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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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###看书之前不知道作者是什么来头。插队干活的故事可能大部分那一代人都很类似，但之后抓住一切机会变成新中国第一代伯克利phd真的很不容易，特别是考虑到他是小学学历而且大学学的也是文科的外语，甚至觉得文章里淡化了他的自我努力。然后他在学习之外的一些为人处事也挺值得借鉴，比如当排球裁判提高存在感，或者是广结朋友最后到了关键时刻很用得上。书里语言虽然淳朴，但是能看出他一点不骄傲，总是很虚心和感恩
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##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##几十年历史洪流以第一视觉的放大镜下缓缓铺开。许多以前课本上一笔带过的历史名词，背后原来有这么多在现代看来不可想像的辛酸和扭曲。有许多章节看得眼泪止不住。大时代的洪流下，大多数个人的挣扎实在苍白无力，正如单博士30年后回到戈壁滩时，发现当初苦苦耕养的农地到头来还是抵不过戈壁滩的风沙而变回贫瘠。非常佩服单博士，为了改变命运，在艰苦的沙漠劳作中仍然坚持学习，在机会到来时如饥似渴、千方百计去把他们抓住。从戈壁滩逃离，短短十年时间，跃升至沃顿商学院的教授，除了命运的垂青，更离不开个人汗水的耕耘。
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##我会把今天珍藏在心底。听完了一期让人流泪的随机波动，读完了单伟建老师不平凡的大半人生，这些珍贵的时刻我会好好的把它们记住，尤其会在灰暗的时候常常温习，相信一切都会好起来。
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##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。
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