From the Book - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Note on the spelling of Chinese words
Introduction: Myths and realities
The foster child of the Bodhisattva
On the threshold of a new world
"I think, therefore, I am"
The sound of footsteps in a deserted valley
The Great Union of the Popular Masses
Breathing world revolution, or the magic of dictatorship
"Following the Russian path"
The lessons of Bolshevik tactics
Hopes and disappointments
Playing with Chiang Kai-shek
The collapse of the United Front
Red Banner over the Jinggang Mountains
A single spark can start a prairie fire
Under the Comintern's wing
Dog eat dog Communist-style
The flirtatious philosopher
Consolidating control over the CCP
Stalin, Mao, and the new Democratic Revolution in China
The contradictions of New Democracy
Socialist industrialization
The emancipation of consciousness
"The dismissal of Hai Rui from office"
The mystery of Project 571
Appendix: Mao Zedong's chronology
Appendix: Mao Zedong's genealogy.