这是一部梦想之书。一出生就被指派了命运，要实现父母因“文革”而受挫的音乐梦想。从沈阳，到北京，到美国，最后赢得整个世界。郎朗的故事，有关梦想的诞生，梦想的接力，梦想的执拗，梦想的成真。然后一个梦想开出许多个梦想。
这是一出家庭戏剧。天才的儿子，执著的父亲，温良的母亲，牺牲了家庭的天伦之乐，牺牲了父亲的工作，牺牲了孩子的童年——只因为对于郎朗天资的信念。这份近乎偏执的意志，终究冲破世俗罗网，铸成灿烂的传奇。
这是一段音乐旅程。从琴谱到指尖，从练琴房到竞赛场，从中国音乐的摇篮到大师云集的新大陆，从辉煌的音乐厅到非洲村落，郎朗的音乐，超越了童趣，超越了竞赛，超越了表演，化为心灵的桥梁，筑建起一个没有国界的世界。

Kurzbeschreibung :
Sein Elternhaus ist arm, seine Kindheit freudlos, sein Vater ein Despot. Doch eines kann Lang Lang schon in jungen Jahren: unvergleichlich gut Klavier spielen. Sein Talent trägt ihn auf die Bühnen der Welt. Die faszinierende Geschichte eines Starpianisten, der seine Karriere vor allem seiner innigen Liebe zur Musik verdankt."
Pressestimmen :
"Beeindruckende, über Strecken erschütternde Lebensgeschichte eines Wunderkinds." HörZu/ 18.12.08
"Man liest das Buch gespannt und betroffen, gewinnt einen Einblick in die Welt eines großen Künstlers, der einen bitteren Weg zur Größe durchstehen musste.
" WESTFÄLISCHE RUNDSCHAU/ 19.01.09/ Sonja Müller-Eisold

如果你的兩歲兒子是一個音樂天才，而你只是貧窮的小公務員，根本沒錢沒人脈栽培他接受名師指導，你該怎麼辦？這本書，是一齣真實得令人心痛流淚的家庭戲劇：一位百年難得一見的音樂天才、永不放棄的執著父親、為愛犧牲的溫柔母親，他們以近乎偏執的強烈意志，衝破世俗困境，終而締造了燦爛的傳奇──郎朗。
郎朗，被票選為即將改變世界的二十位年輕人之一，他的鋼琴演奏獲得美國布希總統等世界領袖，以及傅聰、祖賓?梅塔等音樂大師的熱烈鼓掌，英國查爾斯王儲甚至為之流淚。國際媒體亦讚譽他完美的演奏、激昂的詮釋，拉近了年輕人與古典音樂之間的距離，《華爾街日報》甚至說：「如果郎朗是一支股票，我借錢也要買。」
本書是第一本由郎朗親筆撰寫的成長故事，他在書中坦率地陳述了「競爭」、「贏」、「夢想」、「堅持」等信念，在他成功路上所扮演的重要角色，這種對於成功的熱切渴望與破釜沉舟的追求，對於望子成龍的家長、渴望成功的年輕人來說，極具鼓舞與啟示。
同時，這也是一場跨越世紀與國界的音樂之旅。郎朗的音樂之路，以及書中次第出場的當代音樂大師，他們對音樂的闡述，即將顛覆我們對於古典音樂的刻板感受。

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One worker, the Number One scientist, the Number One car mechanic. In the culture of my childhood, being best was everything. It was the goal that drove us, the motivation that gave life meaning. And if, by chance or fate or the blessings of the generous universe, you were a child in whom talent was evident, Number One became your mantra. It became mine. I never begged my parents to take off the pressure. I accepted it; I even enjoyed it. It was a game, this contest among aspiring pianists, and although I may have been shy, I was bold, even at age five, when faced with a field of rivals.
Born in China to parents whose musical careers were interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, Lang Lang has emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time. Yet despite his fame, few in the West know of the heart-wrenching journey from his early childhood as a prodigy in an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today.
Journey of a Thousand Miles documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything—his parents’ marriage, financial security, Lang Lang’s childhood, and their reputation in China’s insular classical music world—for the belief in a young boy’s talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star.
An engaging, informative cultural commentator who bridges East and West, Lang Lang has written more than an autobiography: his book opens a door to China, where Lang Lang is a cultural icon, at a time when the world’s attention will be on Beijing. Written with David Ritz, the coauthor of many bestselling autobiographies, Journey of a Thousand Miles is an inspiring story that will give readers an appreciation for the courage and sacrifice it takes to achieve greatness.

《跟郎朗学钢琴（套装共5册）》共有5本书，集中展示了郎朗对于钢琴的巨大热情、学习动力和非凡掌控力。
每本书包括8个单元，分别侧重钢琴弹奏的阶段性关键技术；
特别设计的手指训练和练习曲循序渐进，以解决不同技术课题；
所选曲目风格多样，既包括郎朗最喜爱的作品，也有根据世界名曲改编而成的钢琴曲

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One worker, the Number One scientist, the Number One car mechanic. In the culture of my childhood, being best was everything. It was the goal that drove us, the motivation that gave life meaning. And if, by chance or fate or the blessings of the generous universe, you were a child in whom talent was evident, Number One became your mantra. It became mine. I never begged my parents to take off the pressure. I accepted it; I even enjoyed it. It was a game, this contest among aspiring pianists, and although I may have been shy, I was bold, even at age five, when faced with a field of rivals.
Born in China to parents whose musical careers were interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, Lang Lang has emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time. Yet despite his fame, few in the West know of the heart-wrenching journey from his early childhood as a prodigy in an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today.
Journey of a Thousand Miles documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything—his parents’ marriage, financial security, Lang Lang’s childhood, and their reputation in China’s insular classical music world—for the belief in a young boy’s talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star.
An engaging, informative cultural commentator who bridges East and West, Lang Lang has written more than an autobiography: his book opens a door to China, where Lang Lang is a cultural icon, at a time when the world’s attention will be on Beijing. Written with David Ritz, the coauthor of many bestselling autobiographies, Journey of a Thousand Miles is an inspiring story that will give readers an appreciation for the courage and sacrifice it takes to achieve greatness.