Contents

Publisher's Note

Preface

How I Became Mao's Bodyguard

Mao Enjoys a Challenge

When the Bombers Came

Things That Upset Mao

Mao In Tears

Mao in a Temper

Snow, Money and Mao

Mao's Reaction to "Long Live Chairman Mao!"

Mao-the "Rustic"

Stewed Pork: Mao's Favourite Dish

What Plagues Moa

Mao Declares the Founding of New China

Mao's Life with Jiang Qing

Mao the Mediator

Mao's Treatment of Those Whom He Knew

Mao Bringing Up His Children

Mao's Sense of Humour

Mao: a Book Enthusiast

Mao Seeks Ways to Open Up China

What Mao Never Managed to Accomplish