Oh By Jingo is a collection of tales of childhood adventure and drama in small-town Missouri in the 1930's. The stories center around an intense sibling rivalry between the author, David L. "Dave" McKinsey and John J. "Jerry " McKinsey which culminated in an immutable brotherly bond. Their cousin Mark Twain would have enjoyed these stories as much as you will!

Grappling with enduring questions about the means of achieving power in the Chinese Communist hierarchy, this study analyzes the rise of six individuals (Ji Dengkui, Peng Chong, Gu Mu, Yu Qiuli, Xu Shiyou, and Chen Xilian) who held positions of elite political power in the immediate post-Mao Zedong era. In a new preface, the author applies his hypotheses to China's more recent political developments.