For most people Dubai conjures up images of grandeur and wealth. After all, the Arab city is home to the world’s only seven-star-hotel, some of the most extravagant shopping centers and even features man-made islands. Celebrities flock to Dubai in order to experience the latest innovations the city has to offer, but how is the small Arab city paying for such luxuries? Luigi Falconi says it is Americans who are picking up the tab.

Falconi spent almost 30 years in Dubai and watched the city’s metamorphosis from small oil town to opulent city. Falconi claims that America’s need for oil has made Dubai one of the richest cities in the world and that wealth is slowly destroying Dubai.

Invite Falconi on your show to discuss:

• Why Americans continue to fuel Dubai’s economy.

• What will happen when Dubai’s oil reserves run out.

• Why it is more important than ever for America to maintain a friendly relationship with Dubai.

• How ordinary Dubai residents have had to change their life because of American’s greed.

• The lengths that Dubai is willing to go to in order to protect its wealth.

CREDENTIALS: Retired businessman Luigi Falconi lived in Dubai for almost 35 years. His personal experiences with Dubai businesses and culture are captured in a fast reading novel, THE DUKE OF DUBAI. Having lived through the oil boom in Dubai, Luigi Falconi will fascinate your audience.

AVAILABILITY: Nationwide by arrangement, and via telephone
CONTACT: Cathy Teets, Headline Books, Inc. (800) 570-5951, cathy@headlinebooks.com, www.thedukeofdubai.com, www.headlinebooks.com