As one of the most popular and authoritative works in the field of research of Mao Zedong, this book takes Maos politcal career as the main line. Taking into account other areas and interspersing with writing of personal life, this book reveals how his thought was formed and how he struggled for them. Because author has fine studied a large number of latest literature, this book completely, accurately and vividly reproduces Mao Zedong, this historical figures original style, and makes the convincing comments for his merits and demerits. This book, with highly historical value, is readable. It is useful for the people to re-understand, recognize and re-evaluate Mao Zedong.