Weijian Shan'sOut of the Gobiis a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America.
Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.Out of the Gobidraws a vivid picture of the raw human energy and the will to succeed against all odds.
Shan only finished elementary school when Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution tore his country apart. He was a witness to the brutality and absurdity of Mao's policies during one of the most tumultuous eras in China's history. Exiled to the Gobi Desert at age 15 and denied schooling for 10 years, he endured untold hardships without ever giving up his dream for an education. Shan's improbable journey, from the Gobi to the "People's Republic of Berkeley" and far beyond, is a uniquely American success story - told with a splash of humor, deep insight and rich and engaging detail.
This powerful and personal perspective on China and America will inform Americans' view of China, humanizing the country, while providing a rare view of America from the prism of a keen foreign observer who lived the American dream.
Says former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen: "Shan's life provides a demonstration of what is possible when China and the United States come together, even by happenstance. It is not only Shan's personal history that makes this book so interesting but also how the stories of China and America merge in just one moment in time to create an inspired individual so unique and driven, and so representative of the true sprits of both countries."
##飛機上看完瞭。單可比許多業內大佬們實在多瞭,不亂賣無用雞湯,文筆淳樸,語言對於中國讀者也極其友好。對於沒有那個時代經曆的年輕讀者還是非常生動的。雖說時代造人,但有時候也是事在人為啊。作為一個剛步入而立之年卻時常陷入中年懶散狀態的人,慚愧萬分…
評分##終於讀完。沒想到是這麼認真的一本迴憶錄,從大躍進寫起,用個人經曆寫中國的曆史進程。很多細節的描寫和故事看起來匪夷所思,但給我這樣以前隻能從曆史書上看到一些隻言片語的人很多有意思的視角。單偉健無疑是努力的,在戈壁也要堅持讀書聽英文廣播,彆人勞動紛紛偷懶他還堅持,為瞭被推選上大學主動去和彆人搞好關係,去瞭美國還要無比努力拿A。能在睏境中保持對自己的高要求,對人生敢於選擇未知和跳齣舒適圈,大佬之所以為大佬,不是沒有道理。
評分##終於讀完。沒想到是這麼認真的一本迴憶錄,從大躍進寫起,用個人經曆寫中國的曆史進程。很多細節的描寫和故事看起來匪夷所思,但給我這樣以前隻能從曆史書上看到一些隻言片語的人很多有意思的視角。單偉健無疑是努力的,在戈壁也要堅持讀書聽英文廣播,彆人勞動紛紛偷懶他還堅持,為瞭被推選上大學主動去和彆人搞好關係,去瞭美國還要無比努力拿A。能在睏境中保持對自己的高要求,對人生敢於選擇未知和跳齣舒適圈,大佬之所以為大佬,不是沒有道理。
評分##怎麼說呢…想看怎麼在金融行業做deal的人應該失望瞭。整本書簡單來說就是書中一句話““If I learned anything in the Gobi, it is to be always skeptical of authorities of any kind, especially the self-proclaimed ones.”
評分##嗟乎, 一個人的妄斷怎可影響韆萬人的命運。
評分雖然知道插隊苦,知青難,但是沒想到當年能苦到這個份兒上,我爸在大興安嶺我媽在湖北十堰的經曆應該和作者差不多,真是命運弄人,改變瞭一代人的命運。感覺作者刻苦勤奮聰明幸運,雖然命運被大環境左右,但自己卻仍能生活得不錯,看完感覺格外勵誌。
評分##大串聯 火車免費 過道座位底下 行李架上都睡滿瞭人 所謂的四人幫 被推翻 是沒道理的 好像一個犯罪集團是沒人支持的一樣。其他人都是聽黨指揮嗎 四人幫就是毛的四人幫。關於作者本人的飛黃騰達細節甚少 中國曆史甚多。所以又是一個少數的成功案例。浪費國傢資源不是嗎 送齣去就不迴來瞭 苦瞭底層的韭菜
評分##在時代的洪流中,命運看似不由自己掌控,但是作者沒有放任自流。作為文革的犧牲品,本該上學的他被下放到內濛古戈壁灘當農夫,但最終抓住改革開放、中美關係改善的契機齣國深造,實現瞭自我價值。他的經曆強有力地驗證瞭兩個樸素的道理——教育改變命運,機會隻青睞有準備的人。在這個年紀讀到這本書,感覺再摺騰也不算晚。
評分##讀完瞭老單的前40年,一本流水賬。這是一條多麼漫長、麯摺、湍急的流水啊。想想踏足其中,也讓人多少膽寒。老單是一個聰明絕頂的鬥士(想想一個把每人都變成鬥士的時代也挺操蛋的),是任何時代都少之又少的精英層。不過在書最後一頁,老單試圖說,在這條激流裏跋涉、一步走錯,他也可能就是因為戀愛而入獄,並再找不到齣戈壁之路的兵團戰友“二狗”。
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