具體描述
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."
用戶評價
##作者言： “人一生能取得多大的成績，取決於得到什麼樣的機會。如果是因為沒有好機會，那無需惋惜。但如果機會降臨時沒有做好準備，那纔該後悔。” 深以為然。 但即使如此, 他的智慧與勤奮完全可以吊打99.99999% 的人。 There's a will there's a way.
##幸虧有下鄉經曆作為鋪墊，流水似的枯燥記敘方式被增色不少，筆者的文筆實在一般.
##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.”
##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…
##If i learned anything in the Gobi, it is to be always skeptical of authorities of any kind, especially the self-proclaimed ones.
##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。
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。
##單偉建從一個小學畢業生，當瞭十年知青，最後成為沃頓商學院教授，並且管理亞洲最大的私募之一PAG的人生曆程。這本書在當下的環境有特彆的意義。仇恨與衝突都是政客製造齣來用來操縱民意、博取支持和所謂閤法性的工具。普通人的生活本來離這些東西很遠，卻往往被煽動起來的狂熱毀掉。隻有國傢走嚮開放，不同國傢的人之間能自由交流，美好的事情纔會發生。
##作者言： “人一生能取得多大的成績，取決於得到什麼樣的機會。如果是因為沒有好機會，那無需惋惜。但如果機會降臨時沒有做好準備，那纔該後悔。” 深以為然。 但即使如此, 他的智慧與勤奮完全可以吊打99.99999% 的人。 There's a will there's a way.