...by Sun Tzu of course! I don't know how this text is accepted in the community so feel free to delete this topic if it's too despicable. I've always thought it was a text concerning life and death and was about avoiding conflict because it's a waste of resources. It's pretty despicable, though.   Right now I'm reading Penguin's John Minford version with all the awesome notes and commentary. Here is an online version without commentary: http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html   It has been agreed that the Giles translation is fine for discussion from multiple perspectives. It is still encouraged to combine resources.   Links to chapters.... Chapter 1: This page! Chapter 2: http://thedaobums.com/topic/39040-the-art-of-war/page-5#entry640155   Shall I start the conversation by noting the importance of chapter 1 in both AOW and TTC?