sun tsu's The Art of War...is there a western eqi valent

[chinadoll]

is there a similar type of book from western culture? and do they stand up to modern life ?

[jake-the-peg]

How about The Prince by Niccol� Machiavelli?

Advice on how to rule a country for his betters (rather amazing he got away with suchch cheek!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince

Does it stand up? Hmmmm depends on your perspective I guess

[paddywak]

How about Carl von Clausewitzs' "On War" in which he relates politics to war perhaps the most famous quote from the book being "War is nothing but a continuation of politics"