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For more than 2,000 years, its aphoristic insights and wisdom have been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from the business and legal professions to the martial arts and sports. His collection of essays called the art of war is the oldest military treatise in the. Some of these translations omit large portions of the original texts commentary. Relevance name best selling new arrivals price low to high price high. Goodreads members who liked the art of war also liked.
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