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Sun Tzu (544–496)

Author of The Art of War

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Includes the names: 孫子, Wu Sun, Sun Wu, Sun Zi, Sun Tzu, Tze Sun, Sun-tzu, Sun Tzu, sun tse, Sun Tse, Sun Tsu, Sun Tze, Sun-Tsu, Szun-ce, Sun Tzŭ, Sun Tzü, Sun-Tzu Wu, Sun Tzu Wu, Сунь-цзы, Сунь-Цзы, Sun-Tzu Ping-Fa, 6th cent. B.C. Sunzi

Works by Sun Tzu

The Art of War (0500) 23,175 copies
The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (2003) 498 copies
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought (0600) 497 copies
The Art of War (Pocket Edition) (Shambhala Pocket Classics) (1991) 328 copies
The Art of War (Penguin Great Ideas) (2005) 309 copies
The Art of War: Complete Text and Commentaries (2004) 237 copies
The Art of War - Sun Tzu's Classic in Plain English With Sun Pin's : The Art of Warfare (1996) 198 copies
Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules (1999) 194 copies
The Art of War/The Book Of Lord Shang (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (1998) 181 copies
The Book of War: Sun-Tzu's "The Art of War" & Karl von Clausewitz's "On War" (2000) 99 copies
The Art of War: (Miniature book) 89 copies
The Complete Art of War (History and Warfare) (2002) 79 copies
100 Eternal Masterpieces of Literature - volume 1 (2017) — Contributor — 58 copies
The Art of War -- Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated & Explained (2008) 27 copies
The Art of War: An Illustrated Edition (graphic novel) (2018) 21 copies
The Way of the Warrior (2021) 18 copies
Art of War (Temporis) (2012) 15 copies
Savas Sanati (2000) 15 copies
The Seven Chinese Military Classics (2017) 14 copies
The Art of War from SmarterComics: How to be Successful in Any Competition (2011) 14 copies
World Classics Library: Eastern Philosophy: The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, The Analects of Confucius, The Way of the… (2020) 12 copies
The Art of War (Deluxe Edition) (Compilation also including The Prince, On War, and Instructions to (2007) 12 copies
The Art of War Collection: The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (2020) 12 copies
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China: Slip-cased Edition (2017) 10 copies
Strategy Six Pack: The Art of War, The Gallic Wars, Life of Charlemagne, The Prince, On War and Battle Studies (2015) 10 copies
The art of war 10 copies
The Art of War [companion guide] (2003) 9 copies
Leadership and Strategy: Four Classics [4-volume set] (1994) 9 copies
The Art of War by Sun Tzu & The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi (2007) 9 copies
Classic Works on the Art of War (Boxed Set) (2008) 9 copies
The Art of War and Other Chinese Military Classics (Arcturus Gilded Classics, 6) (2021) 9 copies
A Arte da Guerra Os Treze Capitulos Originais - Edicao Especial Limitada (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2017) 8 copies
The Art of War (Shambhala Pocket Library) (2019) 8 copies
THE COMPLETE ART OF WAR (2006) 6 copies
Pinakothek der Moderne - Kunst, Malerei, Skulptur, Neue Medien. (2002) 6 copies
Arti i luftes 6 copies
The Art of War and other Laws of Power. Published by MobileReference (mobi). 6 copies
Fernöstliche Klassiker: 6 Bände im Schuber: Die Kunst des Krieges, Fünf Ringe, Hagakure, Bushido,… (2018) 6 copies
L'art de la guerre: Traduit et commenté du chinois par Jean Lévi - Inédit (2015) 6 copies
Meister Suns Kriegskanon (2011) — Author — 5 copies
Grandes Clássicos da Estratégia - Caixa (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2017) 5 copies
The Wiles of War 36 Military Strategies from Ancient China (2009) 5 copies
Four Chinese Classics: "Art of War", "I Ching", "Tao Te Ching", "Way of Chuang Tzu" (Shambhala Pocket Classics) 5 copies
