Competitive Arenas:
Working over several decades, the Science of Strategy Institute has developed an entire library of works explaining Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Many of these works adapt Sun Tzu's principles to specific competitive arenas. To help you understand our body of printed work, we have developed the following chart comparing our various books. If you click on the title of the book, it links to that book's page in our Institute Catalog on-line store. That page will give you more information about the title. |
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| Strategy Books: Based on Art of War principles, but without the Art of War text or military references | |||||
| Anyone who wants to learn our warrior's rules simply | Makes learning strategy fast, easy, and fun; a "war-free" version | Fast and friendly | Short 2-page lessons, 44 key rules, stories, and full-color illustrations | Psychology/Self-Help Ben Franklin Book Award 2006 - Winner |
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| For business-people who want a practical system for applying strategy to improving their business | Makes strategy easy to apply in a step-by-step method to any business | Friendly but detailed | Strategic principles organized into a nine-step program; $197 worth of free premiums | None yet - published late last year | |
| Anyone who wants to get known as an expert in their field | The step-by-step process for positioning yourself as a spokesperson for an organization, cause, or area of expertise | An easy, step-by-step process for implementing a specific strategy | Access to $297 worth of free premiums aimed at helping you implement the spokesperson strategy | Career Foreword Book of the Year 2007 - Finalist |
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| Art of War Books: Contain the complete English translation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War plus additional information to help you understand its concepts more clearly | |||||
| People who are new to Sun Tzu, especially young adults | Understanding the text of Sun Tzu's The Art of War | Quick to read; quick to apply | New translation that makes the idea of avoiding conflict clearer | Youth Nonfiction Independent Publishers Award 2006 - Semi-Finalist |
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| Those who want a definitive translation with no explanation | Reading the text of Sun Tzu's The Art of War | Quick to read; must be studied to be used | Each Chinese character of the original text translated | Multicultural Nonfiction Independent Publishers Award 2003 - Winner |
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| Those interested in Chinese culture and the deeper meaning of the original text | Understanding concepts of Sun Tzu's The Art of War | Takes time to read, but offers more in-depth understanding | Explanation of the Chinese concepts, text organization, and diagrams of system | Multicultural Nonfiction Independent Publishers Award 2005 - Finalist |
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| Those who want to master strategic thinking in everyday life | Using Sun Tzu's strategic system in everyday life | Easy to read, but a longer, more detailed book | One-page lessons examining, each individual stanza of the text | Self-Help Book of the Year 2005 - Finalist |
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| Art of War Adaptations: Contain Sun Tzu’s The Art of War on the right-hand pages with an adaptation of its principles to a specific area on its left-hand pages | |||||
| Managers in organizations | Strategy for leadership and decision-making | Easy to read if you are a manager | A line-by-line application of Sun Tzu's principles to typical management problems | Published before we began submitting books for awards | |
| Salespeople working one-on-one with customers | Strategy for winning orders and building a sales territory | Easy to read if you are a salesperson | A line-by-line application of Sun Tzu's principles to typical sales situations | Published before we began submitting books for awards | |
| Managers who have to direct salespeople on a day-to-day basis | Strategy for motivating, focusing, and controlling a sales team | Easy to read if you are a sales manager | A line-by-line application of Sun Tzu's principles to sales management situations | Business Independent Publishers Award 2006 - Semi-Finalist |
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| People working in advertising, promotion, branding, and similar areas | Strategy for creating product identity and customer awareness in the marketplace | Easy to read if you understand marketing | A line-by-line adaptation of Sun Tzu's principles into common marketing terminology | Business Ben Franklin Book Award 2005 - Finalist |
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| Entrepreneurs who own their own businesses | Strategy addressing the issues common to small business owners | Easy to read for the entrepreneur | A combination of sales, marketing, and management books tailored to the small business owner | Published before we began submitting books for awards | |
| Anyone wanting to develop a career path | Strategy for finding a better job and getting promoted | Easy to read for anyone with a job | A line-by-line adaptation for creating momentum in career advancement | Published before we began submitting books for awards | |
| Anyone interested in a strategic as opposed to a political perspective on terrorism | Application of Sun Tzu's principles to the War on Terror | Easy to read for anyone interested in terrorism | History of terrorism and framing the strategic problems of terrorism following Sun Tzu's text stanza by stanza | Philosophy Book of the Year 2005 - Finalist |
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| Those practicing or teaching martial arts | Teaches the original strategy underlying all Asian martial arts | Easy for a martial arts student or teacher | Explains the role of Sun Tzu's Bing-fa in creating the martial arts | Sports Foreword Book of the Year 2007 - Finalist |
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