The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

Philosopher, naturalist and rugged individualist, Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This representative sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Principle" (1863), "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), "A Plea for Captain John Brown" (1869) and "Walking" (1862). Reprinted from standard editions.

本书是日本学者深町英夫撰写的关于中国国民党新生活运动的专书。对国民精神的改造，需从生活形态的重塑开始。于是，在主政者的倡导下，在全国上下展开了声势浩大的对于诸如卫生习惯、吃喝拉撒以及儿童养育方法等国民生活领域的“切身”改造。在国家面临深刻的内忧外患之际，国民党政权何故发动并持续了这种略带肤浅、琐碎之嫌的启蒙运动？国民党政权何故且如何企图介入、干预中国人民的日常生活？在深町教授看来，由蒋介石发起的新生活运动，正是某种类型的“教养身体的政治”。透过历史学家之眼，又能于这场奇妙的运动中获得何种新鲜的发现？

“红天鹅”，是指中国独特的发展模式和国家治理方式。
此书跳出了传统的制度分析框架，对中国革命、社会主义建设和改革开放各个阶段的发展模式和试验创新进行了深度解析。尤其展示了中国如何将长期的国家规划、战略与各种地方试验（试点）相结合，通过这种机制有效地推动政策创新和调整，推动经济实现了腾飞。
此书以比较政治研究的视角，为我们认识和总结中国发展道路和发展经验打开了一扇窗。