• Garden of the Brave in War: Recollections of Iran
  
  "During the '60s, O'Donnell lived in southwestern Iran, where he ran a farm and formed close friendships with his neighbors. PW called these "enchanting glimpses of life in the countryside."
  - - From Publishers Weekly
  
  "A book of recollections that is a work of art. A gem, could become a small classic of its kind."
  - - Wall Street Journal
  
  "Explains more about the cultural context in which we must understand Iran than any other modern writer."
  - - New York Times