The Art of War
by Sun Tzu

The Art of War by Sun Tzu 11 The Nine Situations Free Audiobook Tale Teller Club.

this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by moira fogarty the art of war by sun tzu translated by lionel giles part 11 the nine situations sun tzu said the art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground one dispersive ground two facile ground three contentious ground four open ground five ground of intersecting highways six serious ground seven difficult ground eight hemmed in ground nine desperate ground when a chieftain is fighting in his own territory it is dispersive ground when he is penetrated into hostile territory but to no great distance it is facile ground ground the possession of which imports great advantage to either side is contentious ground ground on which each side has liberty of movement is open ground ground which forms the key to three contiguous states so that he who occupies it first has most of the empire at his command is a ground of intersecting highways when an army has penetrated into the heart of a hostile country leaving a number of fortified cities in its rear it is serious ground mountain forests rugged steeps marshes and fans all country that is hard to traverse this is difficult ground ground which is reached through narrow gorges and from which we can only retire by tortuous paths so that a small number of the enemy would suffice to crush a large body of our men this is hemmed in ground ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay is desperate ground on dispersive ground therefore fight not on facile ground halt not on contentious ground attack not on open ground do not try to block the enemy's way on the ground of intersecting highways join hands with your allies on serious ground gather in plunder in difficult ground keep steadily on the march on hemmed in ground resort to stratagem on desperate ground fight

those who were called skillful leaders of old knew how to drive a wedge between the enemies front and rear to prevent cooperation between his large and small divisions to hinder the good troops from rescuing the bad the officers from rallying their men when the enemy's men were united they managed to keep them in disorder when it was to their advantage they made a forward move when otherwise they stopped still if asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack i should say begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear then he will be amenable to your will rapidity is the essence of war take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness make your way by unexpected roots and attack unguarded spots the following are the principles to be observed by an invading force the further you penetrate into a country the greater will be the solidarity of your troops and thus the defenders will not prevail against you make forays infertile country in order to supply your army with food carefully study the well-being of your men and do not over tax them concentrate your energy and hoard your strength keep your army continually on the move and devise unfathomable plans throw your soldiers into positions once there is no escape and they will prefer death to flight if they will face death there is nothing they may not achieve officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear if there is no place of refuge they will stand firm if they are in hostile country they will show a stubborn front if there is no help for it they will fight hard thus without waiting to be marshaled the soldiers will be constantly on the kv without waiting to be asked they will do your will without restrictions they will be faithful without giving orders they can be trusted prohibit the...

Carmen
by Prosper Mérimée

Publication date 2017-10-30
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Topics librivox, audiobooks, French, novella, thief, travels, Spain, love story, adultery, Carmen, don José, opera, factory, gypsy, love affair, fictional account, romani, thievery, cordoba, battle of munda, cigar, famous opera, source material, poor people
LibriVox recording of Carmen by Prosper Mérimée. (Translated by Mary Lloyd.)
Read in English by ToddHW; Mariana; Lynne T; Zain Solinski
On a trip to Spain in 1830, our narrator recounts his encounters with two strange characters: a thief named Don José Navarro and a beautiful Romani woman named Carmen...little does he know that soon, these two will be entangled in a tumultuous love affair that spells out tragedy for both parties. This novella, written and first published in 1845, has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera by Georges Bizet. - Summary by Mary Kay and Wikipedia
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section one of carmen this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org carmen by prosper murami translated by mary lloyd chapter one part one i had always suspected the geographical authorities did not know what they were talking about when they located the battlefield of munda in the county of the bastuli pointe close to the modern manda some two leagues north of marbella according to my own surmise founded on the text of the anonymous author of the bellum hispanias and on certain information called from the excellent library owned by the duke of osuma i believe the site of the memorable struggle in which caesar played double or quits once and for all with the champions of the republic should be sought in the neighborhood of montylia happening to be in under lucia during the autumn of 1830 i made a somewhat lengthy excursion with the object of clearing up certain doubts which still oppressed me a paper which i shall shortly publish will i trust remove any hesitation that may still exist in the minds of all honest archaeologists but before that dissertation of mine finally settles the geographical problem on the solution of which the whole of learned europe hangs i desire to relate a little tale it will do no prejudice to the interesting question of the correct locality of munda i had hired a guide and a couple of horses at cordova and had started on my way with no luggage save a few shirts and caesar's commentaries as i wandered one day across the higher lands of the kachina plain worn with fatigue parched with thirst scorched by a burning sun cursing caesar and pompey's sons alike most heartily my eye lighted at some distance from the path i was following on a little stretch of green sword dotted with reeds and rushes that be token to the neighborhood of some spring and indeed as i drew nearer i perceived that what had looked like squared was a marsh into which a stream which seemed to issue from a narrow gorge between two high spurs of the sierra decabra ran and disappeared if i rode up that stream i argued i was likely to find cooler water fewer leeches and frogs and may have a little shade among the rocks at the mouth of the gorge my horse nade and another horse invisible to me nade back before i had advanced 100 paces the gorge suddenly widened and i beheld a sort of natural amphitheater thoroughly shaded by the steep cliffs that lay all around it it was impossible to imagine any more delightful halting place for a traveler at the foot of the precipitous rocks the stream bubbled upward and fell into a little basin lined with sand that was white as snow five or six blended evergreen oaks sheltered from the wind...

