A book is like a ship,
leading us from a small harbor,
Gradually sail into the infinite expanse of the ocean.
—Helen Keller
Spring is gradually approaching, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the 29th World Book Day is coming. Today, the reading experts of the Guolianan Fund "meet friends with books", share their reading insights and gains, and seek a spark collision from the heart.
Where the footsteps can't be measured,
Text can;
With their different perspectives on reading,
Let's set off to the vast and magnificent world together!
Staying Inside: The Chinese Government and Economic Development
Author: Lan Xiaohuan
Published by Shanghai People's Publishing House
Brief introduction of the work
"Inside the Story: Chinese Government and Economic Development" is a condensation of years of teaching and research content by Lan Xiaohuan, an associate professor at the School of Economics of Fudan University, which organically integrates the principles of economics with the practice of China's economic development, and discusses China's economic development in simple terms with local government investment and financing as the main line.
Operations Department Xu Shengtong Share Recommendation:
Suitable for readers interested in economic topics, this book is the best primer for exploring China's government and economic development, as it is written concisely and clearly, and the interconnections between the issues are thoroughly sorted out.
This book revolves around the role of the mainland government and policies in economic development, and through this book, I learned that it is impossible for us to talk about the economy without the government on the mainland, and at the same time I have a deeper understanding of how the political and economic organism works. For example, after the reform of the tax system in 94, "land finance" and "land finance" have become the source of funds for local governments to promote rapid urbanization and industrialization. In view of the pros and cons of these characteristics, the authors analyze the corresponding solutions, such as land transfer and household registration reform, destocking, de-capacity, de-leveraging, and the reforms needed to form a "new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the mainstay and the domestic and international cycles reinforcing each other" in consumption.
China's economic affairs are complex, and there are many uncontrollable factors beyond logic and theory, so it is necessary to constantly weigh trade-offs and adjust and improve in practice. The core of this book lies in the spirit of "seeking truth from facts" and "concrete analysis of specific problems" that will never go out of fashion.
Listen to the Music
Author: Craig Wright
Translated by Yu Zhigang
Tsinghua University Press
Brief introduction of the work
Written by Craig Wright, Ph.D. at Harvard University and Professor of Music at Yale University, Listening to Music is an invaluable guide to music appreciation for understanding music in any era and culture, and for developing and refining listening skills.
Huang Xin, Quantitative Investment Department, shared and recommended:
Maybe you listen to music every day, but have you ever thought about how music should be heard, why there are so many different styles, and why music can bring so much shock to human beings? Yale School of Music professor Craig Wright has used his life's learning to show us various styles of music from the Baroque period to the contemporary era, and the musical elements that need to be paid attention to in listening. In addition, this is a book that can be listened to, and the book provides rich music materials that can be listened to by scanning the code on WeChat. Whether you're a novice musician or a musician, this book is worth having.
Out of the Gobi
Author: Shan Weijian
Published by Social Sciences Academic Press
Brief introduction of the work
Out of the Gobi is an English-language memoir written by Mr. Shan Weijian, a well-known Asian financier and investor. The author of the book recounts his personal growth experience, ending with "Ivy League Professor" and reviewing his teaching experience at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania after receiving his Ph.D., and ending with Mr. Shan's six-year tenure at Wharton, when he joined JPMorgan Chase in the spring of 1993 and began his life as a financier and investor.
South China Marketing Center Chen Sheng Share Recommendation:
This book is the autobiography of Mr. Shan Weijian, which mainly tells the story of his journey from his birth to his return to China after studying in the United States. Mr. Shan Weijian narrates this journey in very plain language, without warm and intense emotional expression, but it can resonate and move readers very much. One of the passages that touched me the most and I think it is the most worth reading is the stage when he went to the countryside in the Gobi of Inner Mongolia - in the Gobi, both material and spiritual culture are scarce, and the most frustrating thing is that there is no way out of the future. However, Mr. Shan Weijian was eager to absorb all the cultural knowledge available, and even read the insecticide instructions carefully. Under these difficult conditions, he even taught himself English, which laid the foundation for him to seize the opportunity to study in the United States in the future.
