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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."
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##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##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##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##幸亏有下乡经历作为铺垫，流水似的枯燥记叙方式被增色不少，笔者的文笔实在一般.
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##Fascinating life journey from 1954 to early 1990s. 有时现实比故事更夸张 佩服作者的耐性敢想敢做。知识可以改变命运 但也抵不过造化弄人。
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##Fascinating life journey from 1954 to early 1990s. 有时现实比故事更夸张 佩服作者的耐性敢想敢做。知识可以改变命运 但也抵不过造化弄人。
