{"product_id":"djibouti-cd-9781441764140","title":"Djibouti","description":"\u003cp\u003eElmore Leonard, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping--and sometimes playful--tale of modern-day piracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as the mood strikes him. He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Dara and Xavier have to decide, besides the best way to stay alive: Should they shoot the action as a documentary or turn it into a Hollywood feature film?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49897305538833,"sku":"CIN1441764143VG","price":9.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1441764143.jpg?v=1751052312","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/djibouti-cd-9781441764140","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}