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. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.

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27 hours and 30 minutes
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Robert Greene
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Donald Coren
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July 22, 2015
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English
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HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
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B012BI11W4
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	27 hours and 30 minutes
Author	Robert Greene
Narrator	Donald Coren
Audible.com Release Date	July 22, 2015
Publisher	HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B012BI11W4
Best Sellers Rank	#1,115 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #13 in Communication & Social Skills (Audible Books & Originals) #28 in Communication & Social Skills (Books) #79 in Career Success

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Aurora Lee

Better Than Garlic

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016

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To date I've read everything Robert Greene has in print and, much to my surprise, this turned out to be the most useful volume of all. Greene's other books were immensely helpful for clearing my head of cobwebs since, along with everyone else, I'm forced to negotiate our brave new world of cutthroat tactics and social Darwinists, while trying to keep a roof over my head. Without going into detail, let me simply say The 33 Strategies of War taught me exactly what I needed to know in order to adequately discourage the bullying I have had to endure at work for the past three years. Until I can find another job -- not all wars are winnable -- I can now keep this workplace vampire's demeaning behaviors in check. I recommend all of Greene's books, but this one may well be the best investment of the lot.

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Kevin Harville

Machiavellian but useful.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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Great examples and stories, but as always Greene has a rather Machiavellian view of life which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy--if we view life as war it more often will be. But on the other side, we need to realize that some people will screw us over, and a dose of that truth is needed for survival as well. My biggest revelation of the book was that war is less about war than the psychology and drama going on behind the scenes, whether it be tides literally affecting the course of a war or personal affairs changing the course of history.

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great read!

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020

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My takeaway from this book was:

1. Make sure you have more options than your competitors
2. Victory is gained not by destroying your competitors but rather frightening all of them.
3. Silence is great strategic device that's not used by many.
4. Take long time to say "YES" and "NO" they are the most used words but yet nobody takes enough time to ponder over it before saying yes/no.

There's a lot more that one can take away from this book however these are the things I remember the most.

33 people found this helpful

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Lorenz

There are no wars in most parts of the world ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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There are no wars in most parts of the world. Condemning war as barbaric deeds is politically correct and very HYPOCRITICAL. The non-physical war in peaceful places is even more aggressive and nasty in fact. This book is truly enlightening in explaining the truth of it. But most importantly. This book is amazingly PRACTICAL and ACTIONABLE. I can't praise more about this book. 48 laws of power open your eyes for truth of human dynamics, this book comes far from understanding the humanity into the manual of getting what you want by humanity. Thank you, Robert Greene. I still think not only Robert Greene but this book are underestimated in the world. Although Greene is famous in the States, but it's truly not enough.

44 people found this helpful

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Raptor9erRaptor

Normal vs Concise (little book)

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020

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Highly recommended, you can buy all of these on Amazon.

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Ajay Ayyar

This is probably the best book I've read - the writing is very engaging ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017

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This is probably the best book I've read - the writing is very engaging and they are explained in such an interesting and insightful way. Clearly a lot of research has gone into this, particularly the historic stories about war/combat and politics. The examples from history are an excellent way to illustrate specific points. I regularly keep this book for reference, and I'm sure I'll continue referring to it in the future. It uses the topic of war to explain and describe different strategic tools and methods. I've read 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, so this is my 2nd book I've read by him - and it exceeded expectations.

33 people found this helpful

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dms

Confidence and knowledge rocket fuel!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2018

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Robert Greene continues to blow me away! After reading “The 48 Laws of Power” I was hooked. The writing style and format (for me) is my favorite “extra bonus” in his books. Great content, examples, and a knack for explaining fairly complicated ideas in a way that “clicks.”

Read it!

18 people found this helpful

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The Huntington Book Depository

Extremely Thought Provoking

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020

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These books are so well done. I can't recommend them enough to people interested in politics, warfare, business, or getting through the challenges of everyday life. The visual layout is tremendous with the quotations and stories on the margins, the text wrapped into shapes to convey a central theme at the end of each chapter. Greene makes each of his chapters both interesting to read and to contemplate later, and as a reader you have the option of doing a chapter a night or sitting down to plow through the book cover to cover.

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How to be bitter and miserable but appear successful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2020

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This book is about defending and attacking and being bitter and appearing successful to others. This book is for people who care more about their reputations than the quality of their lives. For example, it advises you to end your participation in activities according to how it will best look to others. If you enjoy an activity, tough luck, if you're no longer excelling in it, you're supposed to give it up.

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Alastair Blakey

A bit pants

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2019

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Ah, just a half-considered list. Just not much good. Go read the classics, from people who've been there, like Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, instead of some guy writing pop-culture self-self-self carp.

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Graffico

Awesome Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2019

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This is quite a long book however its well worth reading Rob goes into great depth in terms of dealing with people who provoke you, his examples are great.

Reading this book alongside the 48 Laws of Power will complement it further. Do be warned its quite a long read but worth while.

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mango21445

Military men don't waste time in endless debates

Reviewed in India on February 22, 2018

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If you are thinking this book is only about war and generals, you are mistaken. This book is meant to be read by those who play in the company of men... grown up men, shrewd men, experienced men (no offence intended to women).

Military men don't waste time in endless debates, but learn to manage difficult and life-threatening situations with speed, incisiveness, creativity and leadership. In the battle-field you either live or die, and there are no excuses for coming in second place. While at the same time the enemy is doing everything to make sure you fail.

The assorted examples in this book are of a very high order of sophistication and geographical breadth. Good for casual reading but better for gaining valuable experience in dealing with difficult people and situations in life.

39 people found this helpful

Veronica

Font is tiny in paperback.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2022

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I wanted the Hardback copy but it was sold out, so I bought the paperback copy, I should have paid attention....

I prefer to read tangible books and my bedside lamp is usually sufficient. However, the only way I will be able to read this is with the overhead light on which gives me a headache. Very disappointed and will probably just opt for reading the Kindle version as an uncomplicated alternative.

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