2024 the best translation of the art of war review

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"The definitive version of The Art of War for those English speakers who truly want to understand it..." Wisconsin Bookwatch

"The Best...internally consistent between the translated concepts and so shows a level of knowledge and detail that is not present in some other translations. As a translator, the author obviously sees the big picture...Gary Gagliardi is considered by many to be a leading expert in understanding and using the competitive methods embodied in Sun Tzu’s treatise on the art of war." Midwest Book Review

The only translation that shows the original Chinese with a transliteration of each character side-by-side with the English sentence translation. Includes a glossary explaining Sun Tzu's definitions of the key Chinese concepts. There are many translations of The Art of War, but this is only truly accurate version written by America's leading expert on Sun Tzu's system. Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Award for the best Multicultural Nonfiction book of the year!

Seven Ways Better Than All Other Translations!More complete: Based on the complete compilation of all historical sources and academic research rather than on traditional fragmentary sources.More accurate: Shows the original Chinese phrases (thousands of characters), individually translates each character (a transliteration), translates each phrase into an English sentence, and provides details of the key concepts that cannot be translated.More concise: Its side-by-side format makes it impossible to add or subtract from the Chinese source or secretly add the translator’s editorial opinions. All commentaries are clearly separated from the translation and text.More authoritative: Translated by America’s leading expert on Sun Tzu, who has written over two dozen books explaining the strategic concepts in the text.More consistent: Eliminates the imprecise word choices that create the obvious internal contradictions so common in most other translations.More balanced: Offers one English sentence for each Chinese phrase to preserve the balance of ideas in the original work.More organized: Retains and numbers the original phrase groups to preserve the contextual relationships for easy study.

You can compare this version to other translations and immediately see where other English translation depart from the original Chinese into the translators' own opinions and commentaries. This version won the award not just for being the best translation or the best book about Asian philosophy, but the best of all books in 2003 explaining another culture anywhere in the world.Reviews"Supremely Accurate bilingual edition...Each two-page spread features the translated lines into English on one side and the Chinese ideograms with their meanings on the other so that dedicated readers can readily understand the range of meaning in the original text.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clearbridge Publishing (July 2, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1929194900
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1929194902
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Jorge Armando Perez Palomo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Recomendado
Review: Excellent product, highly recommended, it lives up to its promises.

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Lauren D. DesJarlais
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent product!
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Reviewer: Spencer cathel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Comprehensive
Review: Best translation available, have read many others this is the most comprehensive

Reviewer: Ryan P
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Such a missed opportunity
Review: Everything in the description is accurate regarding the translation and the author has done a phenomenal job of making the concepts expressed in the original language available in English, but the amount of typos in the book leaves a lot to be desired. It kind of feels like something I wrote in school when I waited til the night before and finished it right before class. It’s really good but a little more attention to detail would’ve made it great.

Reviewer: momomany7
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My son can’t put it down
Review: Bought this for my son who isn’t a reader by nature, but is enthralled with this type of subject. He loves the fact that it is translated literally and feels as he has learned so much already from reading it, though not too awful far into the book. He is irritated that he has to put it down to read other things for his schooling.The best thing about this purchase is that I overheard him discussing the book and it’s some of the strategies with his Daddy the other morning rather than talking about the usual morning chit chat. That’s a good thing. He’s thinking beyond the usual.

Reviewer: Sarah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quick and insightful
Review: This is a WONDERFUL "read" for any life circumstance... I read it in about 2 days. Very quick.

Reviewer: Howie305
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very interesting.
Review: I reread this every few years, his strategies still apply today.

Reviewer: Oliver
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have been a sinologist for more than thirty years. I introduced to philology and hermeneutical method by Professor Bischoff from Vienna.From the point of view of etymology and all that the hermeneutical method stands for , this work stands out as pretty average. It reiterates the statics of western sinology and its superficial perception.One star, maybe 2,5 at most.Wink.

Reviewer: Daniel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: bom livro

Reviewer: Stewart
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Happy

Reviewer: virgil
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nicely done! The arrangement makes the translated text not only easier to understand, but allows the reader to comprehend the "Chineseness" of the text and therefore provides a much fuller comprehension of the tactics and philosophy of Sun Tzu.

Reviewer: Tammy Burns
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: this is not the art of war every other book starts it off the same but not this book this book start with"sun tzu offers a very specific system for strategic analysis." but every other book start off with "sun tzu said the art of war is vital importance to the state it is a matter of life and death a road either to safety or to ruin."