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1) Art of war
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University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"Niccolò Machiavelli's Art of War is one of the world's great classics of military and political theory."
"Machiavelli scholar Christopher Lynch offers a sensitive and entirely new translation of the Art of War, faithful to the original but rendered in modern, idiomatic English. Lynch's fluid translation helps readers appreciate anew Machiavelli's brilliant treatments of the relationships between war and politics, civilians and the military, and...
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English
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Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Indeed, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu can be applied outside the realm of military theory....
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English
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The 1910 edition of The Art of War- Includes a series of illustrations and photographs- Translated from Chinese by scholar Lionel Giles- Bonus material: introduction and notes by Lionel Giles- Beautifully formatted in this Apostrophe Books editionFrom the battlefield to the boardroom, The Art of War has been the definitive book on strategy for more than 2,000 years. General Sun Tzu's work, still required reading for CIA officers today, has decided...
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Publisher
Wilder Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Collected here in one omnibus edition are Niccolò Machiavelli's most import works, The Art of War and The Prince. It was Niccolò Machiavelli who essentially removed ethics from government. He did it with The Prince, when he asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be concerned with ethics, as long as their motivation is to protect the state. It is this questionable belief that in many ways had lead to...
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Español
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Clásico imperecedero de la estrategia militar, El arte de la guerra es uno de los tratados más leídos, y más influyentes, sobre el tema de la guerra. Su mirada sobre aspectos como el reconocimiento del terreno, el estudio de las fortalezas y debilidades del enemi- go, los factores económicos del conflicto armado, la flexibilidad táctica durante el enfrentamiento y el uso de la creatividad en el campo de batalla se ha considerado visionaria y...
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Publisher
Tuttle publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A new manga adaptation of Musashi's legendary book of the five rings! Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman who ever lived. He is the renowned for his fighting prowess and famous for never being defeated. Then he mysteriously disappeared. This book tells the fascinating story of Musashi's return from many years of isolation as he pens his great masterpiece on miliatry tactics, The book of five rings, and begins to train a new generation of Samurai...
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Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
c2018.
Language
English
Description
The complete writings of famous Samuari Miyamoto Musashi, offering insights not just for warriors, but for anyone wishing to apply the Zen Buddhist principles of awareness and "no mind" to succeed in any endeavor. This book sheds new light on Japanese history and the true value of Bushido, the ancient code of the Japanese warrior.
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Publisher
Gildan Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Leadership is a life-changing, three-book collection of abridged classics designed to guide you towards success in all areas of your life. Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince is history's greatest guide to attaining and keeping power; Ralph Waldo Emerson's Power has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it; and it may be said that no greater work on the subject of military...
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