In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange men come to his school – Madame Mao's cultural delegates. They are looking for young peasants to mould into faithful guards of Chairman Mao's great vision for China. This is the true story of how that one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Visit the official Mao's Laster Dancer Movie website maoslastdancermovie.com
Cunxin Li Bücher
Li Cunxins Erzählung zeugt von außergewöhnlicher Entschlossenheit und Vision und beschreibt seinen Weg von armen Anfängen in China zu weltweitem Ruhm. Seine Autobiografie offenbart den tiefgreifenden Einfluss tief verwurzelter Familienwerte und Integrität, die ihn auf seinem Weg zu einem weltbekannten Tänzer angetrieben haben. Durch seine Geschichte beleuchtet er die Kraft von Ausdauer und Mut bei der Überwindung von Widrigkeiten. Sein Schreiben bietet tiefe Einblicke in die transformative Kraft von Träumen, die mit unerschütterlicher Entschlossenheit verfolgt werden.
The story of the man behind one of the truly great inventions of the late 20th century: the cochlear implant which has brought the gift of hearing to thousands of children and adults around the world.As a young man, Graeme Clark read about Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie and other great scientists, little knowing that one day he would join their ranks. After watching his father struggle with hearing problems, Graeme knew he wanted to find a solution to deafness.Graeme became a surgeon, and his quiet persistence and methodical approach yielded results that fulfilled his childhood dream. Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people have now received the gift of hearing from the cochlear implant he developed. The first major medical 'bionic' implant technology, it has transformed the everyday lives of people who are profoundly deaf. Throughout his career, his belief that the impossible could be achieved, his strong family support and his Christian faith have sustained him through many obstacles, and helped him overcome resistance to his ideas from people who doubted them.This new biography tells the inspiring story of Graeme's life, and the triumphs and the setbacks behind the invention of the bionic ear.