Philosophy

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu

A concise military treatise arguing that the very best victories are the ones achieved without a battle ever needing to be fought at all. Sun Tzu wrote for generals and it has since been read by nearly everyone with any ambition to win anything. I find its actual message considerably more patient than the confrontational way it usually gets quoted.

The librarian

Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain text

Reading time

About 3 hr 40 min

Where to find it

On the Philosophy shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #132. In the public domain in the United States.