Eastern Asian Classics The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, and the Book of Five Rings

These three classic Eastern Asian works have stood the test of time, being read all across the world to this day.The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise authored by military strategist Sun Tzu. The work is comprised of 13 chapters- each chapter is devoted to a distinct aspect of warfare and how that applies to military strategy and tactics. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare. It has a profound influence on both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.The Tao Te Ching is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism. Its influence has spread widely outside East Asia and it is among the most translated works in world literature.The Book of Five Rings is a book on the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. It enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists and people across East Asia: for instance, some foreign business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work in a business context.