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Why do some people want to drag politics into Everything?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

In our recent customer newsletter, we featured “green” books in celebration of Earth Day.  And, of course, we got some feedback from customers.  Without further ado, presenting evidence that People are Weird:
Why are you sending out “green” books for Earth Day, but no Atlas
Shrugged (by Ayn Rand) for tax day?  If this reflects the official
political [...]

Open Veins of South America - Hugo Chavez presents book pick to Obama

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez recently presented US President Barack Obama with a copy of Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America, prompting an enormous surge in interest in the 1971 work.  He even inscribed it: “To Obama, with affection.” - now how’s that for a very cool association copy?
Reportedly the publisher is scrambling to print [...]