Sun-tzu, 6th cent. B.C. Most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, still studied in Asia by modern politicians for the last two millenia or more.

"For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. But its underlying philosophy lends itself to infinite applications: an elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle or in business or in relationships. Now, in his crisp,...