--- product_id: 21723538 title: "Luigi FalconiThe Duke of Dubai" brand: "brand: headline books, inc." price: "€ 69.37" currency: EUR in_stock: true category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/21723538-luigi-falconithe-duke-of-dubai store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Luigi FalconiThe Duke of Dubai **Brand:** brand: headline books, inc. **Price:** € 69.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Luigi FalconiThe Duke of Dubai by brand: headline books, inc. - **How much does it cost?** € 69.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/21723538-luigi-falconithe-duke-of-dubai) ## Best For - brand: headline books, inc. enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted brand: headline books, inc. brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review Fiction! I did business in Dubai in the early 70s and I'm sure I met some of the characters in this book. Didn't I? --Vince Dragonetti, GRI, CFP, Financial Therapist & Financial Coach, Detroit

Luigi's stories are all fiction. When my book is published the real truth of Dubai's past will be told. --Romero J. Marcello, Businessman, New Orleans

The Budweiser Bedouin? I still belly-laugh when visualizing the bandoleered Abdul wearing an 'I HAD A CLIMAX AT ROCKY'S PLACE' t-shirt over his dishdashah. Luigi can tell a tale and there are plenty of them to be told. --The Honourable Andrew Stuart, Gentleman Farmer, ScotlandLuigi's stories are all fiction. When my book is published the real truth of Dubai's past will be told. --Romero J. Marcello, Businessman, New OrleansFiction! I did business in Dubai in the early 70s and I'm sure I met some of the characters in this book. Didn't I? --Vince Dragonetti, GRI, CFP, Financial Therapist & Financial Coach, Detroit Read more About the Author The love child of the local priest and the parish housekeeper, Luigi Falconi was born in Tricarico, Italy, in 1945. Soon after his birth his parents immigrated to the United States. He attended Mary Magdalene High School in Hoboken, New Jersey. Although an honor student with a football scholarship to Notre Dame, he left school to study Kabbalah. When fear of adult circumcision led him to give up the idea of converting to any religion that required surgery, he became an apprentice to a shoemaker on Mackinac Island, Michigan. A skilled artisan, Luigi designed and crafted Chippewa moccasins while attending Michigan State University, where he earned a BA in 1967 and an MA in 1969. While shoemaking and taking full-time university classes toward his Ph.D. in rocket science, he wrote three unpublished novels and one volume of poetry. The shoe shop burned in 1971, destroying Luigi's manuscripts and his innocence. Mentally drained from this tragedy, he did the only thing left for an educated shoemaker to do; he became a teacher and, soon after, an administrator. In 1974, Luigi uprooted his family from the security and comfort of their middle-class American home to become headmaster of a small oil company school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He left education in 1978 and went to work in the Middle East oilfields. After thirty-two years in the hot desert sun of Arabia, Luigi, unable to distinguish fact from fiction in his own life, left Dubai and moved to Italy to learn Italian and rediscover the truth. Read more ## Images ![Luigi FalconiThe Duke of Dubai - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517tNj3B3yL.jpg) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/21723538-luigi-falconithe-duke-of-dubai](https://www.desertcart.be/products/21723538-luigi-falconithe-duke-of-dubai) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-09-07*