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The Art of War Visualized: The Sun Tzu Classic in Charts and Graphs by Jessica Hagy, Sun Tzu
anjalichopra's review against another edition
5.0
It forces you to visualize Sun Tzu's saying from another dimension. Completely thought-provoking and a beautiful addition to any library. Loved every bit of it.
sameda's review against another edition
1.0
The “visualizations” are nearly all Venn diagrams, many of which are failing to actually represent the topic being discussed. Attempts to be clever with the labeling of some of these diagrams fall flat. Very disappointing.
zingsho's review against another edition
3.0
Only a fool knows not that reading this book cannot make one a good strategist or a successful opportunist.
I was once motivated by the likes of Francie (Gilmore Girls got me to read this) and it was just a scratch on the surface of what the book shows.
After a decade, re-reading with a mindset to ground my stance in a healthy competitive environment, this book now only sounds vindictive to me and it's exhausting. Since I run with no fast paced and driven companies, I can only fit this read in with smaller populace and matters. And coming from an environment clapping for one another, taking turns, the rest is just how I see myself in the pool, I see this book as a way of making efficient management proposals, dealing with tough decisions, keeping tensions at bay, understanding liability, and the way I see it, anything to do with power and money.
Unless, Francie resurfaces.
I was once motivated by the likes of Francie (Gilmore Girls got me to read this) and it was just a scratch on the surface of what the book shows.
After a decade, re-reading with a mindset to ground my stance in a healthy competitive environment, this book now only sounds vindictive to me and it's exhausting. Since I run with no fast paced and driven companies, I can only fit this read in with smaller populace and matters. And coming from an environment clapping for one another, taking turns, the rest is just how I see myself in the pool, I see this book as a way of making efficient management proposals, dealing with tough decisions, keeping tensions at bay, understanding liability, and the way I see it, anything to do with power and money.
Unless, Francie resurfaces.
jcm196's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly just Hagy's diagrams are worthy of reading. And then in conjunction with Tzu's writing it all just ties together really well. There were a few of Tzu's passages that were so specific to war that I was unable to tell the connection that Hagy was able to make - but hey, it was still important information.
ralovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Would recommend
I've never read The Art of War before, but this version was a highly entertaining way to do it. I'm looking forward to discussing it at my work book club this week, and my copy will be a nice coffee table book in the future.
I've never read The Art of War before, but this version was a highly entertaining way to do it. I'm looking forward to discussing it at my work book club this week, and my copy will be a nice coffee table book in the future.
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