TY - BOOK AU - Tzu, Sun TI - The art of war SN - 9781590302255` U1 - 355.02 PY - 1988/// CY - Colorado PB - Shambhala Publications, Inc. KW - Military art and science KW - Strategy KW - Leadership KW - Competition (Psychology) N2 - ABOUT THE ART OF WAR A comprehensive collection of the most essential versions of The Art of War, the classic Chinese military treatise considered by many as the ultimate strategy guide Sun Tzu’s Art of War, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Now, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of Sun Tzu’s text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategists. The translations, by the renowned translator Thomas Cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for The Silver Sparrow Art of War, which is available here for the first time ER -