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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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##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##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##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##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…
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##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##嗟乎， 一个人的妄断怎可影响千万人的命运。
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.
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