“Open Veins Of Latin America”  – The Book Hugo Chavez Gave Obama

At the beginning of a meeting of the Union of South American Nations, Chavez gave Obama a book: “Las Venas Abietas de America Latina” or “The Open Veins of Latin America”, a scholarly text that analyzes Latin America’s dependence on the north. The media friendly Chavez waited until the press had been allowed into the room for a photo opportunity before gifting the book, which Obama accepted.

There’s been some confusion on the book. Apparently the book is available in English and Spanish. This is the Spanish version, which Obama received from Chavez.
Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina

Get your copy here:
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by Eduardo Galeano (Author)

Book went from Amazon sales rank 54000 to #2 in a matter of days!

Hugo Chavez presents Obama with an anti-US book. He responds “it was a nice gesture to give me a book. I’m a reader.”

Product Details

* Paperback: 317 pages
* Publisher: Monthly Review Press; 25 Anv edition (January 1, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0853459916
* ISBN-13: 978-0853459910
* Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
* Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Newsweek reports that **UPDATE 3** Apparently the book is in Spanish, which Obama does not speak (or read). Oops. And we thought the wrong-format DVDs Obama gave to Brown were a faux pas. A harshly critical book about the U.S. in a language POTUS can’t read probably takes the cake on that front.