The author, a Roman Catholic priest from Wyoming, moved to one of the poorest barrios of Caracas, Venezuela in 1985. It was from there that he witnessed the momentous social and political events that Venezuelan President Chavez has dubbed the "Bolivarian Revolution," from the "Caracazo" anti-IMF rebellion of 1989 through the failed coup against Chavez in 2002. While the Venezuelan elites and their American allies have their voices broadcast through the corporate media, it is the voices of the Venezuelan poor that emerge from these anecdotal pages, providing insight into the popularity of the Bolivarian Revolution and President Chavez. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)