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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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##嗟乎， 一个人的妄断怎可影响千万人的命运。
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##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##事无巨细但绝不枯燥的回忆录，单老板有如今的江湖地位也是该当。观察学习思考能力算最基本的，即使在绝地困境下也能尽力突破（学医、研究砖泥搅拌机、搞好人缘、说服学校量身定制课程、多方奔走解决妻子赴美和签证问题等等），也有奇妙的际遇和善缘（Jefferson Starship的签名唱片！）。时势波澜写得也好，个人命题里做不了太深入探讨，但足够全面客观。
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##怎么说呢…想看怎么在金融行业做deal的人应该失望了。整本书简单来说就是书中一句话““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##单伟建从一个小学毕业生，当了十年知青，最后成为沃顿商学院教授，并且管理亚洲最大的私募之一PAG的人生历程。这本书在当下的环境有特别的意义。仇恨与冲突都是政客制造出来用来操纵民意、博取支持和所谓合法性的工具。普通人的生活本来离这些东西很远，却往往被煽动起来的狂热毁掉。只有国家走向开放，不同国家的人之间能自由交流，美好的事情才会发生。
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##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…
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