Sun Tzu better watch his back' New York Magazine
'An Art of War-style book of tough guy maxims to live by' Evening Standard
Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, from powerful world leaders like Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher, to Shaka the Zulu and Hannibal, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy to help you win life's wars. Learn proactive methods that require you to maintain initiative and negotiate from positions of strength, or defensive strategies that allow you to respond to dangerous situations and avoid unwinnable wars.
Great warriors of battlefields and boardrooms alike demonstrate prudence, agility, balance and calm, and a keen understanding that the rational and resourceful always defeat the panicked. An indispensable book, The 33 Strategies of War provides you with all the advice you need to gain and maintain the upper hand.
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781861979988
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 175 g
Dimensions: 162 x 112 x 16 mm
Edition: Main
Translatable to virtually every facet of daily life...a rich mine of ideas and information...readable and stimulating. - Scotland on Sunday
Very good...An enormous number of directed anecdotes from warfare, politics and the arts - Independent on Sunday
Praise for Robert Greene: 'Sun Tzu better watch his back - New York Times Magazine
A book of tough-guy maxims to live by - Evening Standard
Astonishing and poignant - The Times
Hollywood producers and rappers are following this unlikely but ruthless guru - Sunday Times
At last, the book to help you scheme your way into the upper echelons of power - Daily Express
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