The Art of Strategy vs Winning: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Strategic planning, Success in business, Management, Nonfiction, Business
The Art of Strategy
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple…
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Winning
During his forty-year career at General Electric, Welch led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, be-the-best style of management became…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Winning is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The Art of Strategy.
- The Art of Strategy has the widest readership — 4517 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Art of Strategy | Winning | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4517) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (11) | 3.6 (35) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | 4.0 (65) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (42) | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| The Art of Strategy | Winning | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4517 | 65 |
| Editions | 8 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 14341 | — |
| Reading it now | 2845 | — |
| Written reviews | 249 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1118 |
| Pages | 512 | 384 |