Audio only
Length9h 15m
About this audiobook
Master Sun said: “Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.”
For more than two thousand years, The Art of War has stood as a cornerstone of Chinese culture, a lucid text that reveals as much about psychology, politics, and economics as it does about battlefield strategy. For those seeking a deeper understanding of this seminal work, scholar John Minford brings the words of Sun-tzu to life for modern listeners, presenting the core text in two formats:
Part I: The original text by Sun-tzuRay Porter reads the unadorned thirteen chapters, allowing listeners to form their own first impressions of the ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu.
Part II: The original text with running commentaryRead by Ray Porter and Lorna Raver, the original text is presented again, this time with extensive running commentary by traditional Chinese scholars and the translator, providing context and subtext for the work. Included is a lively, learned introduction, read by Lorna Raver, in which Minford explores the life and times of Sun-tzu and considers how best to read and understand the work today.
Even those readers familiar with The Art of War will experience it anew, finding it more fascinating and more relevant than ever.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Philosophy
Length9 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byRay Porter
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 28, 2008
LanguageEnglish
More from Sun Tzu
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5 (1)$11 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Red RecordIda B. Wells-Barnett2h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20
LES MISERABLES (Illustrated Edition)Victor Hugo66h 17m$1 · $0.00
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m$33 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m$29 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m$28 · $0.00
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)Edward Gibbon179h 45m$2 · $0.00
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m$18 · $0.00
Fall and RiseMitchell Zuckoff17h 23m$40 · $0.00
The Practicing StoicWard Farnsworth9h 56m$20
Moral Letters to LuciliusLucius Annaeus Seneca25h 38m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Essays of MontaigneMichel de Montaigne45h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Origin of OthersToni Morrison2h 25m$20
The LawFrédéric Bastiat2h 7m$10
IlluminationsWalter Benjamin10h 12m$20 · $0.00
Tâo Teh KingLaozi2h 38m$2 · $0.00
Buddhist Boot CampTimber Hawkeye2h 39m$18 · $0.00
The DhammapadaFriedrich Max Müller1h 30m$15
Change Your MindRJ Spina7h 5m$17
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusEmperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius6h 24m$1 · $0.00
Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky23h 11m$12 · $0.00
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius5h 54m$1 · $0.00
Tao Te ChingLao Tzu1h 25m$2 · $0.00
Tao Te ChingStephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu1h 42m$16 · $0.00
Everyday DharmaSuneel Gupta5h 2m$20 · $0.00
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on LoveMartin Luther King10h 2m$29 · $0.00
The KybalionThree Initiates3h 47m$2.30
The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche11h 37m$1 · $0.00
The Black ManJames Morris Webb1h 2m$6 · $0.00
You may also like
With the GunsCecil J. C. Street4h 38m$2 · $0.00
Checkmates for Three PiecesWilliam Brett Fishburne20m$1 · $0.00
Defending the Biblical GospelJohn Warwick Montgomery9h 23m$33 · $0.00
The Laws of EuchreJames Dwight, Herbert Corey Leeds1h 10m$1 · $0.00
Organization: How Armies are Formed for WarHubert Foster6h 43m$2 · $0.00
The Art of WarSun Tzu1h 10m$23 · $0.00
War and the Arme BlancheErskine Childers14h 32m$2 · $0.00
The Face of BattleJohn Keegan11h 46m$23
Bayonet Training Manual Used by the British ForcesAnonymous1h 11m$2 · $0.00
The Attack in Trench Warfare: Impressions and Reflections of a Company CommanderAndré Laffargue1h 41m$1 · $0.00
How to Negotiate with People Like Donald TrumpSam Dowed5h 10m$6 · $0.00
Yitzhak Rabin: A short biography5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche5m$1 · $0.00
The Campaign of ChancellorsvilleTheodore Ayrault Dodge7h 47m$2.30
Between the LinesBoyd Cable6h$2.30
The Story of the Great War, Volume 6 of 8Various18h 6m$2.30
Technique Of Modern TacticsP. S. Bond & M. J. McDonough21h 16m$2.40
The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 1917Arthur Conan Doyle9h 47m$2.30
Mine's the BestCrosby Bonsall2m$4 · $0.00
The Fleets at WarArchibald Hurd3h 44m$2 · $0.00
Chess StrategyEdward Lasker6h 56m$2 · $0.00