Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds
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- 出版社 Penguin Group USA
- 出版时间 2013年1月
- ISBN 9781591846031
- 定价 156.40
内容简介
Bend,NotBreakchroniclesPingFu'sjourneyfromChina'sworkcampstotopCEO.'Bambooisflexible,bendingwiththewindbutneverbreaking.Itsuggestsresilience,meaningthatwehavetheabilitytobouncebackevenfromthemostdifficulttimes'-PingFu'sShanghaipapaPingFuisoneofthefewwomenrunningatechcompanyintheUS.Butherstorybeginslongbefore.BornontheeveofChina'sCulturalRevolution,shewasseparatedfromherfamilyattheageofeight.ShegrewupfightinghungerandhumiliationandshieldingheryoungersisterfromthevindictiveteenagersofMao'sRedGuard.Attwenty-fivesheescapedtotheUnitedStates;heronlyresourceswere$80intraveller'schecksandthreephrasesofEnglish:Thankyou,hello,andhelp.YetPingpersevered.WithinayearshehadcompletedherEnglishqualificationsandstartedstudyingcomputerprogramming,risingtoruntheteambehindNetscape.ShethenfoundedGeomagic,acompanythathasliterallyreshapedtheworld,frompersonalizingprostheticlimbstorepairingNASAspaceships.Bend,NotBreaktellstheincrediblepersonalstoryofajourneyfromimprisonmenttofreedom,fromMao'sChinatotechnologystart-ups.Itisatributetoonewoman'scourageinthefaceofcruelty,andavaluablelessonontheenduringpowerofresilience.
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