Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 181
EAN: 9781599869773
Edition: New title
ISBN: 1599869772
Label: Filiquarian Publishing
Manufacturer: Filiquarian Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 68
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
Publisher: Filiquarian Publishing
Studio: Filiquarian Publishing

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Rating: - aphoristic and enlightening
I'm not especially interested in military history, neither am I a manager or businessman, but I still found this book very enjoyable. It has the rare appeal of being of its time but at the same time applicable to the present day. Many of the insights feel very contemporary - not simply to the business arena but to any aspect of life. The style is terse and aphoristic, which means that it doesn't really matter that the book is quite short. Even the chapters on terrain tactics are interesting from ... Read More

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Rating: - Short, snappy and very readable
I bought this as I am quite interested in military history, and thought I couldn't really go wrong with £3. Instead of the paragraphs of thick text I expected, instead the book is laid out with numbered points in a series of about 13 chapters.

The text never becomes heavy, but instead is written in a very accessible way meaning it is easy to dip in and out of the book as you like. Also I thought that maybe the text would be outdated and irrelevant, but instead with a bit of common sense ... Read More

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Rating: - Not what I was expecting, but quirky and useful
I was expecting a huge tome full of Confuscian statements which are allegorical to warfare. What I received was a 69-page book of short instructions which are dirrectly about warfare, but in many cases allegorical to life.

Possibly they're all in some way applicable to the day-to-day, the fighting with fire section does seem a bit specialised, but doubtless the scales will fall from my eyes at some stage and I will be able to use its teachings in buying tangerines from waitrose.

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Rating: - A must read book !
Short but Sweet !
Applicable theories even today !
Must Read, more than once !

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