The Art of War [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2014] Machiavelli, Niccolo (2014) 5 copies
Sõjakunst (2019) 5 copies
ARTE DE LA GUERRA DE SUNZI EDICION BILINGUE (2006) 5 copies
Relire l'Art de la guerre de Sun Tzu (1999) 4 copies
The Art of War from SmarterComics: Your Guide to Winning in Life (2012) 4 copies
A Arte da Guerra - Novela Gráfica (2020) 4 copies
Die Kunst des Krieges - Psychologie der Massen - Wege zu sich selbst - Der Fürst (2014) 4 copies
Thirty-Six Stratagems: Bilingual Edition, English and Chinese: The Art of War Companion, Chinese Strategy Classic,… (2016) 4 copies
Die Kunst des Krieges: Leinen mit Goldprägung (2019) 4 copies
THE ART OF WAR [Paperback] Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai (2018) 4 copies
ARTE DE LA GUERRA , EL-MIRLO (2014) 4 copies
The Spirit of the Warrior: 3-Volume Box Set Edition (Arcturus Classic Collections, 10) (2022) 3 copies
The Essentials of War (Chinese Edition) (1996) 3 copies
Sun Tzu's Art of War & Machiavelli's Prince: Two Great Works in One Book (2016) 3 copies
Arte da Guerra, A - Serie L&pm Pocket Manga (2013) 3 copies
The Art of War Landmark Edition: The Classic of Strategy with Historical Notes and Introduction by PEN Award-Winning… (2021) 3 copies
A Novel Journal: The Art of War (Compact) (2016) 3 copies
O Essencial da Estratégia Oriental - 3 Volumes (2017) 3 copies
Box O essencial da Estratégia Oriental: A Arte da Guerra 2 copies
The Path of the Warrior Ornate Box Set: The Art of War, The Way of the Samurai, The Book of Five Rings (Arcturus Ornate… (2022) 2 copies
El arte de la guerra y la estrategia 2 copies
The Art of War 3: The Canons of Commerce (2002) 2 copies
The Art of War -Plus- The Art of Sales (Career and Business) (1999) 2 copies
i techni tou polemou / η τέχνη του πολέμου (2011) 2 copies
The Complete Strategy Collection: The Art of War, The Prince, The Book of Five Rings, On War and Arthashastra 2 copies
Sun Zi's "Art of War": v. 1-6: A Picture Story Book (1992) 2 copies
The Art of War with Four Other Classics in the Ancient Warrior Tradition (Bushido, The Sword and the 2 copies
The Art of War and Tao Te Ching: Ancient Chinese Wisdom Classics (0005) — Author — 2 copies
The Art of War Vol. 4 孙子兵法 (1995) 2 copies
Strategy Classics Collection, Volume I: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Caesar’s Commentaries on the Civil War,… 2 copies
L'arte della guerra. Con Segnalibro (2015) 2 copies
L'art de la guerre en bande dessinée (2019) 2 copies
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (2017) 2 copies
Sun Tzu el arte de la guerra para directivos (2001) 2 copies
The Art of War: The Ultimate Guide to Victory in Battle, Business, and Life (2010) 2 copies
Sun Zis krigskonst. samt Taigongs sex strategier. Simas metoder. Wu Zis krigskonst. Wei Liao Zis krigskonst.… (2010) 2 copies
Η τέχνη του πολέμου 2 copies
Sztuka wojny. Strategie, taktyki i fortele wojenne (2022) 2 copies
O válečném umění (1995) 2 copies
El arte de la guerra aplicado a la empresa : táctica y estrategia para hacer buenos negocios (2017) 2 copies
فن الحرب 2 copies
Sun Tzu's Original Art of War: Special Bilingual Edition (2010) 2 copies
Umění války = The art of war = Sunzi bing fa (2014) 2 copies
The Art of War: A New Translation (2012) 2 copies
Sun Tzu - Über die Kunst des Krieges - Die älteste bekannte militärische Abhandlung der Welt. Interpretiert und… (2011) 2 copies
Unbesiegbarkeit durch innere Meisterschaft. Das Tao des klugen Handelns. (1997) 2 copies
001 2 copies
Approximate pattern matching and its applications 2 copies
Os treze momentos : anise da obra de Sun Tzu (1987) 1 copy
The Art of War by Sunzi 6th cent. B.C. (2010) 1 copy
