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33 Strategies of War [audio 50min]

Author Robert Greene joins us to talk about his latest book The 33 Strategies of War, which puts a modern spin on wisdom that has stood the test of history; only this time his role model is Sun Tzu rather than Machiavelli. The argument is fairly standard: despite our most noble intentions,"aggressive impulses that are impossible to ignore or repress" make military combat a fitting metaphor for getting ahead in life.
Read entire article at VOA "Talk to America" Thursday-11-May-2006