Learn the strategy and philosophy of China's most celebrated military theorist with this highly readable and informative edition of The Art of War. The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known and most highly regarded book on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is from ancient China, its principles and advice are timeless—as applicable in the boardroom as they are on the battlefield. Unlike contemporary translations that have focused too heavily on applying this military classic to corporate conflicts, this definitive interpretation maintains the impact of the original. Written for martial artists by a martial artist, it is free of academic commentary and ambiguous metaphors, as Hanshi Kaufman uses straightforward prose to explain Sun Tzu's message. Like the original, this new interpretation is divided into thirteen sections, each presenting vital information on military strategy ranging from assessing opposing armies and the proper treatment of troops to the use of spies.

The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy

History

Stephen F. Kaufman

Asia

Tuttle+publishing

Winning for the benefit of all concerned. There is no other way! In a synthesis of the teachings of Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu's Art of War (two of the author's best selling books) Mr. Kaufman expresses the views of the masters to address realistic strategies for the development of negotiation skills for todays world without ambiguous metaphor and academic phraseology. This book readily dispels the naive notion of a win win mentality. The inlcuded exercises empower the reader to learn the true meaning of universality in negotiations while focusing on the attitudes needed for personal victory. The reader learns from a distinguished martial arts grandmaster and educator how to understand individual motivation while being introduced to the concept of the Spirit of the Thing Itself that is the definitive force of the unverse.

Sword in the Boardroom

Hanshi Warrior Press

The Living Tao: Meditations on the Tao Te Ching To Empower Your LIfe

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching or Book of the Way is the ancient text on the art of living a comfortable and stress-free life. This unique interpretation of the Taoist philosophy presents Lao Tzu's message clearly and in a direct manner that avoids confusing mystical explanations. To Hanshi Kaufman, a distinguished martial arts grandmaster and educator, the tao is simply a book of poetry and passion and through Hanshi's straightforward approach and explanation you will come to see that to understand the Tao is to udnerstand the beauty and simplicity of life. The Living Tao presents eighty-one original poems followed by the author's commentary relating each to the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of life based on the Chinese notion of yin and yang. The result is a guide for living that can empower you to achieve meaning and fulfillment in your life.

The Living Tao: Meditations on the Tao Te Ching to Empower Your Life

Religion & Spirituality

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

"Power comes to a man in various ways. Undoubtedly it is granted to a man by his own personal choice. It is based on his desire to rule or to be ruled. The extent to which that desire is expressed will be manifest in his life. It does not matter if it is the desire to control an entire country or a desire to control a small faction with a private interest. It depends on a man's thoughts and the manner in which he accepts the truth of his own greatness." The Shogun Scrolls were written in the late twelfth century by Hidetomo Nakadai, a scholar and regent in the court of Minamoto Yoritomo, the first shogun of Japan and one of the world's most ruthless generals. Recently victorious over rival clans, the shogun required Nakadai to provide detailed advice on governing all aspects of the realm. The resulting treatise can today be used as a guide for personal development and motivation.

The Shogun Scrolls - On Controlling All Aspects of the Realm

Self-Revealization Acceptance helps you enhance your personal definitions empowering you with answers that are realistic, practical and proven. It cuts through new-age rhetoric and mystical philosophy to explain, in terms easy to understand, how every person is all-powerful and can attain anything desired-once the ability to command the Creative Power of the Universe is understood. Proper guidance via Self-Revealization Acceptance shows you how to develop intelligent communications with this power, the Spirit of the Thing Itself, on a direct and personal level to create a world of lavishness, lotsness, and limitlessness in productive and tangible forms right here and now. By means of the teachings in this book you develop complete and total self-reliance, self-dependence, and the ability to create exactly what you want and all with ease and grace, You live your life by your Divine Right to Live in Joy and Freedom.

Self-Revealization Acceptance - Your Divine Right to Live in Joy and Freedom

New Age & Spirituality

The Hanshi David Mann action/adventure series continues with the Hanshi being called into action by Interpol to investigate the distribution of arms in France destined for Rwanda. The powers that be decide that they made a mistake as the Hanshi begins to uncover more than just an arms marketing scheme. Involvements go back to WWII while a romance develops that throws the entire smuggling operation off kilter.

Hanshi in Brussels (The)

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

The phenomenal success of the author's original interpretation of Musashi's Book of Five Rings was the inspiration that eventually led to the creation of this volume. A chance meeting of two incredibly diverse human beings led to a collaboration that came as a result of their own personal relationship. Hanshi Kaufman taught the principles of the "Rings" to Ann Davis, a successful restauranteur, over a period of time when she was dealing with issues that occur in every person seeking answers to the so-called difficulties in life. This book is a result of their chance meeting. It expresses in Ann's words her feelings towards life now based on Musashi's universal ideas that override any form of prejudice. It is an expose of a woman coming to terms with her own reality. Bright, witty, pithy, and personal, Ann Davis tells her story without making excuses for herself. Steve Kaufman captures her sensitivity as only a master teacher and writer can.

The Lady of the Rings: Musashi's Book of Five Rings Strategy Interpreted for Women

Self-Help

Ann Davis

Self-Esteem

Worthy Shorts

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