Larte della guerra (2019) 1 copy
Chinese Guoxue one hundred: The Art of War (Paperback) (1991) 1 copy
Sun-Tzu, Manual for War (1994) 1 copy
Introducción a la historia de la filosofía 1 copy
Arte de la guerra de Sunzi : versión restaurada a partir del manuscrito de Yinqueshan (2016) 1 copy
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated & Explained 1 copy
ARTE DE LA GUERRA, EL - LB- NUEVO (2014) 1 copy
ARTE DE LA GUERRA PARA NUEVOS LIDER. (1996) 1 copy
The Thirty-six Strategies --- Chinese Classical Wisdom (Chinese Edition) (2011) 1 copy
L'arte della guerra i 6-5 1 copy
Isskustvo voiny. Antologiia voennoi mysli 1 copy
Sztuka wojny (2013) 1 copy
30+ Classic Philosophy Book Collection: The Art of War, Poetics, The Republic, The Meditations, The Prince and others 1 copy
The Art of War: The Book of War (EASY TO READ) (2019) 1 copy
Art of War (Unabridged) Part 2 of 2 1 copy
SUN TZU KARO MENAS 1 copy
Art of War (Unabridged) Part 1 of 2 1 copy
The Art of War [Annotated] 1 copy
Seni Dalam Peperangan (2021) 1 copy
El Arte De La Guerra Del Maestro Sun Tzu (1993) 1 copy
A arte da guerra - Classico Para Todos (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2019) 1 copy
The Art of War: The Ancient Chinese Strategy of Upping the Punx 1 copy
The Art of War: Spirituality for Conflict by Sun Tzu (2006-01-02) (1869) 1 copy
Hernaðarlistin 1 copy
A arte da guerra : os 13 capítulos originais 1 copy
Arti i luftës 1 copy
L'arte della guerra. Testo cinese a fronte. Ediz. bilingue (2020) 1 copy
30 Classic Philosophy Book Collection: The Art of War, Poetics, The Republic, The Meditations, The Prince and others (2021) 1 copy
Sun Tzu - The Art of War. Strategies for competition (2013) 1 copy
L'art de la guerre. Réfléchir pour vaincre (2018) 1 copy
World Classics Library: Eastern Philosophy: The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, The Analects of Confucius, The Way of the… (2020) 1 copy
A Arte da Guerra - Coleção Clássicos Para Todos (1905) 1 copy
The Book of Military Strategy: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," Machiavelli's "The Prince," and Clausewitz's "On War"… (2015) 1 copy
Arte de La Guerra y La Estrategia (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
The art of war - Annotated (2012) 1 copy
The Art of War - an Andy McNab War Classic: The beautifully reproduced 1910 edition, with introduction by Andy McNab,… (2013) 1 copy
فن الاستراتيجية في الادارة والسياسة والحرب 1 copy
Sun Tzu The Technology of War (2013) 1 copy
The Art of War - Enhanced E-Book Edition (Illustrated. Includes Image Gallery Audio Links. Fully Enhanced E-Book)… (2014) 1 copy
The Art of War & Seven Books on The Art of War 1 copy
THE ART OF WAR (OFFICIAL NEW NOOK EDITION) by SUN TZU SUNZI SUN WU (Introduction to Asian Martial & Military… 1 copy
The Art of War -Plus- The Art of Marketing (Career and Business) (2002) 1 copy
A Arte Da Guerra No Oriente E No Ocidente 1 copy
Books About War (14 books anthology) [Illustrated] (2009) 1 copy
Martial Arts Wisdom: the Ancient Bing-fa - Sun Tzu's The Art of War for Martial Artists (2012) 1 copy
The Art of Business (1993) 1 copy
Sunzi ming yan : A Collection of Suntzu's Sayings (1992) 1 copy
L'art de la guerre, Tome 10 : Dénouement (2008) 1 copy
Strategy Classics Collection, Volume I: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Caesar’s Commentaries on the Civil War,… (2021) 1 copy
A Arte da Guerra Uma nova tradução do Grupo Denma (Contém 50 cartas) 1 copy
Arte da guerra, A Os documentos perdidos 1 copy
The Art of War (Includes the Tao Te Ching): Complete and Original Edition 1 copy
Strategy Six Pack (Illustrated): The Art of War, The Gallic Wars, Life of Charlemagne, The Prince, On War and Battle… 1 copy
