Foreword, Benjamin Yang; Preface, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 1 Prologue: Why Deng?, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 2 Like Father, Like Son, 1904-1918, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 3 Bound for Abroad, 1918-1920, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 4 French Capitalists Make Chinese Communists, 1921-1925, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 5 Russia and Beyond, 1926-1929, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 6 The Unfortunate Royal Commissioner, 1929-1931, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 7 Bad Luck Turns into Good Fortune, 1932-1936, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 8 Battlefield as "Safe Haven," 1937-1945, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 9 Battlefield as "Gold Mine," 1945-1949, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 10 The Lord of the Southwest, 1949-1952, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 11 The Shoulders of Victims Form Rungs on the Ladder of Official Success, 1952-1956, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 12 Exuberance after Consecutive Promotions, 1956-1959, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 13 Fatigue after Leaping Forward, 1960-1965, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 14 Bornbardment from Within the General Headquarters, 1965-1972, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 15 The Capitalist Roader Back on the Road, 1973-1975, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 16 The Year of the Dragon, 1976, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 17 Back to Supreme Power, 1976-1980, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 18 The Pinnacle of Name and Fame, 1981-1984, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 19 Unsuccessful Successors, 1985-1988, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 20 Bloodshed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace, 1989, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 21 The Influential Retiree, 1990-1993, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 22 Supreme Maturity, 1994-1996, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 23 Epilogue: Communist China with or without him, Benjamin Yang;