Mastering the Art of War: Zhuge Liang's and Liu Ji's Commentaries on the Classic by Sun Tzu by Liang Zhuge, Liu Ji

3.79 AVERAGE

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hokoro's review

2.5
informative medium-paced
A rather dull read - translations felt a little stiff + no efforts to organise the main teachings from the Art of War. Information on the sources taken were too little in my opinion. Not sure why they couldn't outright tell the name of the generals or leaders in the example. 
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abject_reptile's review

4.0
Zhuge Liang, where are you when we need you?

nelehjr's review

5.0
I am very grateful to this book and all the people who have worked on it. Over the number of years that I've chipped away at it, it's really helped me to be a better leader. I was surprised that I learned I need to be more compassionate but also less emotional. You really wouldn't think ancient chinese warlords would teach you how to handle teams of volunteers, or even moderate Facebook meme groups, but here we are. I feel like I have a better idea of what I'm doing. I have several passages tabbed. This will be going in the glass case since I'm finally finished.
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sphynxreads's review against another edition

2.0
informative slow-paced
Quite dull, but I really liked the discussion on what must be expected of a good political leader.