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The Art of War

Sun Tzu · 5th century BC

#24 of the greatest books ever written, ranked by everyone.

• #2 among non-fiction books

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Nearby in the ranking

21. Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945
22. The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien · 1937
23. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez · 1967
24. The Art of War Sun Tzu · 5th century BC
25. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Karl Marx · 1867
26. Aeneid Virgil · 29–19 BC
27. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde · 1890

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