The Venezuelan Revolution: 100 Questions-100 Answers3 reviews Chesa Boudin, Gabriel Gonzalez, ... Basic Books, 2006 A Must Read!!! + Excellent overview + So Chavez is a 'dictator' eh? This book is a short, well written, and easy to read introduction to the current political, social, and economic changes occuring today in Venezuela. Creatively organized into 100 basic questions and answers around the chapters/topics of "The Politics of the of the Bolivarian Revolution," ...             Hugo Chavez: The Definitive Biography of Venezuela's Controversial President3 reviews Cristina Marcano, Alberto Barrera Tyszka Random House, 2007 So you want to understand Hugo Chavez + watch what he does, not what he says tom in oxnard, california + Hugo Chavez Biography by Venezuelan Journalists I bought this book for information for a twenty page college paper on Hugo Chavez, largely on the reccomendation of The Economist. This book was extremely helpful in providing me with an insight into Chavez's personality and potential motives. What I found most interesting was that it demolished ...             A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar (Picture Book Biography)4 reviews David A. Adler Holiday House, 1992 Simon Bolivar, the George Washington of South America + A GOOD BOOK TO START AND GUIDE A DISCUSSION + The simplest illustration of a wonderful hero "The George Washington of South America". Such comparisons are usually not pertinent. This one, and with this book, it is. It is, because Simon Bolivar would have liked it himself. He carried with him, always, until his last moment, the Yorktown medal of George Washington, with his miniature ...             Venezuela Abcs: A Book About the People and Places of Venezuela (Country Abcs) (Country Abcs) Sharon Katz Cooper, Stacey Previn Picture Window Books, 2007             Orchids of Venezuela1 review Karen Sturges-vera Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2006 An interesting fast read - highly recommended I love books that give me the feeling for what a country is like while giving me a story about a person who I can care about. "Orchids of Venezula" was like that for me; I didn't want to put it down! From the opening when the forces of the coup are bombing the airport, through backflashes into ...             Orinoco - Parima: Indian Societies in Venezuela - The Cisneros Collection Luiz Boglar, Gabriele Herzog-Schroder, ... Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2000 Contributors include Luiz Boglar, Lelia Delgago, Gabriele Herzog-Schroder, Marie-Claude Mattei-Muller, Ulrike Prinz.             In the Shadow of the Liberator: The Impact of Hugo Chavez on Venezuela and Latin America16 reviews Richard Gott Verso, 2001 Hugo Chavez is an inspiring leader for Latin Am & the world President Hugo Chavez has been a fantastic leader for all people with a progressive, social conscience. He inherited a land where the overwhelming majority of the population lived in dismal poverty despite being the 5th largest oil producing nation in the world. A small, elite group of oligarchs, ...             Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure6 reviews Ed Asner Cinema Libre, 2005 More Americans need to be made aware of what we are doing in Colombia. + Coke A Cola if I herd right.... + I can also support what the other reviewer has already stated Although most Americans probably know very little about Colombia, this country receives the most US "aid" after Israel and Egypt. Why? That's precisely the question this documentary attempts to answer. Under president Clinton, Plan Colombia was created as part of the "War on Drugs." There are ...             Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics, and the Challenge to the U.S.16 reviews Nikolas Kozloff Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 You will be better informed + An Alternative View If mainstream news leaves you with more questions than answers, read this book. It's accurate and informative. Latin America is not full of crazy, misguided people as many of us here believe. If your a fan of right wing radio, you will no doubt hate this book, but anyone with a desire to learn ...             Changing Venezuela: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government3 reviews Gregory Wilpert Verso, 2006 Most informative and balanced report on Venezuela today + Something Useful + Great book covering a whole range of aspects The author, who for several years has been running the excellent web page, www.venezuelanalysis.com, is one of the best specialists in Venezuela today. He with his wife Carol Delgado (whom he credits in the acknowledgements as being in effect a co-author) have compiled the most insightful book ...             The General in His Labyrinth29 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage, 2003 Death as an unavoidable human hazard + A Masterful Labyrinth + Slow but rewarding read G.G. Márquez wrote a forceful, naturalistic evocation of the last years of South-America's most ambitious and most important statesman, Simón Bolivár. It is a real `horror story'. Simón Bolivár's aim was to create a United States of South-America. He chased his outside enemy, Spain, from the ...             Under Attack: Morning Dawn in Venezuela12 reviews Ralph T. Niemeyer iUniverse, Inc., 2004 still under attack + Best book about Venezuela before Chávez + Understanding Chávez + more important than ever before + Understanding a peaceful revolution             Z Magazine5 reviews Z Magazine The Real Liberal Media + Z is not everyone, but is solid + Wide ranging and always intriguing + Superb news analysis journal + A magazine for thinkers             Into The Heart: One Man's Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the Yanomami17 reviews Kenneth Good, David Chanoff Prentice Hall, 1997 Into the Heart and Into My Heart + excellent read! + A Great Story With Many Different Layers! + Moving piece of work + A Bible-based love             Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope7 reviews Tariq Ali Verso, 2006 VIVA LA REVOLUCION BOLIVARIANA! + The South American challenge to U.S. power + A Master title + Excellent Introduction to the new changes in Latin America             Faces of the Rainforest: The Yanomami1 review Kenneth Good, Vicki Goldberg powerHouse Books, 2002 Faces of Rainforest This book is beautifully put together. The photos tell an incredible story. I want to see more of his work.             Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)274 reviews Noam Chomsky Holt Paperbacks, 2004 A Must Read + An unconventional, controversial view of U.S. foreign policy + CHOMSKY IS OUR WATCHDOG WITH ONE EYE CLOSED Direct, blunt and confrontational. Chomsky has started me on a new search for truth, first fo myself, then hopefully for others.             Chvez: Venezuela and the New Latin America11 reviews Hugo Chvez Ocean Press, 2004 A threat to corporate tyranny + Ooohh, aaahh, Chavez no se va + Informative, Crucial Reading On The Subject. + A Great Leader at the Right Time             El Libertador: Writings of Simon Bolivar Simon Bolivar Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 General Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington" of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. His victories over Spain won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Bolivar became Columbia's first president in 1819. In 1822, he became dictator of Peru. Upper Peru became a separate ...             Hugo Chavez: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela14 reviews Richard Gott Verso, 2005 A remarkable account of an extraordinary leader + Gott's Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution A very well written book that reviews the life and achievements of one of the most controversial leaders of our time. Hugo Chavez is a remarkable revolutionist who the world is paying. This book reveals why the world needs to pay attention to the extraordinary Venezuelan leader.