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Books Like The Art of War

by Sun Tzu · about this book

Loved The Art of War by Sun Tzu? If its classics, nonfiction and ancient history hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Meditations, The 33 Strategies of War and Ego Is the Enemy. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Art of War: Classics · Nonfiction · Ancient History · Military History · Philosophy

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   Meditations

   Marcus Aurelius

   Ancient History · Classics · Short Chapters · Nonfiction · Philosophy

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   The 33 Strategies of War

   Robert Greene, Joost Elffers

   Military History · Ancient History · Nonfiction · Philosophy · Leadership

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   Ego Is the Enemy

   Ryan Holiday

   Philosophy · Nonfiction · Short Chapters · Leadership · Business

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   Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

   Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

   Military History · Nonfiction · Leadership · War Zone · Soldiers and Warfare

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   Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

   William H. McRaven

   Military History · Nonfiction · Short Chapters · Leadership · Soldiers and Warfare

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   Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

   Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

   Nonfiction · Short Chapters · Leadership · Philosophy · Management

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   How to Win Friends & Influence People

   Dale Carnegie

   Classics · Nonfiction · Leadership · Management · Business

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   Emotional Intelligence 2.0

   Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves

   Nonfiction · Leadership · Short Chapters · Management · Business

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   Poor Charlie's Almanack

   Charles T. Munger

   Philosophy · Nonfiction · Leadership · Dense Prose · Business

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    Principles

    Ray Dalio

    Nonfiction · Philosophy · Leadership · Dense Prose · Management

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11. 

    The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival

    John Bagot Glubb

    Ancient History · Nonfiction · Philosophy

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12. 

    Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

    Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Nonfiction · Leadership · Short Chapters · Management · Business

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13. 

    A Promised Land

    Barack Obama

    Nonfiction · Military History · Leadership · Dense Prose

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14. 

    Girl, Interrupted

    Susanna Kaysen

    Nonfiction · Short Chapters · Classics · Sparse Prose

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15. 

    The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

    Tom Reiss

    Military History · Nonfiction · Soldiers and Warfare

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16. 

    The League of Lady Poisoners

    Lisa Perrin

    Short Chapters · Nonfiction · Ancient History

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17. 

    Law of Success

    Napoleon Hill

    Nonfiction · Leadership · Classics · Dense Prose · Business

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18. 

    God’s Prophetic Blueprint in Daniel and Revelation: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding the End Times

    Ron Rhodes

    Nonfiction · Ancient History · Philosophy · Dense Prose

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19. 

    Power vs. Force

    David R. Hawkins

    Philosophy · Nonfiction · Leadership · Dense Prose

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20. 

    Everything is Negotiable: How to Get the Best Deal Every Time

    Gavin Kennedy

    Nonfiction · Short Chapters · Leadership · Management · Business

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