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The Science of Getting Rich
by Wallace D. Wattles

Publication date 2010-05-30
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LibriVox recording of The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D. Wattles. Read by Diana Majlinger. Would you like to be rich? Yes? Well, who wouldn't.

The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles. The book is still in print after almost 100 years. According to USA Today, the text is "divided into 17 short, straight-to-the-point chapters that explain how to overcome mental barriers, and how creation, not competition, is the hidden key to wealth attraction." (Summary by Diana Majlinger and Wikipedia) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. The Science of Being Great For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Download M4B(64mb)

The Game of Life and How to Play It
by Florence Scovel Shinn

Publication date 2009-11-16
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Topics librivox, audiobook, self help, new thought, prosperity, karma, love, intuition, affirmations
LibriVox recording of The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Read by Amy Conger.

Florence Scovel Shinn, an illustrator living in New York City, became a teacher of New Thought after a divorce. New Thought was a movement which holds the belief that individuals can create their own reality through intentional thoughts and prayer, much like the current Law of Attraction movement. The Game of Life and How to Play It is her first book, and is remarkable for being written by a woman and meant for a genteel female audience.

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the game of life and how to play it by florence scoville shin chapter 1 the game

most people consider life a battle but it is not a battle it is a game it is a game however which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law and the old and the new testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness jesus christ taught that it was a great game of giving and receiving whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap this means that whatever man sends out in word or deed will return to him what he gives he will receive if he gives hate he will receive hate if he gives love he will receive love if he gives criticism he will receive criticism if he lies he will be lied to if he cheats he will be cheated we are taught also that the imaging faculty plays a leading part in the game of life

keep thy heart or imagination with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life proverbs 4 23 this means that what man images sooner or later externalizes in his affairs i know of a man who feared a certain disease it was a very rare disease and difficult to get but he pictured it continually and read about it until it manifested in his body and he died the victim of distorted imagination so we see to play successfully the game of life we must train the imaging faculty a person with an imaging faculty trained to image only good brings into his life every righteous desire of his heart health wealth love friends perfect self-expression his highest ideals the imagination has been called the scissors of the mind and it is ever cutting cutting day by day the pictures man sees there and sooner or later he meets his own creations in his outer world to train the imagination successfully man must understand the workings of his mind the greeks said know thyself there are three departments of the mind the subconscious conscious and super conscious the subconscious is simply power without direction it is like steam or electricity and it does what it is directed to it has no power of induction whatever man feels deeply or images clearly is impressed upon the subconscious mind and carried out in minutest detail for example a woman i know when a child always made believe she was a widow she dressed up in black clothes and wore a long black veil and people thought she was very clever and amusing she grew up and married a man with whom she was deeply in love in a short time he died and she wore black and a sweeping veil for many years the picture of herself as a widow was so impressed upon the subconscious mind and in due time worked itself out regardless of the havoc created the conscious mind has been called mortal or carnal mind it is the human mind and sees life as it appears to be it sees death disaster sickness poverty and limitation of every kind and it impresses the subconscious the superconscious mind is the god-mind within each man and is the realm of perfect ideas...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu Samurai Strategies Free Audiobook 9 Army March 10 Terrain

this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by moira fogarty the art of war by sun tzu translated by lionel giles part nine the army on the march sun tzu said we come now to the question of encamping the army and observing signs of the enemy pass quickly over mountains and keep in the neighborhood of valleys camp in high places facing the sun do not climb heights in order to fight so much for mountain warfare after crossing a river you should get far away from it when an invading force crosses a river in its onward march do not advance to meet it in mid-stream it will be best to let half the army get across and then deliver your attack if you are anxious to fight you should not go to meet the invader near a river which he has to cross more your craft higher up than the enemy and facing the sun do not move upstream to meet the enemy so much for river warfare in crossing salt marshes your sole concern should be to get over them quickly without any delay if forced to fight an assault marsh you should have water and grass near you and get your back to a clump of trees so much for operations in salt marshes in dry level country take up an easily accessible position with rising ground to your right and on your rear so that the danger may be in front and safety lie behind so much for campaigning in flat country these are the four useful branches of military knowledge which enable the yellow emperor to vanquish for several sovereigns all armies prefer high ground to low and sunny places to dark if you are careful of your men and camp on hard ground the army will be free from disease of every kind and this will spell victory when you come to a hill or a bank occupy the sunny side with the slope on your right rear thus you will at once act for the benefit of your soldiers and utilize the natural advantages of the ground when in consequence of heavy rains up country a river which you wish to forward is swollen and flecked with foam you must wait until it subsides country in which there are precipitous cliffs with torrents running between deep natural hollows confined places tangled thickets quagmires and crevasses should be left with all possible speed and not approached while we keep away from such places we should get the enemy to approach them while we face them we should let the enemy have them on his rear if in the neighborhood of your camp there should be any hilly country ponds surrounded by aquatic grass hollow basins filled with reeds or woods with thick undergrowth they must be carefully routed out and searched for these are places where men in ambush or insidious spies are likely to be lurking when the enemy is close at hand and remains quiet he is relying on the natural strength of his position when he keeps aloof and tries to provoke a battle he is anxious for the other side to advance if his place of encampment is easy of access he is tendering a bait movement amongst the trees of a forest shows that the enemy is advancing the appearance of a number of screens in the midst of thick grass means that the enemy wants to make us suspicious the rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambus god startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming when there is dust rising in a high column it is the sign of chariots advancing when the dust is low but spread over a wide area it betokens the approach of infantry when it branches out in different directions it shows that parties have been sent to collect firewood a few clouds of dust moving to and fro signify that the army is in camping humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat when the light chariots come out first...

