The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J Mearsheimer

When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge
by K. David Harrison
Harrison is part of the Living Tongues Institute

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics, and the Challenge to the United States
by Nikolas Kozloff
Summary of interview | video
And, for your amusement, that video of Chavez calling Bush a donkey.