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Addicted to privilege
Veeser, H. Aram | September 30, 1996 issue

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The article presents information on two books . These books are: "Dreams of the Heart: The Autobiography of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of Nicaragua" and "The Best of What We Are: Reflections on the Nicaraguan Revolution," by John Brentlinger. In 1990 the Sandinistas fell, victims of a "punishment" vote and the electorate's wish to change its luck. The winner, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, had a meager resume for the job. With a husband dying, children on opposite sides of Sandinismo and a Pepsodent smile, Violeta's story commanded high ratings. In "The Best of What We Are", personal journals alternate with essays on Sandino, sexism after the revolution, cooperative farms, the mass media and liberation theology.

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BOOKS; BEST of What We Are, The (Book); DREAMS of the Heart (Book); AUTOBIOGRAPHY; PRESIDENTS; REVOLUTIONS; NICARAGUA
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