title: The Art of War [New Translation]
author:  Sun Tzu 
description: <SPAN STYLE= "" >&ldquo;With editorial notes and a new translation by James Trapp, this beautifully bound book is a must for any strategist or business man, or any everyday man that is looking for tips on how to rise to the top of whatever corporate or social ladder he is climbing&rdquo;</SPAN> (<i>City Book Review</i>)
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  The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and
  death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it
  be
  
  
  neglected.
  
  
  So begins a remarkable document, written in Chinese some 2,500 years ago, that
  the world famous author James Clavell strongly feels is vital to our survival
  today: a book to be read not only by every commander in chief and every
  officer, but by everyone of us who is interested in peace.
  
  
  For if the true purpose of war is peace, here are the ways to attain it.
  
  
  Sun Tzu was a philosopher before he ever became a general, and he discusses
  all aspects of war, from the tactical to the human, in language that is both
  penetrating and poetic. And James Clavell takes his precepts and shows their
  application to today’s world—to the world of business as well as the world of
  daily life.
  
  
  Sun Tzu starts with the laying of plans, moves on to waging war, and then to
  the sheathed sword; for as Sun Tzu said