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."
##终于读完。没想到是这么认真的一本回忆录,从大跃进写起,用个人经历写中国的历史进程。很多细节的描写和故事看起来匪夷所思,但给我这样以前只能从历史书上看到一些只言片语的人很多有意思的视角。单伟健无疑是努力的,在戈壁也要坚持读书听英文广播,别人劳动纷纷偷懒他还坚持,为了被推选上大学主动去和别人搞好关系,去了美国还要无比努力拿A。能在困境中保持对自己的高要求,对人生敢于选择未知和跳出舒适圈,大佬之所以为大佬,不是没有道理。
评分虽然知道插队苦,知青难,但是没想到当年能苦到这个份儿上,我爸在大兴安岭我妈在湖北十堰的经历应该和作者差不多,真是命运弄人,改变了一代人的命运。感觉作者刻苦勤奋聪明幸运,虽然命运被大环境左右,但自己却仍能生活得不错,看完感觉格外励志。
评分##大串联 火车免费 过道座位底下 行李架上都睡满了人 所谓的四人帮 被推翻 是没道理的 好像一个犯罪集团是没人支持的一样。其他人都是听党指挥吗 四人帮就是毛的四人帮。关于作者本人的飞黄腾达细节甚少 中国历史甚多。所以又是一个少数的成功案例。浪费国家资源不是吗 送出去就不回来了 苦了底层的韭菜
评分##我会把今天珍藏在心底。听完了一期让人流泪的随机波动,读完了单伟建老师不平凡的大半人生,这些珍贵的时刻我会好好的把它们记住,尤其会在灰暗的时候常常温习,相信一切都会好起来。
评分##耳熟能详的历史大背景,加上个人命运的千转百回。尽管听了n多种当年故事,每次听都有吸引力,比如乡村赤脚医生的变迁。#还有木有友邻能看到我的书评呀
评分##If i learned anything in the Gobi, it is to be always skeptical of authorities of any kind, especially the self-proclaimed ones.
评分##大老板的书,坦白说很久没有读这样回忆录的书籍了,而Out of Gobi更多的是平白口语话的叙述,很难探究其间他对于这种历史背景的感情,但也可能,作为历史的一份子,几十年后其实大概就是这种淡然的心态了。 一个同事在amazon书评下说到有趣的一点,单总和圣上几乎是同龄人,经历过大抵类似的时代洪流,很多人都会低估这一代人的坚韧。 Shan的职业生涯回过头来看真的是非常的先苦后甜,当然没有在戈壁的困苦煎熬也没有后期来到美国后求学时候的勤勉刻苦,后面的贵人相助和诸多际遇实际也是德配其位的,真的很了不起。说起来有的时候Shan群发公司邮件依然会分享一些关于经济政治的看法,其实很有助益,可一些本地同事会有些不屑一顾,真的很浅薄
评分##作者言: “人一生能取得多大的成绩,取决于得到什么样的机会。如果是因为没有好机会,那无需惋惜。但如果机会降临时没有做好准备,那才该后悔。” 深以为然。 但即使如此, 他的智慧与勤奋完全可以吊打99.99999% 的人。 There's a will there's a way.
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。
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