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Mao: The Unknown Story
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader ever written, Mao is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before, as well as virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him.
Full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown figure, Mao offers the most authoritative account of Mao Tse-Tung's life from his humble beginnings, to his takeover of the Chinese Communist Party, and his devastating legacy.
"This magnificent biography methodically demolishes every pillar of Mao’s claim to sympathy or legitimacy." -- The New York Times