“The author describes megalomania as seen in Chairman Mao by saying that what he was familiar with, he was really familiar with. This zeal moved the megalomaniac with a complete lack of appreciation for what he DID NOT know.”

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The Coldest Winter

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The Fifties

1994

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The Teammates

2003

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EDUCATION OF A COACH, THE

2006

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War in a Time of Peace

2002

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