{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-landmark-edition-the-classic-of-strategy-with-historical-notes-and-introduction-by-pen-award-winning-author-mitch-horowitz-9781722505608","title":"The Art of War Landmark Edition: The Classic of Strategy with Historical Notes and Introduction by Pen Award-Winning Author Mitch Horowitz","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the True Meaning of Victory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most widely read classics of history--and one of the most practical works of philosophy ever written. Now, for the first time, this \"landmark edition\" presents the unparalleled 1910 translation by British sinologist Lionel Giles (1875-1958) along with Giles' equally potent 1905 translation of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching, \u003c\/i\u003ethe work upon which The Art of War stands, for a complete and transformative experience of martial wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz introduces and annotates this volume, highlighting the complementary insights of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching.\u003c\/i\u003e Mitch's footnotes clarify the meaning and context of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War, \u003c\/i\u003e as his introduction--a compelling study in itself--explores the relevance, history, and authorship of these ageless classics. This volume also features an integrated index of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching, \u003c\/i\u003e helping the reader locate commonalities between them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"My hope is that your reading \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e alongside Giles' translation of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching, \u003c\/i\u003e\" Mitch writes in the introduction, \"will provide you--at times joltingly--with a powerful new estimate and measure of personal behavior...\u003ci\u003eThe Art of War \u003c\/i\u003eis a book of ethical power--not force, which dies with its user, but power which is generative and renewable.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.\"--Sun Tzu, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G\u0026amp;D Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781722505608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Sun Tzu, Mitch Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39815990214837,"sku":"9781722505608","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f14cc83b-ed4b-450b-89fa-3a70427ed2bc.jpg?v=1618924107","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-art-of-war-landmark-edition-the-classic-of-strategy-with-historical-notes-and-introduction-by-pen-award-winning-author-mitch-horowitz-9781722505608","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}