In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan, a shoddily built mining city, was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died. Would Mao's fanatical wife and her collaborators, the Gang of Four, be allowed to continue the Cultural Revolution, which had shut China off from the world and reduced it to poverty and chaos? Or would Deng Xiaoping and his reformist friends be able to take control and open China up to the market, and end the near permanent state of civil war? Palmer recreates the tensions of that fateful summer, when the fate of China and the world were in the balance - as injured and starving people crawled among the ruins of a stricken city.

The Death of Mao

History

James, Palmer

Asia

Faber&Faber

The Death of Mao opens in the summer of 1976, as Mao Zedong lay dying and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan, a shoddily built mining city, was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Chairman Mao finally died. Would Mao's fanatical wife and her collaborators, the Gang of Four, be allowed to continue the Cultural Revolution, which had shut China off from the world and reduced it to poverty and chaos? Or would Deng Xiaoping and his reformist friends be able to take control and open China up to the market, and end the near permanent state of civil war? James Palmer recreates the tensions of that fateful summer, when the fate of China and the world were in the balance - as injured and starving people crawled among the ruins of a stricken city. 'The best account of Mao's last year that we have . . . It deserves to be a classic of modern Chinese history.' John Simpson

Death of Mao

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Networking Like a Pro!: 20 Tips on Turning the Contacts You Get Into the Connections You Need

Business & Money

Brian Hilliard

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Agito Consulting

Betrayed and left for dead on the battlefield, US Army General John Blackthorn awakens many thousands of years later to find himself trapped amidst the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Mars, his only companions a savage Mock-Man and a mysterious sorceress. Their war to free this strange new world from oppression won’t be easy: Arrayed against them are the four tyrannical First Men--masters of magic and technology alike--the dreaded Sorcerers of Mars! BLACKTHORN: THUNDER ON MARS is a post-apocalyptic adventure saga in the spirit of "Thundarr the Barbarian" and "John Carter of Mars," featuring original stories by New Pulp luminaries Mark Bousquet, Joe Crowe, Bobby Nash, James Palmer, Van Allen Plexico, Sean Taylor, and I. A. Watson, and illustrated by Chris Kohler. "Original, entertaining, action-packed!" --Wayne Reinagel, author of the Pulp Heroes and Modern Marvels novels.

Blackthorn: Thunder on Mars

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bobby Nash

Sean Taylor

Van Allen Plexico

Mark Bousquet

Joe Crowe

I.A. Watson

Science Fiction

White Rocket Books

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The idea of God; an inquiry concerning the practical content of the ontological proof

BiblioLife

The fact that some churches hold Christian baptism to be just an ordinance and others teach it as a sacrament while others say it’s irrelevant, only made my search and discovery more pertinent. These three views oppose one another, which make reconciliation of their teachings impossible. Because their gospels are basically the same, often thought not to be so because of differing theological approaches, yet is central to the disunity of Christian baptism's symbolism of purpose! John MacArthur Junior’s teaching on the Perseverance of the Saints is the vehicle used in this exposé. This book reveals through teaching and the historical record the churches departure from the truth.

The Churches' Folly: False Assurance

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

BookSurge Publishing

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