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Tony Saich tells the authoritative, comprehensive story of the Chinese Communist Party—its rise to power against incredible odds, its struggle to consolidate rule and overcome self-inflicted disasters, and its thriving amid other Communist parties' collapse. Saich argues that the brutal Japanese invasion in the 1930s actually helped the party. Once in power, however, the Communists faced the difficult task of learning how to rule. From Rebel to Ruler shows that the party owes its endurance to its flexibility. 

Navalny. Lenin. Pugachev. The Russian rebel—in his epic battle against the Leviathan of the Russian state—has enthralled readers and writers for decades. The rebel's story is almost always a sad one that ends in exile, imprisonment, or martyrdom, leaving but a seed for the future reform of the Leviathan which he or she had taken on.

The wild story of a college activist's high-stakes attempt to topple the North Korean regime and change the world. In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a harrowing account of life inside North Korea, he realized he...

"Saudis, the CIA and the Arming of Syrian Rebels" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

In 2012 on Catalonia's National Day, the Diada, an enormous crowd calling for Catalan independence took over the heart of Barcelona. On the back of this show of force, Catalonia's governing politicians turned secessionist claims into a new headache for a Madrid government only just recovering from the near-meltdown of Spain's financial system. Five years on, the separatist challenge has neither come to fruition nor faded away.

"The Dixie Chicks and Kacey Musgraves, Two Sides of Country Rebels" is from the June 14, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Caramanica and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"US Tells Russia of 'Strong Concerns' about Strikes on Syrian Rebels" is from the June 19, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Matthew Rosenberg and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Syrian Ground Troops Clash with Rebels in Aleppo" is from the September 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Hwaida Saad and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Russia Extends Aleppo Cease-Fire and Urges Rebels to Leave" is from the November 02, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Ex-Marine Held by Yemeni Rebels since 2015 Is Freed" is from the November 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Goldman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"U.N. Warns of Starvation Peril in Rebel Side of Aleppo" is from the November 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rick Gladstone and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Ads That Use Candidates' Own Words, to Powerful Effect" is from the October 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Lynn Vavreck and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"CIA Arms for Syrian Rebels Supplied Black Market, Officials Say" is from the June 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Mazzetti and Ali Younes and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Deal Is Reached for Rebels to Leave Last Pockets of Aleppo" is from the December 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and Somini Sengupta and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Life Is Turned 'Upside down' as Jets Pound Rebel-Held Syrian Cities" is from the November 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Syrian Forces Said to Drive Deeper Into Rebel-Held Aleppo" is from the December 07, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Syrian Rebels Threaten Territory Held by Kurds, in a Clash of US Allies" is from the August 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Government in Syria and Some Rebel Groups Agree to Partial Cease-Fire
" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

She entered popular culture as a princess in peril and endures as something much more complicated and interesting. Many things, really: a rebel commander; a witty internal critic of the celebrity machine; a teller of comic tales, true and embellished; an inspiring and cautionary avatar of excess and resilience; an emblem of the honesty we crave (and so rarely receive) from beloved purveyors of make-believe.