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The Art of War : Sun Tzu : Peasant Philosopher
By: David K. Every
 his simple book was written 2500 years ago, by a relatively uneducated peasant philosopher and General by the name of Sun Tzu. A better definition for the western mind would be to call the book "the study of control" or just "how to win". It is an ancient guide to leaders (Generals). I consider it the ancient eastern equivalent of, "How to make friends and influence people". It is about learning to control others, to control yourself, to control a situation, and the costs of failure. It tries to teach people to think of the costs and consequences of their actions before hand.
This is my interpretations of The Art of War of what they mean to me. My summaries are based on a business and modern life perspective; so I take liberties to make chapters more applicable. And after each of my summaries, I include a translation of the original text (by Lionel Giles). It is not a hard text to read - 13 small chapters. But reflecting on what each chapter means can take a lot more time; I recommend everyone read the original (translation), and create their own notes on what they mean for you.
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