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The Art of War
Sun Tzu ISBN 1504326792
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Sun Tzu ISBN 1504326792
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This book by Sun Tzu came up once on Joe Rogan in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Joe Pistone. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu
“I tell all my in any undercover classes, you got to read that book, The Art of War, because it was written thousands of years ago, but it'll serve you today.”— Joe Pistone
The guest here is Joe Pistone: Retired FBI agent who, as 'Donnie Brasco,' spent roughly six years undercover inside the Bonanno crime family in the 1970s-80s. His infiltration led to over 200 indictments and inspired the 1997 film starring Johnny Depp. The FBI agent who spent six years undercover as mobster Donnie Brasco recounts infiltrating the New York mafia.
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