The title of this book is "Out of the Gobi", which is not only a description of the practical significance, but also a moral of a breakthrough in the spiritual sense. Each of us will encounter a bottleneck period, when the future is bleak, at this time we must learn like Mr. Shan Weijian, sink down to enrich ourselves, like a seed down roots, when the external environment is suitable, we can naturally break out of the ground, "out of the Gobi"!
The Three-Body Problem
Author: Liu Cixin
Published by Chongqing Publishing House
Brief introduction of the work
"The Three-Body Problem" is a long-form science fiction series written by Liu Cixin, which tells the information exchange, life and death struggle between the human civilization on the earth and the three-body civilization, and the rise and fall of the two civilizations in the universe. The first installment in the series won the award for Best Novel at the 73rd Hugo Awards.
Lu Dongdong, Human Resources Comprehensive Department, shared and recommended:
"The Three-Body Problem" is a thought-provoking science fiction masterpiece, depicting the collision of interstellar civilizations with fantastical imagination, and highlighting the unity of all mankind and the indomitable fighting spirit in the wonderful story. In the book, although human beings are faced with great difficulties and unknown challenges, they have never given up the pursuit of survival and freedom. Despite the successive setbacks, it has inspired a stronger fighting spirit and creativity in human beings. After reading this book, in addition to the magnificent fantasy of science and technology, I was more moved by the indomitable spirit of human civilization in the book.
The Little Prince
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Translated by Li Jihong
Published by Tianjin People's Publishing House
Brief introduction of the work
The Little Prince is a short story in children's literature written in 1942 by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The book uses a pilot as the narrator to tell the adventures of the little prince in the distant universe as he sets out from his own planet to Earth.
Operations Department Li Jianyong Share Recommendation:
I read the picture book of "The Little Prince" with my daughter, but I had a completely different feeling after reading the whole article. Is what we think or something really what we think or what we think it is, and is the world we know the world we know? The book mentions an example where people measure a house not because of how nice it is, not because of how beautiful its garden is, but how much it is worth. From a child to an adult, I have grown up and become worldly. We have become accustomed to interpreting everything that touches us from an adult perspective, and we have become accustomed to complicating problems. The growth of life is gradually worn away by the tired life and busy work, and the original innocence is slowly swallowed up. Looking back at the book, the little prince was always pure and kind, and he was friendly to everything in life, and at one point, the little prince seemed to bring me back to that childhood. Perhaps in the busy daily life, we can also stop, remove the layers of decoration on our bodies, and find that original heart and innocence.
"Approaching Qian Xuesen" (2019 edition)
Author: Ye Yonglie
Published by Heaven and Earth Publishing House
Brief introduction of the work
Written by Ye Yonglie, a professional writer, first-class writer and professor of the Shanghai Writers Association, "Approaching Qian Xuesen" was first published in 2009 and has been reprinted many times in the following ten years. For the first time, the book published many little-known historical materials and photos, which deeply deciphered Qian Xuesen's legendary life.
Fixed Income Department Zhang Caixia Share Recommendation:
As a leading scientist and known as the "father of China's missiles," Qian Xuesen has a great image of a "god" in the hearts of the Chinese people. We often say that Qian Xuesen's life is the history of the development of China's rocket and aerospace, recording the ups and downs of the country's scientific and technological development, most of which are not easy. The book "Approaching Qian Xuesen" allows us to approach the great life of this legendary figure from a more diverse perspective. In the more than 1,800-page "Monumental Works", the author not only records in detail the fruitful crystallization and great achievements of Qian Xuesen in the field of science, but also comprehensively sorts out the map of the characters who are closely related to Qian Xuesen on the road of his life, comprehensively deconstructs Qian Xuesen's life with meticulous and sincere brushstrokes, and records the scorching and shining light of science.
"Scream"
Author: [Day] Ye Zhenzhongxian
Translated by Lin Peijin
Published by Beijing United Publishing Company
Brief introduction of the work
"Scream" is a long mystery novel written by Japanese writer Ye Zhen Zhongxian, which tells the story of the heroine Yoko's hidden ups and downs and sinful life under the appearance of mediocrity and cowardice. The book uses Yoko's bizarre experience to connect various microcosms of Japan's social changes over the past 40 years, exposing social problems that are often overlooked, and is profound and thought-provoking.
