The Rules of Victory: How to Transform Chaos and Conflict: Strategies from The Art of War
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The Rules of Victory: How to Transform Chaos and Conflict: Strategies from The Art of War Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

James Gimian (Author), Barry Boyce (Author), Mark Bramhall (Narrator),
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest tools for understanding and resolving conflict ever. But how do you translate its military insights into practical tactics you can use in the corporate boardroom, the PTA meeting, or the family reunion? James Gimian and Barry Boyce take the principles born on ancient Chinese battlefields and show you how to relate them to the situations of your everyday life. By learning to identify the underlying dynamic of a situation, you can transform conflict into victory. The Rules of Victory features:

  • In-depth explanations of the essential principles, strategies, and skills of The Art of War
  • First-person success stories illustrating how these teachings can be applied to a wide variety of professional and personal challenges
  • Guidance on how to recognize, and even create, a critical turning point in any campaign or project you undertake
  • A complete translation of The Art of War

Cover art by Chogyam Trungpa, used by permission of Diana J. Mukpo

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 57 minutes
  2. Author
    James Gimian, see all
  3. Narrator
    Mark Bramhall
  4. Audible release date
    July 3, 2018
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B07DXBZTVC
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
  10. See all details
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Product details

Listening Length 9 hours and 57 minutes
Author James Gimian, Barry Boyce
Narrator Mark Bramhall
Audible.com Release Date July 03, 2018
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07DXBZTVC
Best Sellers Rank #259,253 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#361 in Eastern Philosophy (Audible Books & Originals)
#3,319 in Leadership (Audible Books & Originals)
#8,964 in Eastern Philosophy (Books)

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eric
5.0 out of 5 stars A Strategic Edge for Creating Success
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2012
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As a coach, committed to helping my clients accomplish improved results, I look for the "GAP" between where they are and what they want to accomplish and then we would break it down into 3 categories. Skill, Behavior, or Identity. I now use Personal Strategy as a fourth contributor as the glue that ties it together. The Art of War, which is the foundation for this work, is expanded for a more expanded understanding and comprehension for strategic and measured action. It all comes to this, Sun Tzu wrote, "Only take the battlefield when you have a clear advantage." In present day terms, "Only begin a project when you have a clear advantage," Could this be the secret ingredient of why "Winners Win?" This is the overriding premise in this book. I have read a number of translations of the Art of War and find this a powerful. beneficial, insightful, contribution. I recommend it highly if you feel you are capable of accomplishing more, yet you have found the results you want elusive.
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Kelley Poling
5.0 out of 5 stars History meets modern day business man
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2011
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Verbally complex and easily understood. This is one of my favorite books about "The Art of War". I recommend it to anybody who wants to apply the principle to their lives today.
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David Whitehorn
5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Thing
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2008
The Rules of Victory is the real thing. The Sun Tzu (The Art of War) text, the topic of this book, is a unique treasure of wisdom from ancient China. Set in the context of military action, the Sun Tzu has long been recognized as providing profound insights into how to accomplish any objective amidst the inevitable conflict and chaos of the real world. The core concept of `taking whole' offers the vision of accomplish objectives without destruction and without perpetuating conflict. The Sun Tzu is definitely the real thing.
The authors of this book, James Gimian and Barry Boyce, are also the real thing. They have been immersing themselves in the Sun Tzu for more than twenty years. They spent many years translating the Sun Tzu into English from the original Chinese. The publication of their translation (The Art of War: The Denma Translation) is widely recognized as among the best currently available. The entire translation, by the way, is included as an appendix in The Rules of Victory. For a number of years Gimian and Boyce have been conducting workshops and seminars on the Sun Tzu. Through these teachings experiences they have honed their ability to articulate the view, practice and action of the Sun Tzu and present the principles in an organized and understandable manner. They have also been able to collect numerous stories from workshop participants and others about how the Sun Tzu has been applied to the challenges of every day domestic and work situations. The Rules of Victory provides us with access to these stories as well.
Most of all, the Rules of Victory brings the reader into a conversation with the authors and with the Sun Tzu text itself. In this conversation we are privy to the depth of thinking the authors have developed, far beyond simplistic cookie-cutter solutions. The conversation is inviting, stimulating and humorous. Gimian and Boyce clearly want us, as readers, to be able to join them in exploring and applying the Sun Tzu in our day to day world.
If you are looking for a sane and profound approach to working in the world, you have found it in this book. The Rules of Victory is the real thing.
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Michael P. Maslanka
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2008
There are lots of Sun Tzu translations. There are also lots of books applying it to a variety of circumstances: sun tzu for women; sun tzu for sales; sun tzu for whatever and on and on.This is the first book I have read that makes you grasp that the wisdom of Sun Tzu is not in bites of practical information but as a way of seeing, a guide to framing the world, a worldview. For it to work, it must be baked into your awareness. The book is literate and fluidly written. Its Big Idea: conflict will come and we will survive contact with it if we understand how all is interconnected., rejecting Western dualisitc thinking. Chapter 6 gives real world, practical applications. A book to be read and re-read.
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Michael Chender
5.0 out of 5 stars An authentic voice
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2008
As a long-time student of social and personal change methodologies, I find that most attempts at guidance give you a bunch of by this time well-worn insights and exercises, and skip over the hardest part--how to work, in real-life, with the underlying attitudes that are the real determinant of how and whether you can more skillfully engage your challenges. Boyce and Gimian manage to both present and make accessible a profound understanding, and at the same time give a sense that they live in the same neighborhood I do--a place where magical solutions and quick fixes are seen as hucksterism. This in my experience is a rare combination of vision and practicality, and the kind of authentic voice I hope we all hear more of.
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G. E. Kidder Smith Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars an outstanding contribution
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2008
What I most admire about this book is that it refuses to give quick fixes: the wisdom it teaches is far too important for that. And subtle. If you want a set of seven maxims to maximize your product growth, stay away. But if you want to transform your understanding of how business (and every other conflictual situation) works, you'll be deeply rewarded by the careful, thorough presentation you'll find in this book. Gimian and Boyce take us through the view (meaning outlook or perspective of the Art of War), the practice (learning how to bring this view to bear on situations) and the action. The result is a teaching that will, as the subtitle says, "transform chaos and conflict" into situations of victory. Highly recommended!
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JesseSkellington
5.0 out of 5 stars Does anyone know what "book version" this is from?
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2012
Hi,

Does anyone know what "book version" of the audio book this unabridged version is from? The book I have looks like the right one but, when I follow the text while listening to the audio book they do not line up?

Thanks
-=Jesse=-
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anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2009
For my work as director of a largely volunteer non-profit, this book has been helpful in its view of the challenges of conflict and chaos, and how to work with situations.
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Amanda B
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2018
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A splendid companion to the Denmar Translation of The Art of War.
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