From Rebel to Ruler"The definitive, candid, and absorbing history of a political organization A vital account, based on magnificent research, that shows the party as a colossal, relentless, and enduring machine." Jane Perlez, former Beijing Bureau Chief, New York Times "If you were to travel back in time to 1921 and predict that the Communist Party of China would rule over the world's second largest economy 100 years later, no one would believe you. In this definitive