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"‎ and ‎"‎Mastery‎"‎ Robert Greene s groundbreaking guides‎,‎ ‎"‎The 48 Laws of Power‎,‎‎"‎ ‎"‎ The Art of Seduction‎,‎‎"‎ and his latest book‎,‎ ‎"‎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.‎‎"‎