The Desert falcon : The Story of H. H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahiyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Zayed is one of the most extraordinarily known yet unknown figures on the world stage. From the complete obscurity of being a local sheikh in what was once a British Trucial State, he has risen in prominence as the ruler of the world's sixth largest oil producing nation.The author tells for the first time the story of Sheikh Zayed's fascinating tribal history, his desert childhood, and the strange undercurrents that brought him to power. This is an expressive, colourful portrait of an "oil sheikh" , revealing a man far removed from the popular myth.