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"A rollicking ride of intellectual discovery and emotional growth... his comic timing never fails"

-- The Wall Street Journal

"Pulls you in like a good sports story"

-- The New York Times Book Review

"Endearingly frank... jubilant... lighthearted and fast-paced"

-- New York Newsday

"A surprisingly touching memoir"

-- Entertainment Weekly

"Snappy and informative"

-- Associated Press

"Effortlessly funny and informative... tender, human, and very wise... A must for anyone who loves Jeopardy!, or has ever seen it, or is breathing."

-- Joss Whedon, creator, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"I haven't seen Jeopardy! since I was a kid, and yet I was charmed and amused by Bob Harris's fascinating and surprisingly suspenseful book. Through sheer force of personality, he takes this brainy TV show and makes it funny and easy to relate to."

-- Ira Glass, creator and host, This American Life

"A surprisingly intimate, entertaining book."

-- Orson Scott Card, 4-time Hugo Award winner, author of Ender's Game

"Funny, enlightening -- and just might help you win a million bucks on Jeopardy!"

-- A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All

"A masterful job of describing the feel of Jeopardy! in the heat of battle... I knew Bob was a great guy and a fantastic Jeopardy! player. Now I've found that he's also a wonderful writer. I think I'm starting to hate him."

-- Brad Rutter, top money-winner in Jeopardy! history

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Who Hates Whom:
Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts,
and Various Things Blowing Up —
A Woefully Incomplete Guide™

“Revelatory... Harris's sly wit and infectious curiosity make understanding world chaos fascinating... witty, horrific, and necessary.”

— Boston Globe

"Brave... irreverent... charges into the thick of the globe's myriad simmering wars... hilariously relaxed."

— New York Observer

"Only Bob could make a user’s guide to our increasingly hostile world this absorbing, this breezy, and—ultimately—this hopeful.”

— Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs

“Fascinating, enlightening, and surprisingly: NOT TOTALLY DEPRESSING. A gimlet-eyed look at the world we endure that’s also suitable for enjoying with a gimlet.”

— John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise
and correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

"All three [presidential] candidates should read all three of these [recommended] books, but McCain gets first crack at Bob Harris's "Who Hates Whom“... a lighthearted overview of the insurrections and civil wars in the world today."

— Steven Pinker, author of The Stuff of Thought, in the New York Times Book Review

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Saturday, 23 September 2006

The Hugo Chavez Book Club holds its first meeting

Now that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has made Noam Chomsky's Hegemony and Survival a surprise best-seller, here's a sampling of what Chavez had to say about other recent books in various speeches before the United Nations.

On Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck:

A wry but ultimately melancholy meditation on aging. I recommend it to all Americans who wish to understand why Dick Cheney is a senile warmonger able only to think in terms of domination. Five stars.

On James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia:

A complex but rewarding tale set against the backdrop of unsolved brutality. I hope all Americans will read it and reflect on their own unanswered questions about why the Bush invaded Iraq despite Saddam's lack of ties to Al-Qaeda. Five stars.

On John Grogan's Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog:

How can we resist this heartwarming tale of unconditonal love for an incorrigible pet? The same way we of the third world will ultimately resist the totalitarian policies of George W. Bush and the running dogs of imperialism. I give it no stars.

Next week: speaking at the Organization of American States, Hugo Chavez reviews the season premieres of Grey's Anatomy and The Office.