jameskuyper said:
You misinterpreted his statement. He did not mean that you're required
to read them, only that reading them is required in order to gain any
appreciation of what they're about. No summary significantly shorter
than the book itself can give you more than a tiny fraction of the
understanding you'll game from reading the book itself.
Given the gross misunderstandings or misstatements about Sun Tzu, mainly
from management and new-age folk whom I suspect of at best selective
reading, I tend to completely discount the recommendation of "The Art of
War." Had even a tiny fraction of those who praise it actually read it,
they would behave more humanely.
Given the "deep thoughts" of _Jonathan Livingston, Seagull_, I tend to
shelve _all_ recommendations from anyone who considers it more than
lightweight entertainment of no real value.
