Ross Perot founded EDS (Electronic Data Systems) in 1962. The Shah of Iran entered into a contract with EDS to install computer systems and modernize healthcare in Iran. Unfortunately, infrastructure in Iran was poor and slow to improve, which caused people to get annoyed. EDS employees were arrested on suspicion of bribery and thrown into prison. Ross Perot demanded that funds be allocated to pay their bail and got up a team to break them out of prison if necessary. He was determined not to leave them there. This was a really dramatic account of what the EDS employees and those who went to find them went through during this period of unrest. (Iranian Revolution)

I really enjoy Ken Follett's World War II fiction books. I found them on sale and got them all. I was really excited to find out that he had a nonfiction book out, because that is usually what I read. I love his writing style and he always does a lot of research so that he can accurately portray something. I thought this book was great, and I learned a ton of information. I knew absolutely nothing about this event before I read this book.