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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.