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Hugo's Gift Keeps on Selling

Volume on colonial oppression becomes overnight best-seller

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(Newser) – Hugo Chavez has done for a book on the exploitation of Latin America what Bo did for Portuguese water dogs, the BBC reports. Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent has gone from 54,295th to second on Amazon’s sales charts since the Venezuelan leader presented it to President Obama on Saturday.

President Obama looks at
President Obama looks at "The Open Veins of Latin America" after Hugo Chavez handed it to him during a meeting at the Summit of the Americas on Saturday.   (AP Photo)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, hands President Barack Obama the book titled
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, hands President Barack Obama the book titled "The Open Veins of Latin America" by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, at Saturday's meeting.   (AP Photo)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles after handing President Obama a book during a meeting at the Summit of the Americas on Saturday.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles after handing President Obama a book during a meeting at the Summit of the Americas on Saturday.   (AP Photo)
"Open Veins of Latin America," languishing last week at 54,295 on Amazon's sales list, is now No. 2.   (Amazon.com)
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morenogabr
Apr 20, 09 9:35 AM CDT
Smart move. I thought it was odd when I first heard this. He's one step ahead. Reply
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DavoMax
Apr 20, 09 12:25 PM CDT
Bet it'll make a nice chew toy for Bo. Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 20, 09 12:52 PM CDT
It's ironic that it took a Venezuelan to get Americans to read some history. Reply
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PaleRider
Apr 20, 09 9:22 PM CDT
What a Moron and a total embarrassment. Reply
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AmericaPrevails
Apr 20, 09 10:24 PM CDT
Wow, this is sad. I agree with DavoMax and PaleRider. TC Whose version of U.S. history? lol Reply
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