Cunning as a fox, agile as a tiger. 36 Chinese stratagems that will teach you to emerge victorious from any situation

Being able to anticipate your opponent, like an experienced chess player. Quickly finding the decisive argument in a dispute. Keeping a set of unconventional tactics in mind to get out of any situation. All of this is quite achievable if you use the algorithms bequeathed to us by one of the oldest civilizations in the world.

Anna Marchuk, a specialist in rhetoric and co-author of the electronic journal Teacher’s Assistant, offers a new perspective on one of the classic military treatises of Ancient China, equal in significance to Sun Tzu's "The Art of War". 

36 stratagems are 36 techniques, tricks, and cunning strategies that will teach you: 
- to anticipate your own and others’ actions several steps ahead;
- to adeptly manage the opinions of those around you;
- not to succumb to psychological pressure;
- to know exactly what to do in seemingly hopeless situations;
- to think like an ancient Chinese warlord and turn any situation to your advantage!