The Art of War: a guide to key ideas
Read summaries of all 13 chapters of The Art of War and apply its ideas to competition and business operations.
All 13 chapters, plus three focused idea guides.
Classical wisdom for business
Explore every chapter of Sunzi, the Analects, Laozi, Mencius and the Great Learning, plus the main Zhuge Liang biography, with business applications.
Read a guide → choose a chapter or idea → try it in your work.
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The Analects: a guide to learning and reflection
Read summaries of all 20 books of the Analects and connect learning, trust, roles and responsibility to business decisions.
All 20 books, plus three focused idea guides.
Zhuge Liang: strategy and fair standards
Read Zhuge Liang’s recorded strategy through his biography, the Longzhong plan, diplomacy, administration, campaigns and Chen Shou’s evaluation.
The main Zhuge Liang biography in six editorial themes. These are not original chapter divisions; Pei Songzhi’s annotations and all other records are outside this coverage.
Laozi: a guide to the Dao De Jing
Read all 81 chapters of the Dao De Jing through non-forcing, water, limits, flexibility and small beginnings in business.
All 81 chapters of the Wang Bi text, with main points and business applications.
Mencius: a guide to judgment and responsibility
Read all 14 parts of Mencius through right action, cohesion, standards, development, roles and responsibility.
Both parts of seven books: all 14 parts, with main points and business applications.
The Great Learning: purpose and practice
Read the main text and ten commentary chapters of the Great Learning through purpose, sequence, investigation, sincerity and conduct.
One main-text chapter and ten commentary chapters. Chapter 5 distinguishes Zhu Xi’s supplement. Coverage concerns each chapter’s main points, not a complete translation or every annotation.