The Art of War
by Sun Tzu

Publication date 2006-11-02
Usage Public DomainCreative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobook, literature, war, Sun Tzu, Sunzi, Lionel Giles
Librivox recording of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by Lionel Giles.
Read by Moira Fogarty.

"The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on both military planning and beyond. The Art of War has also been applied, with much success, to business and managerial strategies."
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this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by moyra fogarty art of war by sun tzu translated by lionel giles part 7 maneuvering sun tzu said in war the general receives his commands from the sovereign having collected an army and concentrated his forces he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before pitching his camp after that comes tactical maneuvering then which there is nothing more difficult the difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct and misfortune into gain thus to take a long and circuitous route after enticing the enemy out of the way and those starting after him to contrive to reach the goal before him shows knowledge of the artifice of deviation maneuvering with an army is advantageous with an undisciplined multitude most dangerous if you set a fully equipped army in march in order to snatch an advantage the chances are that you will be too late on the other hand to detach a flying column for the purpose involves the sacrifice of its baggage and stores thus if you order your men to roll up their buff coats and make forced marches without halting day or night covering double the usual distance at a stretch doing a hundred li in order to rest an advantage the leaders of all your three divisions will fall into the hands of the enemy the stronger men will be in front the jaded ones will fall behind and on this plan only one tenth of your army will reach its destination if you march 50 li in order to outmaneuver the enemy you will lose the leader of your first division and only half your force will reach the goal if you march 30 li with the same object two-thirds of your army will arrive we may take it then that an army without its baggage train is lost without provisions it is lost without basis of supply it is lost we cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors we are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country its mountains and forests its pitfalls and precipices its marshes and swamps we shall be unable to turn natural advantage to account unless we make use of local guides in war practice to simulation and you will succeed whether to concentrate or to divide your troops must be decided by circumstances let your rapidity be that of the wind your compactness that of the forest in raiding and plundering be like fire in immovability like a mountain let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night and when you move fall like a thunderbolt when you plunder a countryside let the spoil be divided amongst your men when you capture new territory cut it up into allotments for the benefit of the soldiery ponder and deliberate before you make a move he will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation such as the art of maneuvering the book of army management says on the field of battle the spoken word does not carry far enough hence the institution of gongs and drums nor can ordinary objects be...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu Samurai Strategies Free Audiobook pt 5 6 Energy Weak Points

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this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by moira fogarty the art of war by sun tzu translated by lionel giles part 5 energy sun tzu said the control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers fighting with a large army under your command is no wise different from fighting with a small one it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals to ensure that your whole host may withstand the brunt of the enemy's attack and remain unshaken this is affected by maneuvers direct and indirect that the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg this is affected by the science of weak points and strong in all fighting the direct method may be used for joining battle but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory indirect tactics efficiently applied are inexhaustible as heaven and earth unending is the flow of rivers and streams like the sun and moon they end but to begin anew like the four seasons they pass away to return once more there are not more than five musical notes yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard there are not more than five primary colors blue yellow red white and black yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen there are not more than five cardinal tastes sour acrid salt sweet bitter yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted in battle there are not more than two methods of attack the direct and the indirect yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers the direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn it is like moving in a circle you never come to an end who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination the onset of troops is like the rush of a torrent which will even roll stones along in its course the quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset and prompt in his decision energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow decision to the releasing of a trigger amid the turmoil and tumult of battle there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all amid confusion and chaos your array may be without head or tail yet it will be proof against defeat simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline simulated fear postulates courage simulated weakness postulates strength hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision concealing courage under their show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy masking strength with weakness is to be affected by tactical dispositions thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances according to which the enemy will act he sacrifices something that the enemy may snatch at by holding out baits he keeps him on the march then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him the clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy and does not require too much from individuals hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy when he utilizes combined energy his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones for it is the nature of a log of stone to remain motionless on level ground and to move when on a slope if four cornered to come to a standstill but if round shaped to go rolling down thus the energy developed by good fighting men is as the momentum of a round stone rolled down a mountain thousands of feet in height so much on the subject of energy end of part five

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