Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Art of War by Chinese General Sun Tzu, written in the 6th century is cited by many as the definitive work on strategy and tactics. The principles in this book were derived from the brutal Chinese battle grounds, where inadequate planning, bad decisions and lack of foresight would lead to ones demise. It is a concise book that will quickly bring you up to speed on strategy and tactics. It provides directions on how to be a strong leader, politician, manager, athlete, entrepreneur etc, in a non threatening way, and drives home the fact that excellence in the work place requires you to be a well round and versatile individual.