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Paul Shaffer is much more than just David Letterman's sidekick, his memoir reveals. We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives details Shaffer's appearances on Saturday Night Live, his extended stint living in a hotel in Manhattan and the surprising place where he got his start in music.

A forthcoming book traces the lost history of a musical genre too good to be true: funerary violin. Despite questions about the authenticity of the material, the book's U.S. publisher says it's an "amazing piece of work."

In her book Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History, author Diana Wells explores the history of and people's relationship with about 100 trees. She says she hopes the book will inspire readers to discover the trees around them because "we need the trees and they need us."

Dr. Kwei Quartey's novel Wife of the Gods is a detective story set in West Africa that touches on a conflict between science and superstition. Quartey was born in Ghana and now practices medicine in California.

In the tiny western Kansas town of Smith Center, high school football is not just a sport — it's a community-wide crusade. And the result is a stunning string of victories. A new book, Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen, tells their story.

Alexandra Penney's longtime nightmare of being broke and dependent on others for help almost overwhelmed her when Bernard Madoff was arrested and her life savings disappeared.

Billed as "a fetus' guide to the first three trimesters," What to Expect When You're Expected, by Daily Show writer David Javerbaum, is a tongue-in-cheek take on life in utero.

Pete Maravich was one of the most famous college basketball players of all time. Sure, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier and Rick Barry were of the same era. But nobody dazzled like Pistol Pete. A new book examines his life.

During World War II, the U.S. Army published a book of cultural dos and don'ts for soldiers serving in Iraq. Army Lt. Col. John Nagl, who wrote the foreword to a new re-issue, says he wishes he'd had the manual when he went to Iraq in 2003.

For the beautiful heiress to the Cunard shipping fortune, a life like Paris Hilton's wasn't an option. Though she partied with celebrities and had many lovers, Cunard dedicated her life to fighting for the oppressed. A new book shines a spotlight on her complex life.