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."
##单先生从戈壁知青到藤校教授的大半生。 惭愧地说,这本英文写就的个人回忆录,让我第一次细致了解知青的生活,和那段历史。这不算是一个草根逆袭的励志故事,因为作者的出身在同辈中已经算是相当优越,但后记中的一组排比,大约是裹挟在历史洪流中的每一个小小的“我”,内心的...
评分##前半部分主要是写作者上山下乡期间在内蒙古戈壁耕地,烧砖块,挖土豆,做赤脚医生等等的经历,在如此艰苦的条件下作者同时也在不停思考他们付出的劳动变成无用功的根源,还有如何改进生产力,但种种的努力都无法得到实践,可见当时政策的盲目性和破坏性之大,不仅浪费了一代人的青春(简直是流放做奴隶),也一定程度上造成了教育和文化的断层,后半部分主要是作者上大学和留学的经历比较平淡,但和前半部分一起看的话也挺神奇的,作者作为商学院的教授也是根据自己的经历写了一些关于市场经济和计划经济的思考,但这方面感觉可以写的更深入一些
评分 评分 评分###看书之前不知道作者是什么来头。插队干活的故事可能大部分那一代人都很类似,但之后抓住一切机会变成新中国第一代伯克利phd真的很不容易,特别是考虑到他是小学学历而且大学学的也是文科的外语,甚至觉得文章里淡化了他的自我努力。然后他在学习之外的一些为人处事也挺值得借鉴,比如当排球裁判提高存在感,或者是广结朋友最后到了关键时刻很用得上。书里语言虽然淳朴,但是能看出他一点不骄傲,总是很虚心和感恩
评分##飞机上看完了。单可比许多业内大佬们实在多了,不乱卖无用鸡汤,文笔淳朴,语言对于中国读者也极其友好。对于没有那个时代经历的年轻读者还是非常生动的。虽说时代造人,但有时候也是事在人为啊。作为一个刚步入而立之年却时常陷入中年懒散状态的人,惭愧万分…
评分##几十年历史洪流以第一视觉的放大镜下缓缓铺开。许多以前课本上一笔带过的历史名词,背后原来有这么多在现代看来不可想像的辛酸和扭曲。有许多章节看得眼泪止不住。大时代的洪流下,大多数个人的挣扎实在苍白无力,正如单博士30年后回到戈壁滩时,发现当初苦苦耕养的农地到头来还是抵不过戈壁滩的风沙而变回贫瘠。非常佩服单博士,为了改变命运,在艰苦的沙漠劳作中仍然坚持学习,在机会到来时如饥似渴、千方百计去把他们抓住。从戈壁滩逃离,短短十年时间,跃升至沃顿商学院的教授,除了命运的垂青,更离不开个人汗水的耕耘。
评分##很幸运,在来内蒙古的高铁+飞机+第一个下午读完,太过流畅的心流快乐。此时此刻,在朋友们都出去玩了的民宿里,安静的有阳光的窗边打下这些字。是熟悉的东北房间格局,身旁是花花草草,有熟悉的北方式阴冷的味道,有一点点鸟鸣和机器、小朋友说笑的声音,好像回到了哪位亲人的...
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