one of truly indispenable books on conflict, philosophy and relationships, the others being 'The Book Of Five Rings', 'The Art Of Peace' and 'The Unfettered Mind.' our military leaders have been 'rediscovering' Sun Tzu in the past few years and applying his lessons from over two millennia ago. the problem's getting past the ones who want to keep doing things the way they've always done 'em.