Whether liked or despised, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was a transformative figure. During his fourteen years in power he changed Venezuela from a poor country with democratic institutions, a rule of law and freedom of the press to an even poorer country with a quasi-dictatorship. Chavez was able to use his country's vast oil wealth to spread his Bolivarian revolution--known as Chavismo--to other countries in Latin America by influencing their elections and building loyalty amongst segments of their populations. In the Center for Security Policy's book, Chavismo without Chavez, Members of Congress, journalists and Latin America experts debate the former strongman's legacy--as well as the implications for U.S. national security.

Lost and alone in the sinking sands of the Desert, a man must find himself again. As he gazes out at the endless dunes, he remembers nothing at all. His mind is a canvas that has been wiped clean. The journey he takes will not only span the breadth of the Desert, but the entire depth of his life. From his greatest achievement to his heaviest flaws, he will search for the truth about himself, finding great physical and emotional pain but also immense happiness and relief. As the sun burns hotter and his mind grows heavy with new and confusing emotions, he will find that the deep line between reality and imagination becomes blurred, mixing and distorting in his bank of memory.