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HUGO'S BOOK CLUB

May 11, 2009 issue

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The article discusses President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez's impact on the publishing industry after giving the book "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent," by Eduardo Galeano to U.S. President Barack Obama. The author states that the book went to number two in sales for bookseller Amazon.com Inc., and suggests that Chávez give away a copy of Galeano's 2009 book.

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CHAVEZ Frias, Hugo; PUBLISHERS & publishing; AMAZON.COM Inc.; GALEANO, Eduardo H., 1940-; OPEN Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Book); OBAMA, Barack; UNITED States; VENEZUELA
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