. So I really like it and enjoy it period. To get it with these illustrations was to me, the best thing - a joyful surprise which hands down beat out all my other translations and versions. Love this book, highly recommend it.I first got a book in this series back in 1992. It was Zhuangzi Speaks, and frankly I under-appreciated it at that time. Now I read this one and the Zhuangzi Speaks regularly and it is a wonderful way to enjoy these ideas.My only negative is that this newer edition book, Sunzi Speaks, is downsized from the size the Zhaungzi Speaks 1992 size by about an inch on each size and therefore has smaller print. I appreciate and would prefer the larger print, but I still enjoy this book.

(140 pages)Masterful use of comic style story telling, as artful as intelligent.

A great book in a great series. Do yourself a favour and get as many books from this series as you can.

This version of the Art of War is by far may favorite. Lessons in war that can be applied to business and life.

Knowledge is key. You will get a lot of wisdom from these ancient ways of thinking. These books will surely give you an edge over your opponent.

I've stood at attention in front of colonels for having my soldiers read this book on two occasions. And I'll accept the risk of being there again.Sun Tzu is the best known of the military classics and the most widely read, for good reason. He knew his stuff and wrote in terms of principles rather than specifics. This book is the starting point for a theoretical understanding of military science and conflict.This is the most accessible translation of Sun Tzu's Art of War availible. The text is contemporary english at roughly a seventh grade level, and the illustrations are brilliant. The illustrations both illuminate the concepts in the text and are lightly humorous. This worked to great advantage when I ordered soldiers who were somewhat suspicious of intellectual endeavors to read it. The most rewarding moment was when a mechanic overheard an exchange between senior officers, leaned over to me and quietly asked if what was going on was like a specific thing Sun Tzu was talking about.On the down side... The comic book format is misleading (as the translated text is serious) and will not inspire respect from intellectual snobs. The commentary by later authors that shows up in other translations is absent (maybe not a down side, the commentary can be distracting and confusing).Overall, well worth the investment, and most enjoyable.

There is so much we in the west could learn from Eastern Philosophy. Confucius and Confucianism, Lao-tzu and Daoism, and Sun Tzu and the Art of War are just some of the Great Eastern Thinking we should look at and apply to our everyday lives.The Art of War is more than a book on warfare. It is a book about battle yes, politics yes, but it can be applied to business, relationships, leadership, and other day to day life activities. It is a book that should be looked at.This particular version and the other books in this illustrated series is awesome. It is so much fun to look at and read and yet we can learn so much from this work.I agree, this is not the best complete translation. Personally, I enjoy the James Clavell translation. But, as a motivational book. As an illustrated book, this is very useful and enjoyable.This is a very good purchase and can be applied in so many ways.

Well written introduction as well. Part of a great series of (comic) books.