The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Joseph Kent

Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

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About what you'd expect

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The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, was written somewhen during the 5th Century BCE, so this is just a straight reading of a common translation. Joseph Kent unfortunately did not seem to have any inflection on the words, headings, or sub-headings.

Since the actual text has passed out of copyright domain, you can read this book anywhere. If you need to hear an audio version, I'd recommend looking at another narrator.

"I was provided with a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for a fair and honest review"

Kept Simple

I have read and or listened to many versions of Sun Tzu's Art of War. This was a very straight forward version of the original text. It offers no interpretations during the reading of the book which I found very nice. This allows the listener to make their own conclusions and interpretations as to what Sun Tzu was saying and how it can be applied to situations today.

The narrator did an excellent job of narrating this book.

I received this free copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Oh, the Art of War...

I have been wanting to read this book for years. I always thought it would be hard to understand though. So when I seen it up for review, I jumped at the chance to review it. I figure it was short only being an hour long, how hard could it be right?
I was very surprised that it was not all "technical talk". It was very easy to understand, and informative.
Narration was great!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

It could have been better.

I was expecting more then I got. I don't usually listen to this type of thing but I thought I will give it a go. It is short so it doesn't take that long to listen too, but I would have liked it more in sentences and paragraphs instead of bullet points.
I noticed from other reviews that this is a simple translation and that is why it is read the way it is.
I liked the narrator and I wouldn't mind listening to his other works.

A good manual for conquering

I was give this book in exchange of an honest review.

I liked it a lot, it has a lot of good principles to conquer anything you may think of if applied correctly.

I do now know why almost everyone in bussiness and other areas use it so much, this principles are pretty much moldeable to any situation if you want to use them to several circumstances.

A great book to read.