The Art of War
Sun Tzu, translated by Lionel Giles, 1910.
An ancient Chinese guide to strategy in thirteen short chapters: plan well, know yourself and your opponent, and win without fighting when you can. Lionel Giles's translation includes his notes and the comments of Chinese scholars. People still read it for business, sports, and leadership.
Public-domain text. First published in 1910; Lionel Giles died in 1935, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.