Hide a dagger behind a smile
Subtitle: use the 36 ancient Chinese strategies to seize the competitive edge
By: Kaihan Krippendorff
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Avon, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781598693805
Notes: Based on concepts from the ancient Chinese text, The secret art of war : the 36 stratagems.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ying yang polarity; title: Stratagem one : to catch something, first let it go; title: Stratagem two : exchange a brick for a jade; title: Stratagem three : invite your enemy onto the roof, then remove the ladder; title: Stratagem four : lure the tiger down from the mountain; title: Stratagem five : befriend the distant enemy to attack one nearby; title: Stratagem six : kill with a borrowed knife; title: Stratagem seven : besiege wei to rescue zhao; title: Stratagem eight : the stratagem of sowing discord; title: Stratagem nine : trouble the water to catch the fish; title: Wu wei : go with the flow; title: Stratagem ten : remove the firewood from under the pot; title: Stratagem eleven : shut the door to capture the thief; title: Stratagem twelve : replace the beams with rotten timbers; title: Stratagem thirteen : the stratagem of the beautiful woman; title: Stratagem fourteen : beat the grass to startle the snake; title: Stratagem fifteen : loot a burning house; title: Stratagem sixteen : sometimes running away is the best strategy; title: Stratagem seventeen : seize the opportunity to lead the sheep away; title: Stratagem eighteen : feign madness but keep your balance; title: Wu chang : continuous change; title: Stratagem nineteen : watch the fire on the other shore; title: Stratagem twenty : let the plum tree wither in place of the peach; title: Stratagem twenty-one : the stratagem of the open city gates; title: Stratagem twenty-two : await the exhausted enemy at your ease; title: Stratagem twenty-three : exchange the role of guest for that of host; title: Stratagem twenty-four : borrow the road to conquer gao; title: Stratagem twenty-five : shed your skin like the golden cicada; title: Stratagem twenty-six : the stratagem of injuring yourself; title: Stratagem twenty-seven : borrow a corpse for the soul's return; title: Shang bing wu bing : indirect action; title: Stratagem twenty-eight : point at the mulberry but curse the locust; title: Stratagem twenty-nine : clamor in the east; attack to the west; title: Stratagem thirty : openly repair the walkway, secretly march to chen cang; title: Stratagem thirty-one : fool the emperor and cross the sea; title: Stratagem thirty-two : create something out of nothing; title: Stratagem thirty-three : hide a dagger behind a smile; title: Stratagem thirty-four : deck the tree with bogus blossoms; title: Stratagem thirty-five : to catch the bandits, capture their leader; title: Stratagem thirty-six : the stratagem of linking stratagems; title: Appendix A. The thirty-six stratagems as problem-solving tools; title: Appendix B. Rapid-cycle strategy innovation; title: Appendix C. Research.