33 Strategies of War

By: Robert Greene

Narrated by: Donald Coren

Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's Summary

33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.

©2007 Robert Greene and Joost Elffers (P)2015 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Great for thinkers

What I like most about this book and its counter part the 48 laws of power is the style in which the author delivers a ton of information. The stories he tells are real and are from the lives of many different well known and influential people from different time periods. Its like having someone piece together twenty or thirty biographies of interesting peoples lives and getting just the good parts. I enjoyed 48 laws of power more but the principles in this book make you think a lot. I found myself looking inward and asking myself how I acted in certain social situations in and outside of the work place.

It is a very interesting and well done work!

59 people found this helpful

terrifyingly good

this book nails so many things it's hard to cover it all in a review. just BUY THE BOOK
if you enjoy history buy the book
if you enjoy drama buy the book
you you like conflict buy the book
if you like practical applications buy the book

59 people found this helpful

It's just okay

I normally like Robert Greene's books, but this felt a little too dry for me. I couldn't finish it. But I do love and recommend his other book: 48 laws of power

12 people found this helpful

Strategy for Life

Required Reading for Entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to understand human nature and social dynamics

28 people found this helpful

Excerpts

This is a execellent audio book of advice, the narrators matter of fact voice and the odd representation of the world shines a new light on everything with its excerpts quotes and stories from fables and real world occurrences. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who has free time.

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good listen while driving......... .

good listen while driving. use this or defend against it. I ended up reading more about each person in the story

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Cheat sheet for war books

A detailed breakdown on all the books on conflict we should be reading. Well done!

5 people found this helpful

Very good especially for the history savy

Overall I loved the book. It is written in the traditional Robert Greene fashion, with lots of examples which are repeated in order to prove different points or different stages of a process. I personally love this style as he does not hurry up to draw a conclusion.

However it is packed full of examples from ancient history, and for me personally it would have been better to use more modern day examples. This is why I found myslef wandering of at times and had to rewind. But for someone who loves ancient history this is a 5 star book, no doubt about it. And the voice of the narrator is top notch. Would highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the matter or strategy but be prepared with patience as the book is long and tackles a lot of ideeas and stories.

26 people found this helpful

Exceptional on every level

if you are the type of person that must analyze the world, then this book is for you. You will find yourself coming back time and time again as each law reveals itself in new ways each time you read it.

4 people found this helpful

A Must Read for Self-Empowerment

This is the most empowering book I've ever read. "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." This book tells you how to react.

19 people found this helpful

Valuable and Insightful Lessons but...

This enormous tome provides many Valuable and Insightful Lessons only there seems to be an underlying presumption that no one can be trusted and everyone is really out to get one over you at every and any chance they can. I really don't think this is a healthy nor a productive view of people to maintain, even though of course it may save your I'm falling into somebody else's schemes wanna sing awhile.

The book contains many excellent stories from history. Continual references to Napoleon, lessons from the I Ching and Samurai.

Despite my reservations about the author's somewhat paranoid premis (I'm not sure I'd want to do business with him), I know I'll listen to this book again... Maybe several times.

11 people found this helpful

Simply superb

Absolutely amazing insight into the variety of approaches used by the greatest of strategists throughout time. This book changed my focus on life, enabling me to view my actions and that if others in a more productive and rational way.
Thank you Robert Greene

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well structured and great historical examples

This audio book was really interesting, it has great historical examples a great read. Helps you arm for the political work place

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awesome insight into the mind of war

loved the book, clear structure and good examples from a wide range of sources. A real insight in to war and modern life

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Great read but an abrupt ending

Great read but an abrupt ending

Would highly recommend this for anyone who would benefit from learning the art of strategic thinking

8 people found this helpful

A very interesting with real world practical uses

One the most interesting and valuable books I've listened to so far. The authors reference dozens of famous strategists and how they have dealt with difficult situations. As well as being incredibly interesting, the authors interpretation of these events mean you can learn lessons which can be applied in your own life. Will probably give it another listen at some point.

1 person found this helpful

Great book would listen again

This is a great book, it is told in bite-size digestible stories with an overarching theme on each chapter. It never got boring and for a 27hr book that is a great achievement. I will definitely pull this one out again in a year or so and pick up the bits I missed or forgot. Good narration nice pace.

1 person found this helpful

The historical examples are fantastic

I'm not sure if this will help me improve my daily interactions, but I found the historical examples fascinating. To me, history at it's best is meant to give greater understanding of the present, and this book definitely does that

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Know your enemy.

An extraordinary and challenging book, dangerous in the wrong hands, and vital in the right.

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Robert Greene Strikes Gold Again!

Disclosure: Robert Greene is my favourite non-fiction author, meaning bias should be expected. So, why does this book once again prove why Robert Greene is the master writer when it comes to human nature and behaviour? Because this book, along with the others, use the main subject or title to further dissect lessons which we often don't realise/admit run within us and revealing them all in their glory. Of course, Roberts books still follow a formula of creating a point, utilising a historical reference to back it up, before then explaining how you can apply it to yourself and your own life. In this case, Robert discusses war and it's many forms and appearance. Naturally, war has always been known to reveal the rawest of our nature, so this is perfect for Robert to utilise his analytical mastery to reveal lessons that are useful for us but more importantly make us more aware of the kind of tricks and behaviours other people can use around us. it's for this particular reason that I highly recommend this book, arm yourself with the knowledge so you can spot attempts of manipulation and know what to do against them.