Chinese History

A critical history of communism's rise and fall, from Marx's manifesto through Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and the bloody proxy wars that turned ideology into survival.

How a broke teacher from ancient China became a branded ideology that emperors used to control millions—and why his real ideas were probably hijacked.

A irreverent, fast-paced romp through all of human history from the Big Bang to ancient dynasties, written like a sarcastic tech manual for the species.

A first-person account of daily life in modern China where the Party monitors your phone, shapes your family values, and controls what you can say or search.

A critical examination of Mao Zedong's rise to power and the catastrophic human cost of his revolutionary experiments, from the Long March to the Cultural Revolution.

The story of Wu Zetian, the only woman to ever rule China as emperor in her own right, who weaponized religion and fear to shatter every rule about gender and power.