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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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##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##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##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##在时代的洪流中，命运看似不由自己掌控，但是作者没有放任自流。作为文革的牺牲品，本该上学的他被下放到内蒙古戈壁滩当农夫，但最终抓住改革开放、中美关系改善的契机出国深造，实现了自我价值。他的经历强有力地验证了两个朴素的道理——教育改变命运，机会只青睐有准备的人。在这个年纪读到这本书，感觉再折腾也不算晚。
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##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##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##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##读完了老单的前40年，一本流水账。这是一条多么漫长、曲折、湍急的流水啊。想想踏足其中，也让人多少胆寒。老单是一个聪明绝顶的斗士（想想一个把每人都变成斗士的时代也挺操蛋的），是任何时代都少之又少的精英层。不过在书最后一页，老单试图说，在这条激流里跋涉、一步走错，他也可能就是因为恋爱而入狱，并再找不到出戈壁之路的兵团战友“二狗”。
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