Sun Tzu - A arte da Guerra (Portuguese Edition) 1 copy
‫فن الحرب‬ (Arabic Edition) 1 copy
The Art of War (Barnes & 1 copy
THE PRINCE AND THE ART OF WAR 2 Volume Easton Press 1 copy
A Arte da Guerra - Sun Tzu - Edição Luxo e acesso ao audiobook: Acompanha marcador de páginas (2019) 1 copy
Coffret L'art du samouraï (2022) 1 copy
The Strategy Collection 1 copy
The Quotable Sun Tzu 1 copy
යුද කලාව 1 copy
The Art Of War Publisher: Filiquarian 1 copy
The art of war winnen zonder strijd (2018) 1 copy
A Arte da Guerra Uma Nova Interpretação 1 copy
L'arte della guerra nella vita quotidiana (2023) 1 copy
Art of War Minibook (2021) 1 copy
A war art: Edição especial com postal 1 copy
100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1] 1 copy
The Art of War Collection 8 Books Box set (The Art of War, Six Secret Teachings, The Methods of the Sima, Wuzi, Wei… (2021) 1 copy
אמנות המלחמה 1 copy
The Art of War 1 copy
The Art of War 1 copy
Art of War - Kickstart Program - (Barnes & Noble Classics Series 1 copy
A Arte e os Princípios da Guerra 1 copy
A Arte da Guerra Ilustrada (2003) 1 copy
Gerraren antzea (AMAIUR) (Basque Edition) (1995) 1 copy
孫子・呉子 (中公文庫) 1 copy
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Roots of Strategy (1982) — Author — 269 copies
Art of War Plus Warrior Class (2001) — Contributor — 13 copies
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Canonical name
Sun Tzu
Legal name
Sun Wu
孫武
Other names
Sun Zi
Souen Tseu
Changqing (courtesy name)
Sun Tzu
孫子
長卿 (show all 7)
Ch'ang-ch'ing (style name)
Birthdate
544 BCE (circa)
Date of death
496 BCE (circa)
Gender
male
Nationality
State of Qi
State of Wu
Country (for map)
China
Places of residence
China
Occupations
general
military strategist
Relationships
Sun Pin (grandson)
Short biography
Sun Tzu (also rendered as Sun Zi) was a Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China. The name he is best known by is actually an honorific which means "Master Sun": His birth name was Sun Wu and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing. He is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an extremely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. Sun Tzu has had a significant impact on Chinese and Asian history and culture, both as the author of The Art of War and as a legendary historical figure.

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Thanks to Sun Tzu, I will never find myself disordered and perplexed if ever I find myself in a dilemma about the means of conquering an opposing force. I'm so relieved I now have these concepts under my belt where I might thwart any unsuspecting foe.
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TheBooksofWrath | 252 other reviews | Apr 18, 2024 |
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Amazing piece of literature that can be implemented even in our modern lives, especially if you're part of some competition.
 
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nyshkin | 252 other reviews | Mar 20, 2024 |
The Art of War/The Book Of Lord Shang (Classics of… by Sun-tzu
An incredible historical document, that at times reads like a contemporary self help book.

While the content might be somewhat generic and subject to various interpretations, the style and method of explaining war strategy is somehow timeless.
 
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yates9 | 1 other review | Feb 28, 2024 |
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
I prefer 3.9. Interesting. It's okay. I like war strategy and succeeding in war tactics.
 
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Rating
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Reviews
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