This is an auction for THE THREAT CLOSER TO HOME: HUGO CHAVEZ AND THE WAR AGAINST AMERICA by Douglas Schoen & Michael Rowen.

Amazon.com review:

"HUGO CHAVEZ AND THE WAR AGAINST AMERICA is a chilling account of Hugo Chavez's shadow war on the United States. The American government has shrugged off South American politics for nearly forty years. In the meantime, our neighbour to the south has grown into an unprecedented threat. Few Americans see Chavez as a danger to this country. This book argues that we should. Chavez has the means and the motivation to harm the United States in a way that few other countries can, and he has declared an "asymmetric war" against America. He runs a nation that is the fourth largest supplier of oil to the United States. He enjoys annual windfall oil profits that equal the net worth of Bill Gates. He has more modern weapons than anyone in Latin America. He has strategic alliances with Iran, North Korea and other enemies of America, yet he has duped many Americans -- from influential political and cultural leaders to ordinary citizens who benefit from his oil largess through his state-owned oil company -- into believing that he is a friend. Schoen and Rowan's startling revelations about Chavez's rise to power and his reach into American politics make this the kind of urgent, news-breaking narrative that will spark vital debate in the corridors of power."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 2009.

220 pages.

A previous owner's name, neatly printed. Otherwise, near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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