The Art of War Visualized: The Sun Tzu Classic in Charts and Graphs Kindle Edition

Fast Company and Harvard Business Review have this book high marks and I am wondering why they ever agreed to such a high level of applause for such a poor example of Sun Tzu’s work.One every turn of the page, there is another Vin Diagram., and then another one and another one!A few sloping line graphs that go from zero to infinity or inverse and only based on a x and y axis values that are never specified. Specifications are important in a book that has the themes of “Calculate and Calculate and Measure and Plan and Plan!” Which is why this is so painful of a book to read.I bought the book and read it a single day. It is not that deep of a book or that through of an explanation of Sun Tzu and his dedication to The Art of War.” In fact, this book is a cheap attempt to make a fast buck and sale off of people who are unaware of the depth of this timeless teacher.The illustrations could be done with the watermark of a beer mug at a local bar.If you gotta get this book, buy it used.If you give it as a gift, make sure there is a gift receipt in the box.If you love this book, get the full version and enjoy the depth of those writings and explanations.

I have read the Art of War, at least 50 times. This book brought new life to the book, and caused you to think in a new light. I recommend this book, to anyone who a fan of Art of War

Until I saw this book in a bookstore, I’d never thought of a “war” book being applicable to normal work-life. I especially like that that there are not long paragraphs to read, but short synopses of concept & simple diagrams showing the ideas

The visuals and analysis from How To Be Interesting didn't translate as well to the telling of Art of War. Venn Diagrams predominate the infographs, which became repetitive, and sometimes not very insightful or humorous. I think her visuals are best when surprising and funny. Best thing for me: opened up my thnking about Venn Diagrams as an interesting addition to presentations and storytelling.

I have always been a fan of SunTzu and relied on his text. His easy to read , but difficult to interpret and internalize. Jessica has done her homework, and used her talents to develop a medium, verbiage, and a dialogue to present these concepts. I am truly impressed.Read and internalize the Messages presented. If you don’t understand the message, ask those around you about their experiences, have them share their insights; never be afraid to read, study, and ask for assistance- it takes a village!

This book has done gross injustice to the original book which is a masterpiece. The author has put random visuals to explain key strategic takeaways from the original. A high-school kid might have come up with better visuals.

This book is great visually for someone who doesn’t have time to read a lot. It’s also easier to understand than the original version. I bought it for a lawyer who thinks it’s great to display on his desk among his other books.

It does offer a different perspective to the original versions ... but ... that perspective doesn't add to clearer understanding. In fact, it occasionally works against itself.

a fantastic book - best ever

Brilliant take on both business and visualization. A fresh take on The Art of War and an innovative way to read this classic. A definitively must for every business library.

Some ideas are difficult to get into. Maybe you start off with a different expectation or vision than the author and this was one of them.I've read Sun Tzu in standard concepts and found the ideas interesting, in my opinion this book doesn't add anything. But that's my opinion only.

horrible book , please dont buy.Boring as hell , if I had to get just quotes from the original book , i would have googled it.Graphs are useless and even a small kid of 5 could have done that.

The art of war visualized est une transcription en infographies concises de L’art de la guerre de Sun Tzu. Ce qui est impressionnant, c’est que ce ne sont pas quelques préceptes qui sont ainsi transposés, mais l’intégralité du traité ! Plus de 200 croquis aspirent ainsi à illustrer la traduction anglaise de Lionel Giles.Nous ne faisons pas face ici à une quelconque version en bandes dessinées de L’art de la guerre. Ce que nous avons là, ce sont des schémas minimalistes se voulant très synthétiques, tracés d’une façon imitant la précipitation. Le résultat est visuellement réussi et se laisse agréablement regarder. Jessica Hagy ne se contente toutefois pas d’une transposition graphique mécanique des préceptes de Sun Tzu : elle semble livrer une véritable vision de sa lecture du traité. Son interprétation a une légère coloration « monde de l’entreprise », mais sans que cela soit trop prononcé.Pour être honnête, je ne sais pas comment me positionner vis-à-vis de ce travail ! L’approche est indubitablement originale. Mais parvient-elle pour autant à faire passer un message, ou à faire découvrir un précepte sous une facette nouvelle ? Je n'ai pour ma part absolument pas eu de telle « révélation ». Mais je n'exclus pas que d’autres pourraient être sensibles à cette présentation iconoclaste.Les croquis sont généralement basés sur des diagrammes de Venn ou des axes abscisses/ordonnées d’où s’extirpe une flèche symbolisant une idée. Le style de dessin donne l’impression d’une peinture grossière et rapide à l’encre, sur laquelle un texte est rajouté par ordinateur. L’ensemble est assez harmonieux et, étonnamment, donne l’impression de diversité.L’auteure, Jessica Hagy, n’en est pas à son coup d’essai. Tenant un blog sur cette thématique, Indexed, son ouvrage How to be interesting a apparemment été un grand succès outre-Atlantique. La version française, intitulée L’art d’être intéressant (http://www.amazon.fr/LART-DETRE-INTERESSANT-EN-10/dp/2761941357), devrait d’ailleurs arriver en mai 2015.Alors, que penser de cet ouvrage ? Nous reconnaissons notre défaite à nous positionner constructivement sur cet OVNI. Nous vous laissons donc vous en faire votre propre opinion...Plus de précisions sur le blog Sun Tzu France.

this book is so simple and clear yet it's smaller then I expected

Nice book in a visual form!

Even though the idea of the book is original, the concept is appealing, the content is not as deep, stimulating, and fulfilling.

Excellent visualization of the topics. It talks about lot of things in a clear and simple way. Anyone can understand this book contents easily.

Not a very good book. I don't recommend it.

Ein meisterwerk der extraklasse. Für jeden zu empfehlen der sich mit einer künstlerischen Art einen Einblick in die Kunst des Krieges verschaffen möchte '

A brilliant and humorous way to update the old classic by Sun Tzu.Each chapter gets new life and you will get relevance of Sun Tzu's theses to modern situations.

This looks like the pictures were devised by a child and unchecked by an adult.