《Out of the Gobi》作者: 单伟建【EPUB】

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Weijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is 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 Gobi draws 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."

作者简介  · · · · · ·

单伟建，学者和投资人，现任太盟投资集团（PAG GROUP）董事长兼首席执行官。留学美国旧金山大学及加州大学伯克利分校，获硕士及博士学位。毕业后，在宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院（The Wharton School） 教授管理学六年。1993年加入摩根银行，1998年成为美国新桥投资公司（Newbridge Capital）执行合伙人。曾带领团队相继收购并成功改造韩国第一银行及深圳发展银行，两个投资项目均成为哈佛大学商学院的经典案例。新桥更名为TPG亚洲之后，任TPG资深合伙人。2019 年出版 Out of the Gobi，获评英国《金融时报》2019 年十大好书之一，被投资银行摩根大通推荐为“夏季必读的好书”。2020年出版Money Games（《金钱方略》）。在美国《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《外交事务》和英国《金融时报》《经济学人》等刊物发表时事分析和评论文章。

豆瓣上有中文版：《走出戈壁》 。豆瓣评分9.0，2916人评价。