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http://tomdemarco.com/Books/deadline.html
The book is an interesting mix of story and advice, bringing the reader through the experiences of “Mr. Tomkins”, a bright man who is open to learning.
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Note: This was given to me.
A fantastic book which I highly recommend.
- Published 2005-01-01
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 This image doesn't even begin to do this book cover justice
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An extraordinary tactician and samurai (Japanese swordsman) had a late-life crisis and retired into monkhood. Over time, he allowed a scribe to record advice from his experience. Though meant to be extremely-selectively passed-on, it ultimately found itself in the hands of enough people to survive to today. It is a book on the martial use of the sword, the way of swords, the way of personal and mass martial strategy, and The Way.
I haven’t read broadly and deeply enough, and I doubt anyone has, to truly judge this work in the context of what humanity has to offer (what has survived, that is), but I feel comfortable saying this is one of the Great works. I should say I highly recommend it, but I fear most people wouldn’t even begin to comprehend it even in any vague sense. This is not a beginner’s book, whatever “beginner” means with this book in that context. At the very least, this ought to be read by people who are deeply passionate about philosophy (of the armchair variety).
My edition of this book has an unfortunately-shiny fabric hardcover, with glossy full-colour pages with photographs which give it an impression of high quality. It even has an integrated ribbon bookmark. When reading it at length, I get the impression that the pages will eventually pull out. I hope this is not true.
- Translated by David K. Groff
- 五輪書 (Go Rin No Sho) in Japanese.
- Miyamoto Musashi
- 2012-05-01 (third edition)
- ISBN-10 178028120X
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A military treatise summing up the military experiences prior to and during the mid-Warring States period (475 BC – 221 BC).
Two editions of translations were released, and this publication includes everything:
- The 15 chapters of part 1 released in 1985
- The additional chapter released in 1985
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The 15 chapters from 1975’s Part II, which were excised for that 1985 edition.
If this is what I think it is, then I first read this as The Second Art of War and found it a much better read than its predecessor. I was never able to find a book with that title.
- aka Sun Bin: The Art of War
- This is a two-book hardcover which also has the original/earlier The Art of War – (~476 BC book), by Sunzi
- Published 2000-01-01
- ISBN-10 7119024124
- ISBN-13 978-7119024127
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Note: I’ve read the author died in 310 BC, and I haven’t seen a more accurate date for this book.
- p.21 – Sunzi and Sun Bin lived more than 160 years apart.
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Sun Bin (孫臏 · 孙膑)
- Historians came to call him “Qi Sunzi” (Master Sun of Qi).
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/132
A military treatise from Ancient China’s late Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.).
Like The Prince – (1910 book), by Niccolò Machiavelli, people have interpreted this text for all manner of uses such as the business world.
This is a dual language (Chinese-English) hardcover edition which was translated in China itself, as opposed to being one of the various foreign-made translations.
- aka Sunzi: The Art of War
- This is a two-book hardcover which also has the related/later The Art of War – (~202 BC book), by Sun Bin
- Published 2000-01-01
- ISBN-10 7119024124
- ISBN-13 978-7119024127
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Sunzi or Sun Zi, aka Sun Tzu (“Master Sun” – 孫子 · 孙子), full name Sun Wu (孫武).
- Historians came to call him “Wu Sunzi” (Master Sun of Wu).
- Understanding Sun Tzu’s Book ‘The Art of War’ – (Documentary)
- Original translation of all 13 chapters, by the Sonshi Group