Investment Research Secretary Yan Xiaohan Share Recommendation:
As the name suggests, "scream" is a scream of despair, what kind of encounter does a person go through to make a heart-rending scream in despair?
The experience of the heroine of the story is very reminiscent of "The Life of the Disgusted Matsuko", but the ending of Matsuko is to obey fate, and the heroine Yoko chose to resist, but unfortunately she went to the point of no return in the resistance again and again and became a serial murderer. This is not only a mystery novel, but also a reflection of social documentary - Yoko has experienced the rejection of her original family, experienced the betrayal of her lover, and she also longs to be recognized and accepted by society, but she is always greeted by falls again and again. The anti-transferor of the final ending can't help but sigh at the excitement, has Yoko reconciled with herself, or is it another kind of rebirth, leaving the reader with a long aftertaste. This is not only Yoko's cry for her own life, but also a cry for oppression and injustice. As the text says: "The self-pity of the talented is the elegy of the swan, and the collapse of the mediocre is the cry of the beast." ”
"Winter Pasture"
Author: Li Juan
Published by Huacheng Publishing House
Brief introduction of the work
"Winter Pasture" is a long documentary essay written by contemporary writer Li Juan, which tells the author's experience of following the Kazakh herdsman Juma family in Xinjiang to live in the winter pasture. The text is full of the atmosphere of life, truthfully and naturally presenting the hardships and hardships of the nomadic life of herders in ethnic minority areas.
East China Marketing Center Jiang Lingling Share Recommendation:
At the end of 2010, Li Juan followed the Kazakh herdsman Juma family into the winter pastures deep in the desert of the Altay region of northern Xinjiang and spent the whole winter.
In the long cold world, the author recorded in detail what he saw and heard in this ancient, barren and vast land: the herdsmen migrated, graze, carried snow, embroidered felt, prepared the land and cleaned the enclosures, and visited the house in a grand and luxurious manner...... Hard and arduous labor is the joy and dignity of daily life, but also the vast and lonely life. This is one of the most turbulent and difficult seasons of the nomadic life of the Kazakhs, and with the passage of time and the material abundance of the outside world, this way of life will gradually disappear.
We live in a bustling metropolis, and the hardships of life in a barren land thousands of miles away are often beyond our imagination. Li Juan uses simple and vivid words to tell us about another possibility in the world, she said, "The life of a sheep is a shepherd's year", and in the desolation and loneliness, the shepherd's optimism and courage are particularly moving.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Author: Jared Diamond
Translated by Wang Daohuan and Liao Yuejuan
CITIC Press Press
Brief introduction of the work
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" is written by American writer Jared Diamond. The book focuses on the causes of the modern world and its many inequalities, points out the significant influence of the environment on human history, and rejects racial determinism.
South China Marketing Center Qu Qianlong Share Recommendation:
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" provides a unique perspective on the development of human civilization. In the same time dimension, how the environment of different regions will affect the development of local humanities and society, the idea of "orange is born in Huainan is orange" is also fully expressed in the book. In addition, the author also explores the role of innovation in promoting the development of human civilization, and observes the relationship between the two by sorting out the process of agricultural, industrial, and technological development, and comparing the evolution of socio-economic and world patterns at different stages. Reading this book, I was fascinated by its interpretation of historical diversity and made me think more deeply about the position of human beings.
Perhaps, we are not the masters of the earth, but only a part of the vast and complex ecosystem, even an insignificant part, cherish our existing resources and environment, respect nature, and seek the realization of every innovative breakthrough with sustainable development thinking.
Different positions, the same perseverance.
Life may be a practice,
Don't look outward, but look for it from the heart.
There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book.
In 2024, let's keep reading together
Venture outward, explore inward,
Enjoy the beauty of reading and build a magnificent spiritual world!
In the crystallization of human wisdom and civilization,
See heaven and earth, see all beings, see yourself!
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