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Fighting Windmills: A Quixotic Odyssey
"Fighting Windmills" is the story of a modern-day Don Quixote, whose adventures are revealed as you march side by side with the author on his life's journey, one that has truly been to the beat of a different drum. His adventures as a CIA Operations Officer during pivotal times in our country's recent history, an Army 'Green Beret', an International Business Executive, and Entrepreneur, are chock full of life, laughter, love and the lessons learned along the way. This is a story about life as seen through the eyes of a romantic idealist, and the quixotic odyssey which evolves; as Webster defines, "quixotic" implies "extravagantly chivalrous or romantic, impractical, impulsive and often rashly unpredictable," which aptly describes the saga herein. This is a unique story of intrigue and normality, of success and failure, of love and the loss of it, of the perpetual seeking of wisdom and the occasional departure from sound judgment. In essence, it is a fundamental story of the human experience.
292 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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August 28, 2014
I'm truly happy that Robert made one of his dreams come true and wrote this book, but it's not my cup of tea - therefore 2 stars.
I personally feel that it's a book for male readers. I don't really care about any of the subjects that were touched in this book: college football (as a matter of fact any kind of American football), military, CIA, developing private companies and cigars. My favorite part was the description of his past - how his ancestors came to America; and incident with his Russian wife, new home, House Spirit and a cat.
As I can understand the necessity of CIA remarks [This text has been redacted as required by CIA], I have to admit that they became annoying and made me to skip some of the parts.
So why did I pick this up and finished?
I got it for free as a kindle book and it seemed interesting at this moment, I picked it up, because it was chosen in one of my reading challenges and I had to finish it in order to finish my challenge. I don't like to abandon books, but I think I would have abandon this one.
I personally feel that it's a book for male readers. I don't really care about any of the subjects that were touched in this book: college football (as a matter of fact any kind of American football), military, CIA, developing private companies and cigars. My favorite part was the description of his past - how his ancestors came to America; and incident with his Russian wife, new home, House Spirit and a cat.
As I can understand the necessity of CIA remarks [This text has been redacted as required by CIA], I have to admit that they became annoying and made me to skip some of the parts.
So why did I pick this up and finished?
I got it for free as a kindle book and it seemed interesting at this moment, I picked it up, because it was chosen in one of my reading challenges and I had to finish it in order to finish my challenge. I don't like to abandon books, but I think I would have abandon this one.
July 29, 2012
This what I wrote on Amazon:
COMPELLING READING
Robert O. Morris's FIGHTING WINDMILLS provides unexpectedly compelling reading. Unexpectedly because at first blush the personal memoirs of someone who is not well-known might not be everyone's cup of tea. Right from the start, however, where the author describes one of his many intrepid missions as a CIA officer in Moscow, the reader gets the idea that this is not to be the story of everyman, but rather of a special human being with something of value to tell us.
FIGHTING WINDMILLS carries us along on the odyssey of personal discovery of a unique individual and in the process offers a narrow, but important and fascinating slice of latter Twentieth Century history. The book is at once adventure, philosophy, and observation of a fast-changing world. Mr. Morris carries us through it all, from the arrival of his forebears in the New World, to Africa, behind the Iron Curtain, and through Europe. His writing style is immediately engaging and intimate and conveys the sensation of sitting down with the author for a wide-ranging and personal conversation.
In sum, this is a life worth learning about and one against which each of us should measure ourselves.
COMPELLING READING
Robert O. Morris's FIGHTING WINDMILLS provides unexpectedly compelling reading. Unexpectedly because at first blush the personal memoirs of someone who is not well-known might not be everyone's cup of tea. Right from the start, however, where the author describes one of his many intrepid missions as a CIA officer in Moscow, the reader gets the idea that this is not to be the story of everyman, but rather of a special human being with something of value to tell us.
FIGHTING WINDMILLS carries us along on the odyssey of personal discovery of a unique individual and in the process offers a narrow, but important and fascinating slice of latter Twentieth Century history. The book is at once adventure, philosophy, and observation of a fast-changing world. Mr. Morris carries us through it all, from the arrival of his forebears in the New World, to Africa, behind the Iron Curtain, and through Europe. His writing style is immediately engaging and intimate and conveys the sensation of sitting down with the author for a wide-ranging and personal conversation.
In sum, this is a life worth learning about and one against which each of us should measure ourselves.
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