Odyssey of High Hopes: A Memoir of Adversity and Triumph

Chock-full of anecdotes told with passion and humor, Cyrus A. Ansary's Odyssey of High Hopes is an exquisitely written memoir about a boy's harrowing, captivating, and sometimes funny rollercoaster hike across the slopes of the American Dream.

From the dark and crime-infested tenements of South Tehran to the pinnacle of global finance is the inspiring story of a skinny teenager's hell-for-leather determination to rise above poverty and obscurity to secure a coveted American education.

A former Marine and Columbia Law School graduate, Cyrus A. Ansary tells a searing and absorbing narrative about an immigrant's life in America. Shining a light on the challenges of the young, the memoir is a heartwarming and thought-provoking perspective on their hardships.