{"product_id":"9781929194759","title":"Sun Tzu's The Art of War Plus The Warrior Class: : 306 Lessons in Strategy","description":"The book that is the basis of the Science of Strategy Institute's on-line training program. This award-winning book (\u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e Self-Help Book of the Year) offers our most detailed lessons of Sun Tzu's strategic methods. The book was designed as long series of short, easy-to-understand lessons for those who really want to understand the inner workings of human competition. Examples from modern business and every day life are used to illustrate what people do right and wrong in making strategic decisions.Each lesson is put into a format that frames each stanza of Sun Tzu's work as a specific strategic concept. Sun Tzu's non-intuitive approach to success is contrasted with our less successful instinctual reactions to competitive challenges.\u003cp\u003eBelow, we show you the table of contents, a list of the type of topics the lessons address, and a sample lesson from the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesson Topics 10\u003cbr\u003eUsing This Book 15\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Sun Tzu's Basic Concepts\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 1-21 16\u003cbr\u003eAnalysis \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 22-38 39\u003cbr\u003eGoing to War\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 39-53 58\u003cbr\u003ePlanning an Attack\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 54-68 74\u003cbr\u003ePositioning\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 69-85 90\u003cbr\u003eMomentum \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 86-104 108\u003cbr\u003eWeakness and Strength\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 105-124 128\u003cbr\u003eArmed Conflict\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 125-145 150\u003cbr\u003eAdaptability \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 146-159 172\u003cbr\u003eArmed March\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 160-193 188\u003cbr\u003eField Position \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 194-220 224\u003cbr\u003eTypes of Terrain \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 221-267 252\u003cbr\u003eAttacking with Fire\u003cbr\u003e Lessons 268-284 300\u003cbr\u003eUsing Spies \u003cbr\u003e Lessons 285-306 318\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Key Concepts 342\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Art of War Topics 348\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample List of Lesson Topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e: Emotion versus Strategy 17\u003cbr\u003e2: The Framework of Strategy 18\u003cbr\u003e3: The Goal of Strategy 19\u003cbr\u003e4: A Unique Position 20\u003cbr\u003e5: The Competitive Environment 21\u003cbr\u003e6: The Changing Times 22\u003cbr\u003e7: Competitive Success 23\u003cbr\u003e8: The Need for a Philosophy 24\u003cbr\u003e9: Advancing a Position 25\u003cbr\u003e10: The Source of Knowledge 26\u003cbr\u003e11: The Source of Opportunity 27\u003cbr\u003e12: Acting on Vision 28\u003cbr\u003e13: Positioning 29\u003cbr\u003e14: Attacks and Battles 30\u003cbr\u003e15: Moving through Opposition 31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Lesson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesson 14: Attacks and Battles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the difference between an attack, a battle, and conflict?\u003cbr\u003eA. Only conflict is inherently destructive.\u003cbr\u003eB. Only battle is inherently costly. \u003cbr\u003eC. Only attack is inherently aggressive.\u003cbr\u003eD. There is no difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou must avoid disasters from armed conflict.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of War 7:1.5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswer: A. Only conflict is inherently destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn English, conflict, battle, and attack can be used interchangeably. However, Sun Tzu expresses these ideas as three distinct, though related, concepts critical to his strategic theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of attack is \u003ci\u003e gong\u003c\/i\u003e. It means movement (\u003ci\u003e hang\u003c\/i\u003e) into a new area. It doesn't necessarily-but can-mean meeting the enemy in battle or conflict with an opposing force. Attacks are the topic of chapter 3, Planning an Attack.\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of battle is \u003ci\u003e zhan\u003c\/i\u003e, which means meeting challenges or opponents but not necessarily conflict with them. We meet opponents when we have an advantage-when our opponents will back down, surrender, or come to an advantageous agreement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final concept is \u003ci\u003e zheng\u003c\/i\u003e, conflict. This is the destructive meeting of forces. Typically, we avoid conflict, but it is not always avoidable. This is the topic of chapter 7, Armed Conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo we have an array of ideas becoming progressively more costly. Movement (\u003ci\u003ehang\u003c\/i\u003e) is the most general. Movement into new areas is attack (\u003ci\u003egong\u003c\/i\u003e). Attacks that involve confrontation are battles (\u003ci\u003ezhan\u003c\/i\u003e). Battles that involve conflict are \u003ci\u003ezheng\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clearbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063966810352,"sku":"9781929194759","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781929194759_p0.jpg?v=1763637746","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781929194759","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}