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Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America by Shan, Weijian
by Shan, Weijian | HC | Good
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 1119529492
- Book Title
- Out of the Gobi : My Story of China and America
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Personal Memoirs, General, Asia / China, Business
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 33.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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Foreword by Janet Yellen 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."
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1119529492
ISBN-13
9781119529491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038440630
Product Key Features
Book Title
Out of the Gobi : My Story of China and America
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Personal Memoirs, General, Asia / China, Business
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
33.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hc426.5.S43a3 2019
Table of Content
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Author's Note xiii Prologue 1 Chapter 1 Man-Made Famine 5 Chapter 2 School Cut Short 21 Chapter 3 Storm of Revolution 35 Chapter 4 Turmoil Under Heaven 53 Chapter 5 Exiled to the Gobi 77 Chapter 6 Digging for Potatoes 93 Chapter 7 War Is Coming 109 Chapter 8 Repairing the Earth 123 Chapter 9 Battling Frozen Lake 137 Chapter 10 The Longest Night 159 Chapter 11 Unforgettable Movie Night 173 Chapter 12 Barefoot Doctor 185 Chapter 13 Brickmaking the Ancient Way 213 Chapter 14 Petition to Mao 237 Chapter 15 Pigs Don't Fly 249 Chapter 16 Half the Sky 267 Chapter 17 Desert Dreams of College 281 Chapter 18 Last Convulsions of the Revolution 305 Chapter 19 Roads to Rome 331 Chapter 20 Old Gold Mountain 345 Chapter 21 The People's Republic of Berkeley 379 Chapter 22 Ivy League Professor 403 Epilogue 437 Index 445
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2018-046912
Dewey Decimal
338.092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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