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The 33 Strategies of War Paperback – Jan. 1 2017

by ROBERT GREENE (Author)
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Brilliant distillations of the strategies of war—and the subtle social game of everyday life—by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene’s groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and  Mastery, espouse profound, timeless lessons from the events of history to help readers vanquish an enemy, ensnare an unsuspecting victim, or become the greatest in your field. In The 33 Strategies of War, Greene has crafted an important addition to this ruthless and unique series.

Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. Structured in Greene’s trademark style, The 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.

Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Shaka the Zulu to Lord Nelson, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, as well as movie moguls, Samurai swordsmen, and diplomats, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy that will help you win life’s wars. Learn the offensive strategies that require you to maintain the initiative and negotiate from a position of strength, or the defensive strategies designed to help you respond to dangerous situations and avoid unwinnable wars. The great warriors of battlefields and drawing rooms alike demonstrate prudence, agility, balance, and calm, and a keen understanding that the rational, resourceful, and intuitive always defeat the panicked, the uncreative, and the stupid. An indispensable book, The 33 Strategies of War provides all the psychological ammunition you need to overcome patterns of failure and forever gain the upper hand.

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Greene and "producer" Joost Elffers are the Machiavellians who brought us The 48 Laws of Power (1998) and The Art of Seduction (2001), and their latest book similarly purports to distill the profundities of history for personal gain. Unapologetically premised on Hobbesian "all that is social is war" bromides, this account collects parables of strategic success and error from a diverse cast of military and nonmilitary historical figures. Its lessons are presented self-help-book style in chapters titled "Maneuver Them into Weakness" and "Seem to Work for the Interests of Others While Furthering Your Own" and flanked by a withering barrage of reiterative marginalia. Most books this cynical (and this repetitive) need a sense of humor to be readable, something this book apparently lacks. Its quasi-spiritual tone, though perhaps increasing its attractiveness to the impressionable, is also trying at times. But those readers who push through to the end (or flip ahead) will find a curiously contemporary section on modern terrorism cloaking a surprisingly specific commentary on al-Qaeda and antiterrorism strategy. Politics by other means? Brendan Driscoll
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The classical scholar and author says that war occurs in five contexts--when we execute it individually, with an army of some kind, from an offensive position, from a defensive position, and through unconventional, or dirty, means. The suggestions and ideas behind this lesson are thoroughly illustrated with concise historical vignettes. Deftly balancing theory and practice, the author asks listeners to examine their options for handling conflict, understand the meaning of their past experiences, and commit themselves fully to a mature and appropriate response to conflict. He has an impressive understanding of the psychological and organizational challenges in warfare. Don Leslie gives a softly intimate reading that sounds aptly erudite but not overly intense. Pacing himself steadily, he organizes the thick sentences and dense ideas with finesse. T.W. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the preloaded_digital_audio_player edition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Profile (Jan. 1 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861979789
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861979780
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 700 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.8 x 2.3 x 23.6 cm
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Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, and The 50th Law. His highly anticipated fifth book, Mastery, examines the lives of great historical figures such as Charles Darwin, Mozart, Paul Graham and Henry Ford and distills the traits and universal ingredients that made them masters. In addition to having a strong following within the business world and a deep following in Washington, DC, Greene’s books are hailed by everyone from war historians to the biggest musicians in the industry (including Jay-Z and 50 Cent).

Greene attended U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Abdothecloser
5.0 out of 5 stars What a book
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2024
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Great book to read. need to read it a few more times just to understand it completely. highly recommend it.
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Kayléanne Leclerc
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book!
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2023
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This book is a mix of history and psychology and applies to anybody's day-to-day reality. You can relate to everything in this book.
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The Charismatic Nerd
5.0 out of 5 stars Rousing read that will hone your strategic mind
Reviewed in Canada on June 12, 2017
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If you are a fan of Robert Greene, this book is a must read then. The 33 Strategies of War gives you an idea on how to tackle conflict in life. Being a person who used to be conflict averse in most situations, I can appreciate the benefits of approaching conflicts with others and coming to a resolution that does not get one short changed. Plus if you love history, this book will give you a rousing read. So if you are looking to actively deal with conflict in life, this book will help.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2021
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Liked it very much
Would recommend it to anyone that would give it a chance. Great read for another time.
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Joshua Davidson
4.0 out of 5 stars Want to beat Kyle from corporate? Want to dominate the home in the eternal battle for the TV remote?
Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2019
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I enjoyed this book. It has alot of insight that's applicable to eveyday life ( even if you're not involved in a war). I really enjoyed the historical insights that go with the strategies outlined.
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betty
5.0 out of 5 stars What are you waiting for?
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2019
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I have never vanquished my enemies so quickly as I have after reading this book. Robert green crams so much information in his books your eyes will bleed.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Relates war strategies to real life.
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2017
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Very interesting book. Relates war strategies to real life scenarios. We live in such competitive and aggressive times so you can actually apply a lot of the ideas. Highly recommend.
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Jaime
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
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William J. Bahr
5.0 out of 5 stars A modern-day classic of war strategy
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023
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This superlative book begins with a Table of Contents section that includes the chapter title and a portion of the chapter overview. This section provides a nice preview and, for later, an excellent refresher/reference. See the online “Look Inside” of the paperback version for this interesting and important overview.

