"Few Americans have heard of Gene Sharp. But for decades, his practical writings on nonviolent revolution — most notably “From Dictatorship to Democracy,” a 93-page guide to toppling autocrats, available for download in 24 languages — have inspired dissidents around the world, including in Burma, Bosnia, Estonia and Zimbabwe, and now Tunisia and Egypt."
Shy US Intellectual Created Playbook Used in a Revolution
by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17sharp.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
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