This book goes far in eradicating a lot of uninformed noise about Iran, its revolution, its system of governance, and most importantly its people. More insight about Iran can be gained from this memoir than a hundred position papers. This is the type of book that should be assigned reading for those interested in the Middle East and the politics of Southwest Asia. It is a dynamite book about one foreigner’s privileged look at earthshaking events that still impact the world today,