The Preface includes six fundamental ideals for transforming oneself into a strategic warrior in daily life:
1. Look at things as they are, not as your emotions color them.
2. Judge people by their actions.
3. Depend upon your own arms (mind/intelligence).
4. Worship Athena (goddess of strategic warfare/intelligence), not Ares (god of war).
5. Elevate yourself above the battlefield (focus on long-term objectives).
6. Spiritualize your warfare (challenge and improve yourself).

General description of the book: There is one chapter for each of the 33 strategies, with no summary at the end. Each chapter is a collection of stories/examples of the discussed strategy in the way of extended quotes from other books, interspersed with shorter stories/quotes. Then comes an image in the form of a strategic thought with words filling a creative outline of the concept described. Then comes an “Authority” quote from a historic figure. Finally, there comes a “reversal” (counter or antidote to the strategy described). Surprisingly, there is no summary at the end of the book.

Many of the strategies (“plans to gain an objective/win”) are stratagems (“artifices or tricks in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy”). Some of the strategies are truly Machiavellian (amoral). However, the author neglects to emphasize that such strategies only work in the short term. The enemy learns. As well, your cohorts or allies also learn you are not to be trusted. A good bit of advice about character and virtue from Abraham Lincoln: “You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”

Should the author ever wish to revise his book, here are a couple of items I would recommend he address: P 220 Sun-Tzu “4th century BC.” However, Sun-Tzu is claimed to have lived in the 6th century to the 5th century BC (544-496 BC). Page 231 “Next time you launch a campaign, try an experiment: do not think about either your solid goals or your wishful dreams, and do not plan out your strategy on paper. … Dreaming first of what you want and then trying to find the means to reach it is a recipe for exhaustion, waste, and defeat.” OTOH, this flies in the face of recommendations from many experts: First, determine your goal, then brainstorm for solutions, then evaluate your alternatives. At the end, if your effort provides no good path to your goal, consider adjusting your goal. P 316 “The North Vietnamese, meanwhile, did everything they could to win the peasants over and earned for themselves an army of millions of silent sympathizers.” The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong intimidated and murdered the peasants as well. P 550 “…had it [the US] continued its march all the way to Baghdad in 1991, it could have forced Saddam Hussein out of office as a condition of peace, preventing a future war and saving countless lives.” Though the book was written in 2006, this option was and still is highly debatable. Mistakes were made both to how the Iraq I war (aka Gulf War, 1990-1991) started and ended, allowing Saddam to kill the Kurds in northern Iraq. In Iraq II (2003-2011), the demand for Saddam to rid himself of Weapons of Mass destruction was essentially forcing him to prove a negative (philosophically impossible). The end of Iraq II shows the US made plenty of mistakes, all of which goes to suggest that strategizing about Iraq was fraught with peril. P 587 Hitler’s “beloved dog, Biondi.” Blondi. P 668 “Tip and run raids by small bands of Cossacks.” Hit and run. “Tip and run” refers to a phrase used in the Second World War to denote a hurried and often indiscriminate air raid when small number of German planes crossed the English Channel and tipped (unloaded) their bombs onto coastal English towns and quickly headed back across the Channel.

The above few issues notwithstanding, the book is outstanding. At 933 pages long, it is well-written and documented. Definitely a must-read for anyone interested in strategy!

Of possible interest, a book on winning strategies used throughout history by 87 master strategists  Strategic Advantage: How to Win in War, Business, and Life
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Carlos Alberto Nuño Maldonado
5.0 out of 5 stars De los mejores de Robert Greene
Reviewed in Mexico on September 16, 2022
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Es un libro que debe leer todo amante de la historia y la guerra. Definitivamente de los mejores libres que ha escrito Robert Greene. Sólo toma en cuanta que ya no están empaquetados en celofán por cuestiones ambientales.
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Fiona
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2024
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A real work of art. Very distinctive in its approach to 'battle tactics' applicable to the micro and macro of human relationships. The book is also sophisticated in content detail and writing style. I will be keeping it in my armoury in dealing with the baffles of human nature. Another gem by Robert Greene.
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Hichem Bouricha
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr interessant!
Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2024
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Wenn man seine Umgebung und die Psychologie anderer Menschen besser interpretieren möchte dann ist dieses Buch auch dafür geeignet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sabiduría
Reviewed in Spain on December 29, 2023
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Sabiduría necesaria en un mundo en decadencia moral e intelectual
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